2.9 Million Euro for invasive cell migration research

Cardiovascular and cancer-related diseases are the leading causes of human mortality and disability. The underlying mechanisms originate from chronic interstitial cell activation leading to pathological tissue remodelling and cell malfunction. As a partner in the ‘Tissue Transmigration Training Network’ (T3Net), Consorzio Mario Negri Sud (an OU Affiliated Research Centre), is pioneering this emerging field of biomedical research.

T3Net will run until 2013, supported by 2.9 million Euro of EU funding. It provides a multidisciplinary training approach - T3Net trainees, such as OU PhD student Kristyna Bicanova, will be at the forefront of current research. They will also benefit from valuable complementary skills training - including communication, entrepreneurship and intellectual property rights, provided by academic partners such as the OU.

T3Net aims to establish a long-term European network based on a new cohort of young professionals with the potential to exploit their knowledge in academic, clinical or industrial settings.

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