TWIN2PIPSA | Network

A TWINNING network for science

The TWIN2PIPSA consortium is embedded in an academic network of ongoing National and European projects and established research infrastructures. This provides faster access to cutting-edge approaches, databases and resources, helping catalyze research and promoting innovation.

PhasAGE

Project Coordinator: Sandra Macedo-Ribeiro, Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC) — Instituto de Investigação e Inovacão em Saúde (i3s), Portugal | Grant agreement No. 952334

Age-related diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders have become a public concern in Europe today due to the ageing population. The field of molecular biology is very promising for shedding light on late-onset diseases with a focus on incapacitating, age-related conditions. Portugal’s Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC/i3S) has attracted international attention for its work in this domain. However, its scientists need to increase their competitivity in systems biology, bioinformatics and advanced biophysics. The EU-funded PhasAGE project will organise practical courses at the IBMC/i3S to offer the available knowledge in the field of phase transitions in ageing and age-related disorders. A unique collaborative network will be established between the IBMC/i3S, the Universities of Padua and Barcelona and the Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie. Moreover, a European excellence hub will contribute to research and teaching quality.

This project has received funding from European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 952334.

Twin4Promis

Project Coordinator: Giorgios Skretas, Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece | Grant agreement No. 101079363

The EU-funded Twin4Promis project aims to set up a research and training hub in protein misfolding diseases to bridge the gap between the communities that study the misfolding of soluble and integral membrane proteins. Partners wish to consolidate this research community and address challenges associated with isolation and characterization of membrane proteins implicated in misfolding diseases. The results generated by the project will provide the groundwork for identifying novel molecules for therapeutic interventions in misfolding diseases associated with integral membrane proteins. Both projects share a common goal of advancing research in protein misfolding diseases.

Twin4Promis is funded by the “Widening Participation & Spreading Excellence” component of Horizon Europe Programme (call Twinning “HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03-1”), under Grant Agreement No. 101079363.

Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa
FCiências.ID - Associação para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Ciências
Campo Grande 1749-016 Lisboa Portugal

Funded by the EU (TWIN2PIPSA, GA 101079147). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the EU or European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the EU nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.