German-Polish Cooperation in Neuroscience
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Call for proposals: |
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Funding period: |
2003 - 2010 |
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Funding volume: |
6,8 mio EUR |
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Number of projects: |
26 |
1. Objectives of funding
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) jointly support binational scientific cooperation in the field of medically oriented neuroscience.
The objectives of the bilateral programme are to advance scientific progress by using the synergy of a collaborative approach to research. Thus, the programme shall also contribute to health care improvement. Research is focused on neurological diseases of significant importance for both nations. In addition, the scientific cooperation is to strengthen the relations between Poland and Germany.
2. State of the funding measure
German universities and non-university research institutions and their respective Polish partners applied for funding. In the first funding phase (2003 - 2007) a total of 33 proposals were submitted. A Joint Advisory Panel consisting of experts from both countries selected 13 cooperative research projects for funding over a period of three years. In the second funding phase 13 projects were chosen for funding out of 35 proposals.
3. Funded projects
a) Short description of current projects
Hypo- and Hyperfusion during subacute Stroke. Tracking Perfusion Dynamics in stroke Patients with Optical Imaging
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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
Principal investigator: |
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Polish Partner:
PhD Adam Liebert
Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
MD Leszek Krolicki
Department of Nuclear Medicine Medical University of Warsaw