Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet Health CASCADE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

- Health CASCADE is an ETN at the intersection of health promotion, public health, social sciences and digital technologies and high impact applications in the health care, occupational, educational and public health sectors. - Scientific basis: Co-creation of health promotion interventions pioneered in Europe. - Aim: To CASCADE co-creation skills and expertise by training of a new generation of professionals capable of working across disciplines, public and private sectors (i) training by doing through ESR research projects; (ii) workshops and tailored courses in science and transferable skills, hands-on experience with an emphasis on collaborative learning and working; (iii) researcher mobility within a wide ranging network of expertise and exposure to a wide variety of research environments - A coordinated effort by 7 beneficiaries and 14 partner organisations from 8 European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, The Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Sweden) secures a pan-European multidisciplinary approach in multi-environment (universities, research centres, SMEs, large civil organisations and companies) and -sectoral (education, industry, health care) contexts. - Four high impact fields key for European public health: Education, Workplace, Health Care and Community.

Mots clés : participatory, cocreation, co creation, intervention, implementation, translation

Participants :
- Constructor University (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 252788.4 €
- Ghent University (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 768960.0 €
- Fundacion blanquerna (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 501809.76 €
- National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 243017.64 €
- Glasgow Caledonian University (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 1212690.24 €
- Umeå University (Suède) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 281982.96 €
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 796859.64 €
Projet RESPONSE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Cofund Doctoral programme
Statut du projet : SIGNED

35 new ESRs will contribute through their inter-sectoral research to European coordinated efforts for stewardship in transformation to sustainable food systems, sustainable energy systems and to ensure sustainable land use. RESPONSE DP combines research with empowerment of ESRs to interact with stakeholders, policy-makers and the public to make sure that research is responsive to the needs of society. RESPONSE DP is unique: ESRs can choose a collaboration with a Partner Organisation at the science, -policy, -society interface or with private enterprises to take out their mandatory 1-12 months secondment. Co-supervision is provided during the fellowship through academic and non-academic partners. All ESRs will be enrolled in the curriculum of the existing and forefront PSC Doctoral Programme “Science and Policy”. Each ESR will contribute to one Stakeholder Meeting and one Citizen Consensus Conference. As part of the research process they learn how to address the values, needs and expectations of societal actors and how to co-create knowledge. In this new Doctoral Programme, ESRs will benefit from the research environments of 3 world-leading universities (ETH Zürich – beneficiary, Universities of Zurich and Basel – recruiting Partner Organisation) represented by their international renown centers: Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center (PSC, joint research center of ETH, UZH and UNIBAS), the World Food System Center (WFSC, ETH) and Energy Science Center (ESC, ETH) and of 15 non-academic Partner Organisation (9 EU public, 5 EU private, 1 non-EU public). RESPONSE DP will integrate 16 further non-recruiting Partner Organisations with proven co-supervision & secondment capacities in M1. RESPONSE DP implements the triple “i” dimension of doctoral training: international mobility of ESRs, inter-sectorial opportunities and the contribution to interdisciplinary research areas.

Mots clés : sustainable energy and food systems, sustainable land use and agriculture, environmental science, soil ecosystem, plant production, responsible research and innovation, evidence based policy making

Participants :
- Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (Suisse) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 2847600.0 €
Projet 3DFOSSILDIET (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

3DFOSSILDIET (Tracing the Ontogenetic Evolution of Diet and Behavior in Neandertals and Anatomically Modern Humans in the Franco-Cantabrian Region. An Integrative study of 3D Tooth Wear Patterns), aims to reconstruct both dietary patterns and biomechanics of the masticatory apparatus during ontogeny (somatic development and growth of an organism throughout its lifetime, from conception to adulthood, a span known as the Life History) in Neandertals and Anatomically Modern Humans in order to trace trophic variation and behavioral complexity, and the following questions will be addressed: 1) How did adult individuals care for sub-adults? 2) How did sub-adults become independent individuals? 3) How were relationships expressed within the groups? 4) Could social patterns reflect our evolutionary success? This project will implement the use of recently developed virtual methods (Dental Microwear Texture Analysis and Dental Topographic Analysis) for the analysis of both micro- and macro- dental wear patterns in both Neandertals and Anatomically Modern Humans as a proxy to infer biomechanics of the mastication (diet) and general use of the mouth (behavior) along the Life History of both human species. 3DFOSSILDIET is interdisciplinary, bringing together expertise in microscopy, bioarchaeology, isotopic analyses, and paleoanthropology through an integrative methodology to document dental wear. The results will address how and if behavioral changes were reflected across the human groups who lived during Middle to Upper Paleolithic Transition at the Franco-Cantabrian Region. Furthermore, the advance of the study of dental wear will provide technological framework for the study of surface modifications of both biological and archaeological materials.

Mots clés : homo neanderthalensis, homo sapiens, dental wear patterns, dental biomechanics, ontogeny

Participants :
- Universidad de Cantabria (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 245732.16 €
- University of Arkansas System (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet PABLO (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

5G base-stations will make use of large antenna arrays (hundreds of elements), potentially with each radiating element fed independently, meaning 1 power amplifier (PA) per element. This situation, combined with the trend of removing the circulator from the PA output for cost and size reasons, the design of the PA needs to take into account for the interaction with the other array elements. As a consequence, the simulation in CAD using traditional transistor models with a large number of internal nodes could become inconvenient, and the use of a behavioral model for the transistor could be an interesting choice. The project objective is to design 5G RF Doherty PAs for the 5G sub- 6 GHz band using transistor behavioral model. The Cardiff Model will be applied for the first time in a Doherty design, guiding the necessary model changes not only to adapt the model to this application, but also exploiting the advantages that the model can give. Moreover, thanks to his knowledge of Doherty, Jorge will identify a procedure to minimize the number of measurements needed to extract the model. In this way, Jorge will enhance his knowledge by working on behavioral modelling (model extraction, implementation in CAD, and modifications) and waveform measurements. CHFE will improve his range of expertise by hosting a design expert and developing the model for a timely and actual application. This research program is framed in one of the EU2020 targets, which is the efficient use of energy, as an important issue related to the climate change and energy sustainability of the world. The expansion and increasing pervasiveness of wireless networks has significantly increased the impact of their power consumption. By delivering a method to design efficient 5G PAs, PABLO will contribute to green and economically viable 5G systems.

Mots clés : high frequency power amplifier, behavioural modelling, antenna array transmitter

Participants :
- Cardiff University (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 195454.8 €
Projet 5G STEP FWD (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

5G cellular networks are coming and they need to cope with major challenges in meeting the demands of large populations. The rapid increase of mobile devices, wireless connections and the emerging internet services related to applications with very diverse communication requirements (e.g., Smart grid, m-health, Smart cities), raised the need of higher capacity and more energy efficient networks with improved coverage capabilities. According to the 5G Public-Private Partnership (5GPPP) recently formed by the European Commission (EC), 5G networks should be capable of providing 1000 times higher capacity with 0% downtime, enabling the roll-out of very dense wireless networks that are able to connect over 7 trillion devices amongst 7 billion people. 5G STEP FWD aims at proposing, studying, optimizing, quantitatively assessing and comparing advantages and disadvantages of hybrid fiber – wireless architectures, topologies and technologies, which will significantly shape 5G standards and will enable the requested 1000 times increase of spectral efficiency and 90% reduction of energy consumption.

Mots clés : mmwave, cell less architecture, wireless, optical, converged optical and wireless networks

Participants :
- Iii-v lab (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Autres, subvention : 262875.6 €
- CERCA Institution (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 490259.67 €
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Suède) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Chalmers University of Technology (Suède) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 527318.64 €
- Educational ote ae (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 242386.92 €
- Siae microelettronica spa (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 258061.32 €
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 525751.2 €
- Iquadrat (Spain) (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 495745.92 €
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 484773.84 €
- Eindhoven University of Technology (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 510748.56 €
Projet NEUROTUNN (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

A common feature of neurodegenerative diseases, including highly prevalent illnesses, is the presence of misfolded protein aggregates in affected regions of the nervous system. Aggregates result from the misfolding of one or more specific proteins, for example, amyloid-β in Alzheimer’s disease, α-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease, and the normal prion protein in transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). Recently a series of exciting studies has suggested a prion-like mechanism underlying the pathological spreading of misfolded proteins (mainly tau, α-synuclein and huntingtin) involved in various neurodegenerative diseases. Particularly striking is the recovery of α-synuclein aggregates from engrafted embryonic neurons in post-mortem brains transplanted from Parkinson’s patients. Thus, while questioning the therapeutic use of transplants, the understanding of the molecular and cellular fundaments of cell-to-cell transmission of proteinaceous aggregates is clearly in the early stages of investigation and may represent a more readily accessible target for novel disease-modifying therapies, allowing the development of possible common therapeutic strategies. Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) represent a novel mechanism of direct intercellular communication that has been shown to mediate both transfer of prions between neuronal cells and the passage of poliQ huntingtin between neurons. We hypothesize that TNT-mediated transfer of amyloidogenic protein aggregates represents one of the main pathways of communication between cells. Thus, molecules involved in TNT formation could represent valuable targets for the disease prevention. Here I will assess the underlying mechanism of cell-to cell transfer of α-synuclein, exploring whether its transport could be mediated by TNTs in physiologically relevant in vitro models, evaluating as well the possible contribution of non-cell autonomous processes, via neuron-glial interactions, to the pathological spreading of the protein.

Mots clés : cellular communication, alpha synuclein aggregates, tunneling nanotubes, prion like, non cell autonomous, synucleinopathies

Participants :
- Institut Pasteur (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 185076.0 €
Projet IN VIVO MOSSY (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

A commonly repeated maxim is that an individual cortical neuron receives synaptic input from tens of thousands of presynaptic partners, with each individual connection carrying only minor weight. In that case, concerted firing by many presynaptic neurons is required to cause an action potential in the postsynaptic neuron. However, there is inconclusive evidence that the mossy fiber synapse (the second connection in Cajal’s heavily studied “trisynaptic circuit” of the hippocampus) is powerful enough to translate a single presynaptic spike into a postsynaptic spike - termed “detonation”. If true, this would have substantial implications for our understanding of learning and memory, spatial navigation, and pattern recognition. I propose to use simultaneous two-color, two-photon calcium imaging of presynaptic mossy fiber terminals and postsynaptic CA3 pyramidal neurons in awake mice navigating along a linear track, in order to conclusively confirm or rule out the detonation hypothesis. This preparation will allow me to distinguish between detonator, conditional detonator, and subdetonator synapses, and more generally to quantify the number of simultaneously active mossy fiber boutons necessary to cause CA3 spiking during behavior. These results would have substantial implications for established models of associative memory and spatial navigation, and more generally for information transfer in the hippocampus. Furthermore, the techniques developed will permit future studies whereby the conjunctive effect of additional inputs (e.g. from entorhinal cortex, and local interneurons) can be studied by optogenetic manipulation.

Mots clés : hippocampus, spatial navigation, synaptic transmission, calcium imaging

Participants :
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (Autriche) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 166156.8 €
Projet KANTINSA (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

A consortium of 4 EU Universities and 4 Southern American (SA) academic institutions analyze critically the development of Kant scholarship in Southern America in the last 15 years, following the booming of Kant studies in that continent over that period and the exponential increase of its quality. Top SA Kant scholars are enrolled in the project that promises to enlarge greatly the competence of EU colleagues and in turn profit from their feedback. Early stage researchers from both ends also take part to the exchange. The consortium builds on a web of established relations of most of the participants, at the personal and institutional level.

Mots clés : epistemology, ethics, political philosophy

Participants :
- University of Lisbon (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 49500.0 €
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brésil) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 148500.0 €
- University of Catania (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 238500.0 €
- University of Buenos Aires (Argentine) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentine) — Partner, organization partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- University of London (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 108000.0 €
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brésil) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet SIGNAT (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

A critical characteristic of plant development is the strong influence of environmental factors as modulators of developmental programs. Among those factors, light, temperature and nutrient availability dominate developmental decisions, and can dramatically alter plant shape, biomass production and fruit set –all of them important agronomic traits. Research during the past thirty years has defined different molecular mechanisms by which plants perceive environmental signals and transduce this information into changes in gene expression and other cellular processes, ultimately triggering the appropriate adaptive responses. However, current knowledge has at least two important weaknesses: (i) it is based on mostly on the analysis under conditions where only one environmental factor is changed, while natural environments are more complex; and (ii) most studies have been performed at the seedling stage, while the influence of the environment becomes even more relevant at later stages from an agronomical perspective. This project addresses the evaluation plant performance under complex combinations of light, temperature and nutrient conditions, using the previous knowledge generated by the participants and other laboratories, and analyzing three key stages of a plant’s life: seedling establishment, vegetative growth (biomass production), and reproductive development (flowering and fruit set). The international consortium is formed by researchers from five countries, with strong complementary technical and scientific expertises spanning light and temperature signaling, hormone action, natural genetic variation, large-scale phenotyping of adult plants, nutrient assimilation and systems biology integration.

Mots clés : plants, hormones, light, temperature, nutrient availability, adaptation

Participants :
- Spanish National Research Council (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 288000.0 €
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentine) — Partner, organization partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Max Planck Society (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Fundación Instituto Leloir (Argentine) — Partner, organization partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Lausanne (Suisse) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Umeå University (Suède) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 126000.0 €
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chili) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet REN-ATHENS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : European Researchers' Night
Statut du projet : CLOSED

A diverse team of experts in scientific research and science communication from leading Research Institutes and Educational Organizations located in the Athens Metropolitan area is formed to organize the Researcher's Night activities for the years 2014 and 2015. By adopting the concept “Science invites People”, we propose a large scale REN, in 2014, at NCSR Demokritos, the largest Science Research campus in Attica, and a similar event in 2015, at IME a multiplex where science meets entertainment and exploration, organized by the National Observatory of Athens . Based on past experience, we plan activities for an expected attendance of several thousand visitors. Our proposal involves activities from several scientific domains exemplifying in many cases the benefits of Interdisciplinarity. The activities will include the organization of pre-events, as part of the awareness campaign, as well as parallel events at three regions throughout Greece including Rodos, Corinth and Pylos, where parτicipating Institutions have satellite installations, so as to maximize impact and reach. Researcher's Night 2015 events will be linked with another major Researcher's Night event planned to take place in Rome, through the support of the local establishment of the European Space Agency (ESA). The purpose of the project is to convey to the general public the ideas that Research is a necessary ingredient for progress, the Researchers are an integral part of the community and their profession is both fun, challenging, interesting and worth pursuing. The presentation of the work of the scientists to the Greek public will showcase the need of scientific and technological breakthroughs leading to inventions and opportunities that benefit society in many ways. .

Mots clés : science, career, applications, scientist, society, knowledge, innovation, technology

Participants :
- Epistimi epikoinonia (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Autres, subvention : 17600.0 €
- Athena Research and Innovation Center In Information Communication & Knowledge Technologies (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 11200.0 €
- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 16640.0 €
- National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" (Grèce) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 55680.0 €
- National Observatory of Athens (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 38080.0 €
- National Hellenic Research Foundation (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 11200.0 €
- Idrima meizonos ellinismou (Grèce) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 9600.0 €