3th Call (2015)

Through the third Infect-ERA joint transnational call, nine projects involving 46 partners from 8 countries will be funded.

Project BU_SPONT_HEAL

Title: Transcriptome Analysis of Animal Models of Spontaneous Healing of Buruli Ulcer

Related to: Bacteria

Partners:

Prof. Jorge Pedrosa - Life and Health Sciences Research Institute - University of Minho (PT)

Prof. Laurent Marsollier - CRCNA Inserm U892 & CNRS U6299 - Université et CHU d'Angers (FR)

Prof. Ivo Gut - Fundació Parc Científic de Barcelona (ES)

Duration: 36 months

Start date: early 2016

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Project CryptoVIEW

Title: Unraveling host-pathogen interactions in the pathogenesis of cryptococcosis using optical and in vivo imaging methods.

Related to: Fungi

Partners:

Prof. Uwe Himmelreich - University of Leuven (BE)

Prof. Werner Stenzel - Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)

Dr. Marc Vendrell - University of Edinburgh (UK)

Dr. Jim Swoger - Fundació Centre de Regulacio Genomica (ES)

Dr. Alexandre Alanio - Institut Pasteur (FR)

Prof. Rodolfo Lavilla - University of Barcelona (ES)

Duration: 36 months

Start date: early 2016

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Project FloraStopMRE

Title: Role of the microbiota in the defense against multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Related to: Bacteria

Partners:

Dr. Carles Ubeda - FISABIO (ES)

Dr. Karina Xavier - Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (PT)

Dr. Bernhard Kuster - Technical University München (DE)

Prof. Jean Marc Rolain - Université de Marseille (FR)

Dr. Laurent Debrauwer - INRA - Toulouse (FR)

Dr. Miguel Angel Sanz - University Hospital La Fe (ES)

Duration: 36 months

Starte date: early 2016

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Project HantaHunt

Title: Structure and function analyses of the Hantavirus envelope glycoproteins and their role in virus assembly, virus entry and immune recognition, as novel targets for antiviral treatment

Related to: Virus

Partners:

Prof. Andreas Herrmann - Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (DE)

Prof. Detlev H. Krüger - Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)

Prof. Yechiel Shai - The Weizmann Institute of Science (IL)

Prof. Felix Rey - Institut Pasteur (FR)

Duration: 36 months

Start date: early 2016

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Project HPV-MOTIVA

Title: Human papillomavirus infection: from molecules to tissues to prevention

Related to: Virus

Partners:

Dr. Françoise BACHELERIE - INSERM (FR)

Dr. Mario SCHELHAAS - University Münster (DE)

Prof. Philippe DELVENNE - University of Liege (BE)

Dr. Reinhard KIRNBAUER - Medical University of Vienna (AT)

Dr. Gilles TRAVE - CNRS (FR)

Prof. Frank RÖSL - German Cancer Research Center (DE)

Duration: 36 months

Start date: early 2016

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Project Sal host trop

Title: Understanding the Human-Restricted Host Tropism of Typhoidal Salmonella

Related to: Bacteria

Partners:

Dr. Ohad Gal-Mor - Sheba Medical Center and Tel-Aviv University (IL)

Dr. Isabelle Virlogeux-Payant - INRA Val de Loire (FR)

Prof. Josep Casadesus - Universidad de Sevilla (ES)

Dr. Thomas Schiex - INRA Toulouse (FR)

Prof. Michael Hensel - University Osnabrück (DE)

Prof. Guntram Grassl - Hannover Medical School (DE)

Duration: 36 months

Start date: early 2016

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Project Srecognite

Title: SRCR proteins as microorganism pattern recognition receptors: a wide search for interactions with pathogenic bacteria

Related to: Bacteria

Partners:

Dr. Alexandre Carmo - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (PT)

Dr. Bernard Malissen - Center of Immunophenomics-Inserm-CNRS-Aix-Marseille (FR)

Prof. Francisco Lozano - Consorci Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (ES))

Dr. Sebastian Krause - INVIGATE GmbH (DE)

Prof. Claire Poyart - INSERM/ University Paris Descartes (FR)

Duration: 36 months

Start date: early 2016

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Project StaphIN

Title: Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus: deciphering bacterial and cellular factors involved in host cell invasion by clinically relevant strains to define new therapeutic approaches

Related to: Bacteria

Partners:

Dr. Daniel Lopez - National Centre of Biotechnology (ES)

Dr. Ana Eulalio - University of Würzburg (DE)

Dr. Miguel Mano - University of Coimbra (PT)

Prof. Francois Vandenesch - University of Lyon (FR)

Dr. Tristan Ferry - University of Lyon (FR)

Duration: 36 months

Start date: early 2016

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Project TANKACY

Title: TArgeting Natural Killer cells Against CYtomegalovirus

Related to: Virus

Partners:

Prof. Hartmut Hengel - University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)

Dr. Carlos Vilches - Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (ES)

Prof. Miguel López-Botet - Fundació Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (ES)

Prof. James Di Santo - Institut Pasteur (FR)

Dr. Noam Stern-Ginossar - The Weizmann Institute of Science (IL)

Duration: 36 months

Start date: early 2016

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