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Protecting patients with enhanced susceptibility to infections

Project description

European training in infectious diseases

Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the PRONKJEWAIL project aims to train early-stage researchers in infection management and hospital care. The consortium comprises different partner organisations and will offer mentoring, courses and secondments. Research training will be diverse and range from fundamental to clinical science and trials. The focus will be centred around the development of diagnostic tools for viral and bacterial infections, treatment recommendations and optimisation of vaccines and primary prevention. Moreover, the project will support mobility through internships at international partner organisations, fostering problem-solving abilities and contributing to hospital care and public health.

Objective

The Microbes in Health and Disease research programme at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) proposes the Doctoral Training Programme PRONKJEWAIL (‘a real gem’) in the field of hospital care and infection. The specific training objective is ‘protecting patients with enhanced susceptibility to infections’. PRONKJEWAIL will recruit 16 international ESRs, who will be trained in research, transferable skills, and network and capacity building. They will be guided by experienced supervisors from the departments of Medical Microbiology, Internal Medicine, Intensive Care, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Rheumatology and Immunology, Surgery, Cell Biology, and Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at the UMCG.

26 partner organisations, including 14 private sector partners, are committed to support ESR training via mentoring, courses and secondments. Research training builds on four Pillars: 1) vaccines and primary prevention; 2) personalized detection and infection prevention; 3) iatrogenic influence on the microbiome and 4) personalized therapy/stewardship. Each Pillar integrates fundamental, translational and clinical/epidemiological training projects. The high exposure to fundamental, translational and clinical research in academia and industry will increase the ESRs future problem-solving capabilities.

Further, ESRs will learn to value mobility through internships at international partner organizations. By providing an excellent scientific working environment PRONKJEWAIL will directly impact on hospital care and, ultimately, it will contribute to enhanced public health. By providing excellent training, PRONKJEWAIL will develop new talent within the next generation of medical researchers thereby strengthening the European Research Area.

Fields of science

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Coordinator

ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS GRONINGEN
Net EU contribution
€ 1 674 240,00
Address
HANZEPLEIN 1
9713 GZ Groningen
Netherlands

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Total cost
€ 3 348 480,00

Partners (26)