In cooperation with the EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) network, the National Science Centre launches a call for international research proposals devoted to neurodegenerative diseases, entitled Large scale analysis of OMICS data for drug-target finding in neurodegenerative diseases.
Projects funded under the call use multi-OMICS and Big Data to better understand the complex, multifactorial pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders with a view to discovering new drugs and biomarkers to develop new targeted and personalised therapies. JPND Call 2023 is the seventh call organised by the network in cooperation with the NCN. A total of 10 projects with Polish research teams have been funded under the scheme thus far.
The call is open to international consortia made up of 3-7 research teams from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey. The PI of the Polish team must hold at least a PhD degree.
Proposals submitted under JPND Call 2023 must be devoted to one or several of the following neurodegenerative diseases:
• Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias,
• Parkinson’s disease,
• prion diseases,
• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
• Huntington’s disease,
• spinocerebellar ataxia,
• spinal muscular atrophy.
Projects may take 24 or 36 months and the grants can go toward funding research team salaries, salaries and scholarships for students and PhD candidates, research equipment and other necessary project expenses.
Pre-proposals may be submitted via JPND’s electronic system until 12:00 (CET) on 7 March 2023.
The total budget slated by the NCN for Polish research teams under the call equals 1 million euro.
Following successful formal eligibility checks, joint proposals will undergo a merit-based review by an international expert team.
The results of JPND Call 2023 will be announced in October 2023 and communicated to project coordinators. Polish research teams will be notified via a decision issued by the NCN Director.