Matchmaking Neuroscience meets Bioinformatics

The SAME-NeuroID project is a joint initiative of Łukasiewicz-PORT (Poland) and outstanding European neuroscience leaders: Paris Brain Institute (France), Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry in Munich (Germany), Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam (Netherlands) to accelerate the consortium’s positioning at the forefront of neuropsychiatric research.

The scientific focus of this initiative will include standardizing protocols for modeling neurobiological parameters associated with neuropsychiatric disorders, one of the most serious problems in modern society. An estimated 27% of the EU adult population suffers from at least one mental disorder, often throughout their lives. One reason for this overwhelming statistic is an inadequate understanding of the biological basis of psychiatric illnesses. Recent advances in epidemiological and genetic studies have opened up the possibility of exploring gene-mind relationships. To take full advantage of these findings, there is a fundamental and urgent need for unified, well-defined models to understand disease mechanisms and identify targets for new therapeutic strategies. The standarization of relevant models forms the core of research collaboration within the Twinning project.

The SAME-NeuroID platform, which will be developed with partners, will provide a strong foundation for the future design of new therapeutic strategies in psychiatric disorders.

In addition, the partners will undertake a series of joint initiatives:

• to exchange knowledge on technology transfer

• to support the development of young researchers

• to manage research excellence

• to disseminate key discoveries in the field

• to raise public awareness of mental health.

This project has received funding from the Horizon Europe Research and innovation funding programme under Grant Agreement Project 101079181 — SAME-NeuroID

PORT for Health: Neuroscience is a part of SAME-NeuroID project focused on the unification of tools for studying discrete biological traits of brain disorders. The main goal of SAME-NeuroID is to accelerate the development of young investigators, strengthen scientific exchange and expand the international network of collaborations.

Meet the Speakers - to offer young investigators and local partners the opportunity to exchange the ideas and expertise with the leaders of the field during 2 events PORT4Health and Neuroscience and 17th International Sympsium on Integrative Bioinformatics.

17th International Symposium on Integrative Bioinformatics will be of interest to bioinformaticians, computer scientists, biologists, and others working or interested in the developing area of Integrative Bioinformatics. The meeting will provide an excellent environment and a range of opportunities to present and discuss methods, theoretical approaches, and their practical applications.

ISIB 2023 » ISIB2023 (port.org.pl)

The International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications (ISBRA) provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and results among researchers, developers, and practitioners working on all aspects of bioinformatics and computational biology and their applications.

Conference ISBRA 2023 - PORT (lukasiewicz.gov.pl)