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EU GREEN - WP3 Research

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Cluster 1Emerging paradigms for health and wellbeing

Cluster 1

Objectives of this research cluster are to improve healthy ageing and wellbeing through sustainable urban and agricultural development and sustainable diets.

Example of relevant research topics

  • Healthy ageing and the prevention of chronic diseases.
  • Sustainable urban development for improved people’s well-being.
  • Pharmacological properties of bioactive natural compounds.
  • New ways to optimise the management of medical and pharmaceutical waste.
  • Oncology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases.
  • Vascular and metabolic dysfunctions.
  • Nanomedicine.
  • Epidemiology in occupational health and ergonomics (French leader in this domain).
  • Neurodegenerative diseases, Respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, Bioengineering, Immunology and Molecular Medicine of Inflammation, and Personalised medicine and mental health.
  • Caring Science
  •  Occupational Health Science.
  • Elderly Care – Healthy Ageing.
  • Living with Long Term Illness.
  • Staff Working Environment, Learning and Leadership.
  • New drugs (protein-based, radiopharmaceuticals).
  • Advanced sensors for human health.
  •  Diet and human health.
  • One Health approach for the reduction of chemicals in agriculture.
  • One Health approach for urban regeneration.

Subclusters

  • Chronic respiratory disease subcluster
  • Mental health of students subcluster
  • Nutrition education for heath care professionals 
  • Occupational Health Subcluster
  • Personalized/precision medicine and care / nanomedicine
  • Sports and wellbeing subcluster 
  • NEW! Drug discovery in antibiotic discovery

  • Calendar for 2024

    Last Friday of each month, 10 AM CET

    • 25th of October
    • 28th of November
    • 19th of December

  • 2024-2025 Action plan

    The research topics/ subclusters as decided upon during the staff week are:  

    • Nutrition (Lisa Ryan) 
    • Mental health (of students) (Lara de Pinto and Maria Engstrom) 
    • Sport and wellbeing (Ed Daily and Rafael Timon Andrada) 
    • Personalized/nano medicine (Guillaume Bastiat) 
    • Occupational health (Jennie Jackson and Alexis Descatha)
    • Nursing with focus on care for elderly (Maria Engstrom) 
    • Cancer (Amy Mullee and Laura Keaver) 

     

    Proposed results: 

    (a) Research project proposals 

    Levering leverage joint research activities EU Green Call – at least 3 proposals to be submitted (Jennie Jackson - occupational health; Ileana Ramazzina - "Protein misfolding and aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases: an integrated approach of bioinformatics and biochemistry towards the use of natural compounds as novel therapeutic strategies and Guillermo Gervasini – “Genetic evolution of fungal pathogens in transplant recipients”) 

    Joint application of a Horizon project on mental health or a combination of mental health and nutrition. Discussions in Gavle with the expert in European funds suggested a better line to apply on the call “Improving mental health outcomes for people in education, training and work (research and innovation action)” 

    (b) Education/ development proposals 

    • Erasmus joint measures - master on sport – will reaply for funding. Postponed for 2025-2026. 
    • Joint PhD on nursing – initial submission to EU Green bodies, will re-apply next year. 
    • MOOC – nutrition education for health professionals  will be carried out with Eramus funding. 
    • BIP on nutrition – in 2026, as a follow up of the MOOC. 
    • BIP on health systems and organization 

     

    (c) Other 

    • Erasmus partnership for cooperation - EU Green toolkit for teachers how to deal students with mild mental health challenges. 
    • organization of conferences or workshops on specific topics of Cluster1  
      • proposal from Mariana Muresan on The implication of oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory factors in nutritional therapy
      • the group of nano-medicine discussed this opportunity, no decision was yet taken. 
    • Organize a face-to-face meeting of cluster 1, especially to develop applications for projects. 

  • Leaders & coleaders

  • Members

    SURNAME

    NAME

    Key words 

    UNIVERSITY

    BURNS

    Richeal

    applied health research including Quantitative Research Methods, Fundamentals of Health Economics and Decision Analytic Modelling for Health. Her area of expertise is economic evaluation of health technologies and burden of illness studies.  

    ATU

    CUMMINS

    Gail

    Health Behaviours, Psychological
    Wellbeing and Health Promotion, Participatory Research Methods,
    Social Farming

    ATU

    DALY

    Ed

    concussion identification, concussion management and concussion reduction strategies, Brain health and aging, Sport-related concussion,
    The role of nutrition and functional ingredients in brain health and overall health

    ATU

    GARAVAN

    Mark

    focus on human-ecological relations, Social Theory
    Social Care, Dialogue

    ATU

    HOLMES

    Richard

    Lecturer/researcher , nursing & health sciences

    ATU

    LENNON

    Seamus 

     

    ATU

    MCAFEE

    Marion

    Lecturer/researcher in Systems and Control Engineering in the Department of Mechatronic Engineering, Researching 3D printing of personalised medicine

    ATU

    MCCANN

    Mick

    digital disruption and
    transformation: Data Analytics, Data Analysis, Manufacturing Systems

    ATU

    KEAVER

    Laura

     

    ATU

    MCGLOIN

    Helen 

    Programme Director Undergraduate Nursing at St Angelas College, Sligo

    ATU

    CRADOCK

    Kevin

    1 Behaviour Change initiation.
    2 Behaviour Change maintenance.

    I am currently working on research projects in Machine learning in obesity, Behaviour change using diet apps, Disordered eating in health professionals and Green Products and Firm’s Financial Performance in European Manufacturing.

    ATU

    MULRENNAN

    Konrad

    anaging chronic diseases, the applications of machine learning/artificial intelligence to manufacturing, energy, and teaching and learning. 

    ATU

    RYAN

    Lisa

    Sport, Exercice and Nutrition

    ATU

    LUCY

    Frances

    aquatic biologist, Invasive species, Water quality, Waterborne pathogens, Environmental public health

    EU GREEN project manager

    ENGSTRÖM

    Maria

    elderly, staff working life, learning and leadership within healthcare and municipal care. 

    HiG

    Gomes

    João

    renewable energies focused in solar, sustainability 

    HiG

    JACKSON

    Jennie

    Health Promoting Work, work environment, health and equality

    HiG

    Bekfani

    Tarek 

    Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac Function, Echocardiography, Hypertension, Clinical Cardiology, Chronic Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarctio
    Atherosclerosis, Skeletal Muscle Physiology

    OVGU

    Boerner 

    Stefanie 

    Theories of European integration, especially European Socialization and social policy
    Social theory and contemporary diagnosis
    Sociology of the welfare state and work sociology
    Solidarity and constructions of belonging
    Historical sociology
    qualitative social research

    OVGU

    Delhey 

    Jan

    Quality of life: objective living conditions and subjective well-being (“happiness research”)
    Trust, social capital and social cohesion
    Inequality and social justice
    European integration and globalization
    Social indicators

    OVGU

    Desaive 

    Christiane

    Pedagogy and Education, Pedagogy, Teaching and Learning, Educational , ealuation, Pedagogics, Lifelong Learning, Student Development, Academic , Writing, Mentoring, Reflection

    OVGU

    Grimm

    Daniela 

      
    Biotechnology, Cancer Biology, apoptosis, Genetics, Gene Expression, Proteins, Protein Expression, Cell Culture, Cell Signaling, Immunohistochemistry

    OVGU

    Kahlert

    Ulf 

    Molecular and Experimental Surgery

    OVGU

    KNISEL

    Elise

    Promoting exercise and health among children, young people and adults in different settings
    Coaching in health and competitive sports
    Promoting motivation in leisure, recreational, competitive and school sports
    Self-determination and autonomy in sports (teaching)
    Measuring physical activity of individual target groups in different settings
    Professionalization of teachers and trainers
    New technologies in physical education

    OVGU

    KRAUEL

    Kerstin

    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, EEG, Cognitive Neuroscience, Event-Related Potentials

    OVGU

    Ohlbrecht 

    Heike 

    Changes in the world of work and effects on health
    Social inequality, social disintegration and health
    Qualitative methods of social research, especially qualitative health research
    Family and youth sociology
    Biography and identity in social change
    Work 4.0 and effects on mental-social health

    OVGU

    Schulz

       Herbert 

     
    Gene Expression, Next Generation Sequencing, PCR? Molecular Biology, Transcription, Genetics, Expression Profiling, Chromosomes, Chromosome Mapping

    OVGU

    Schulze 

        Saskia 

    International Relations Coordinator (Medical school)

    OVGU

    TAUBERT

    Marco

    Training-induced brain plasticity
    Cortical morphology and brain microstructure across the lifespan
    Links between motor learning and cognition

    OVGU

    WITTE

    Kerstin

    Movement sciences
    Sports equipment technology/sports technology
    Biomechanical modeling
    Performance diagnostics (kinemetry, dynamometry, electromyography, spirometry, anticipation)
    Applications for the following sports: running, karate, horse riding, swimming, rowing

    OVGU

    BASTIAT

    Guillaume

    Micro et Nanomédecines Translationnelles

    UA

    BESSAGUET

    Flavien 

    solide tumors chemoresistance, Neuroprotection, Mouse Models, Neuroinflammation, neurological Diseases, neuropharmacology,  Neuropathology, Neurophysiology, Demyelinating Diseases
    Neurotoxicology

    UA

    CLERE

    Nicolas

    nanomedecine, melanoma

    UA

    D'ESCATHA

    Alexis

    His research focuses on the epidemiology of work-related disorders, musculoskeletal and other chronic diseases. His interest is in exposure assessment using a job exposure matrix and long working hours (he was co-lead reviewer for the WHO/ILO joint burden of disease initiative), and translational epidemiology. 

    UA

    GAILLARD

    Richard

    Sociology 

    UA

    GERARD

    Anaëlle

    European project advisor

    UA

    HEURTIER

    Anne

    Biomedical Engineering

    UA

    PAPON 

    Nicolas

    microbiology, respiratory infections

    UA

    ROGER

    Emilie

    Nanoparticles, Targeted Drug Delivery, Permeability, Nanocapsules, PLGA Nanoparticles, Nanomedicine, Nanoencapsulation, Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Bioavailability

    UA

    ANTUNES

    Celia

    Cell Culture, Signaling Pathways, Cell Signaling, Phosphorylation, Signal Transduction, Allergens, Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

    UE

    BRANCO

    Sandra

     

    UE

    COELHO

    Anabela

    Health Outcomes; Patient Reported Outcomes (PROM and PREM)

    UE

    Pastorinho

    Ramiro 

     

     

    FONSECA

    César

     

    UE

    PINHO

    Lara

    Mental Illness, Psychoeducation, Clinical Assessment, Psychological Assessment, Clinical Nursing, Nursing, Psychotherapeutic Processes, Nursing Education, Advanced Practice Nursing, Psychopathology

    UE

    TELLES

    Ana

    Director of Arts School, Participates in projects where music is used to help healing 

    UE

    CONDE CABALLERO

    David

    Socio-cultural aspects of health and ageing. Qualitative research on problems such as loneliness, quality of life or nutrition.

    UEx

    MULERO

    Sonia

    epigenetic methodologies and molecular mechanisms of pathological processes, pluripotent stem cells as new in vitro models of genetically based diseases.

    UEx

    Barilli

    Amelia 

    Cell cultures, Molecular biology, Inflammation, Immune system, Amino acids transport and metabolism.

    UNIPR

    Ramazzina

    Ileana 

    Cell line models of protein misfolding diseases, epithelial Caco-2/HT29 monolayer.
    Molecular Chaperones, Oxidative Stress and Cell Damage.

    UNIPR

    DEI CAS

    Alessandra

    the use of technologically advanced therapies in type 1 diabetes, bariatric and metabolic surgery, malnutrition and obesity.

    UNIPR

    DEL RIO

    Daniele

    Human nutrition, polyphenols, bioavailability, metabolism, phytochemicals

    UNIPR

    BUNGAU

    Simona 

    Chemistry, Pharmacology, Sustainability , Public health

    UO

    FRITEA

    Luminita

    1. Sensors’ development for detection/monitorization of biomarkers/ pharmaceutical compounds 2. Nanotechnology: carbon-based nanomaterials, lipidic micro/nanoparticles chitosan nanoparticles, etc. with biomedical applications 3. Natural products/plant extracts for health improvement

    UO

    MARCU

    Felicia

     

    UO

    MARCU

    Loredana

    Cancer Therapy, Radiation Therapy, Radiation Biology, Brachytherapy, Radiation effects, Stochastic Modeling, Computational Cancer, Monte Carlo Simulation, Ionizing Radiation

    UO

    MURESAN

    Mariana

    The influence of homocysteine and oxidative stress on pregnancy outcome, Metal nanoparticles and carbon-based nanomaterials for improved performances of electrochemical (Bio) sensors with biomedical applications

    UO

    Branco

    Sandra

    Veterinary pathology. Pathology. Forensic pathology.

    UE

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