The JPND network – Joint Programming Initiative in Neurodegenerative Diseases – has awarded funding to 14 new research projects covering the call topic on Linking pre-diagnosis disturbances of physiological systems to Neurodegenerative Diseases.
The total budget of awarded projects amounts to 15,5 M EUR.
Projects with Polish researchers awarded within the JPND Call 2021:
premodiALS: A premotor disease signature for ALS. Polish applicant: Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences. Polish Principal Investigator: dr inż. Wojciech Kuban. The project will involve research teams from Germany, France, Israel, Sweden and Switzerland.
PreSSAD: Presymptomatic synaptic disorders in Alzheimer’s disease. Polish applicant: Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences. Polish Principal Investigator: dr Michalina Maria Wężyk. The project will involve research teams from France, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
The implementation of research projects funded within the call will start early 2022.
More information and the full list of projects recommended for funding can be found at JPND website.