Research efforts on neurodegenerative diseases: Grant from The Danish Council for Strategic Research
Professor Leif Østergaard, CFIN and MINDLab, Aarhus University Hospital, is partner in the “APGeM” consortium, that just received funding from the EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Diseases Research' (JPND).
The Danish Council for Strategic Research is part of 'EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Diseases Research' (JPND). Some research challenges are so big that one country cannot solve them on its own. Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases are considered to fall into that category, mainly due to the enormous societal burden associated with these diseases.
The “APGeM” consortium project, Pre-clinical genotype-phenotype predictors of Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, aims to identify how common genetic variants in interaction may be involved in causing Alzheimer's disease and Lewy-body dementia. The results will be used to predict disease development and to develop prevention strategies.
The “APGeM” consortium has participation of researchers from Norway, Sweden, UK and Denmark and the project has received funding for €1.7 million.
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