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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
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- 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
- Mariana Muresan (UO)
- Tomina Saveanu (UO)
- Ryan Lisa (ATU)
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 FarmingATU
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 healthATU
GARAVAN
Mark
focus on human-ecological relations, Social Theory
Social Care, DialogueATU
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 SystemsATU
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 PhysiologyOVGU
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 researchOVGU
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 indicatorsOVGU
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, ImmunohistochemistryOVGU
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 educationOVGU
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 healthOVGU
Schulz
Herbert
Gene Expression, Next Generation Sequencing, PCR? Molecular Biology, Transcription, Genetics, Expression Profiling, Chromosomes, Chromosome MappingOVGU
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 cognitionOVGU
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, rowingOVGU
BASTIAT
Guillaume
Micro et Nanomédecines Translationnelles
UA
BESSAGUET
Flavien
solide tumors chemoresistance, Neuroprotection, Mouse Models, Neuroinflammation, neurological Diseases, neuropharmacology, Neuropathology, Neurophysiology, Demyelinating Diseases
NeurotoxicologyUA
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
