ESAHIVCOINFRES

European and South African HIV co-infection research consortium

 Coordinatore PRINS LEOPOLD INSTITUUT VOOR TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE 

 Organization address address: Nationalestraat 155
city: ANTWERPEN
postcode: 2000

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Robert
Cognome: Colebunders
Email: send email
Telefono: 3232476426

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Belgium [BE]
 Totale costo 340˙200 €
 EC contributo 340˙200 €
 Programma FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES
 Funding Scheme MC-IRSES
 Anno di inizio 2011
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2011-11-01   -   2015-10-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    PRINS LEOPOLD INSTITUUT VOOR TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE

 Organization address address: Nationalestraat 155
city: ANTWERPEN
postcode: 2000

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Robert
Cognome: Colebunders
Email: send email
Telefono: 3232476426

BE (ANTWERPEN) coordinator 138˙600.00
2    UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN

 Organization address address: PRINSSTRAAT 13
city: ANTWERPEN
postcode: 2000

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Anne
Cognome: Adam
Email: send email
Telefono: 3232653028
Fax: 3232653011

BE (ANTWERPEN) participant 81˙900.00
3    Academisch Medisch Centrum bij de Universiteit van Amsterdam

 Organization address address: MEIBERGDREEF 9
city: AMSTERDAM
postcode: 1105AZ

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Michiel
Cognome: Heidenrijk
Email: send email
Telefono: 31205667094
Fax: 31205669557

NL (AMSTERDAM) participant 73˙500.00
4    MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

 Organization address address: NORTH STAR AVENUE POLARIS HOUSE
city: SWINDON
postcode: SN2 1FL

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Robert
Cognome: Wilkinson
Email: send email
Telefono: +44 7968 073234
Fax: +4420 8906 4477

UK (SWINDON) participant 46˙200.00

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hiv    stage    treatment    infections    university    tb    infected    infection    ways    patients    explore    disease    data    africa    co    south    country    african    exchange   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The overall aim of the proposed staff exchange program is to establish a long lasting collaboration between South African and European research teams involved in HIV co-infection research. This effort ultimately should lead to new ways to improve the care/treatment for patients with HIV co-infections and to decrease the high mortality among persons with HIV infection in Africa. South Africa is the country with the largest number of HIV tuberculosis (TB) co-infected patients in the world. With this program we will explore new ways to diagnose and treat TB more rapidly and investigate why HIV co-infected patients still die despite increasing access to effective anti-retroviral HIV treatment. South Africa has also a huge burden of disease caused by Hepatitis B and Human papillomavirus infections. So far, HIV research in Africa has neglected to address non-TB HIV co-infection research questions. With this exchange program we will explore how to close this research gap. During the project we will: train early stage researchers in state-of-the-art field research, laboratory techniques, data collection and data analysis, build a network of researchers interested in HIV co-infection research, formulate and perform new collaborative research projects by intensifying research partnerships and networking activities. The consortium consists of very complementary partners (2 South African and 4 European) with a common interest in HIV co-infection research. The University of Cape Town is an extremely interesting partner because it is one of Africa's leading teaching and research institutions. The University of Limpopo offers many research opportunities because of its focus on rural Africa and on working with disadvantaged communities. Existing links between partners and research funds that are already available will facilitate the rapid start of the exchange program. The envisaged 4-year program will consist mainly of visits of early stage researchers (PhD students)'

Introduzione (Teaser)

New, long-term collaborations with European scientists are strengthening HIV research in South Africa, the country worst affected by the disease.

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