XENROID

Xenobiotic-induced thyroid and steroid hormone disruption in wildlife

Coordinatore	KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET    more  Organization address postcode: 1017 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Ivan Cognome: Kristoffersen Email: send email Telefono: 4528752810
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Denmark [DK]
Totale costo	294˙456 €
EC contributo	294˙456 €
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-2012-IOF
Funding Scheme	MC-IOF
Anno di inizio	2014
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2014-06-10   -   2017-06-09

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET	DK	coordinator	294˙456.30

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'By applying cutting-edge technologies at the very forefront of endocrine-disruption research, this XENOROID project will investigate environmental xenobiotics that pose a threat to three highly sensitive vertebrate indicator species; African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) and polar bear (Ursus maritimus). Thyroid and steroid hormone systems are most often studied independently, but it is imperative to investigate the two in union, and that is the strength and focus of this study.

The applicant will collaborate with four high-ranked research laboratories at Stanford University (outhoing host), University of California Berkeley, US Marine Mammal Center, and University of Copenhagen (reintegration host).

Of special note, this proposal is a revision of proposal no. 302194 from FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IOF, which scored 85.90%. The current proposal includes increased focus on the training of the applicant and on the development of new scientific tools. To enhance research collaborations and increase knowledge facilitation, the revised proposal includes three institutions within the Bay Area of California (new collaborators include high-caliber scientific laboratories at Berkeley and the Marine Mammal Center), while excluding work at the National University of Singapore and the US Environmental Protection Agency listed in the previous submission. Consequently, the ‘environmental chemistry and environment fate of thyroid hormones’ component of the previous proposal has been removed, and the project now includes a comprehensive and focused investigation of endocrine health and effects of the selected wildlife species.'