KI has been awarded grants for eight postdoc research posts under Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the EU's flagship programme to promote international mobility among leading young researchers. The MSCA are part of the EU's Horizon Europe innovation programme and KI has been awarded the grants in very tough open competition.
The MSCA Postdoc Fellowship makes it possible for a postdoc to conduct a scientific project in another country. The grant is open to younger, successful researchers and provides opportunities for them to build an international career and to develop their skills in their particular discipline.
In last year's MSCA call, some 10,000 projects applied for a share of over EUR 417 million. In this highly competitive application process, 1,700 projects were selected from 40 EU countries and a few other countries that operate within the Horizon Europe framework. Among them were eight projects from KI.
The grant enables eight international postdocs to conduct their research at KI with opportunities for short-term international exchanges. It covers their salaries and some of their research costs for up to two years.
The researcher is titled a "fellow" and his/her supervisor is the principal investigator (PI). During an exchange, the researcher will work under a different supervisor in the new country.
The KI projects awarded 2024 MSCA grants:
Project: cdiGMPBP - Detection and characterization of cyclic di-GMP-binding proteins
Research leader/PI: Ute Römling
Fellow/postdoc: Roman Sidorov
Department of Microbiology, Tumour and Cell Biology
Project: GUTMATES - Exploring the impact of gut microbiota-derived octadecanoids on mucosal healing
Research leader/PI: Eduardo Villablanca
Fellow/postdoc: Angélica Julieth Díaz Basabe
Department of Medicine (Solna)
Project: LETMEAGE - A complex system approach to metrics of aging for identifying personalised interventions
Research leader/PI: Davide Liborio Vetrano
Fellow/postdoc: Caterina Gregorio
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
Project: NanoNAD - Nanoparticle-mediated ocular delivery of novel NAD-boosting small molecules for ophthalmic disease
Research leader/PI: Pete Williams
Fellow/postdoc: Sai Kocherlakota
Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Project: POTRET - Cell type-specific endometrial dysfunctions across the menstrual cycle and their potential for drug interventions in polycystic ovary syndrome
Research leader/PI: Elisabet Stener-Victorin
Fellow/postdoc: Tanja Turunen
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Project: REJUVIMMUNE - Partial reprogramming for hematopoietic system rejuvenation: Impact on systemic hallmarks of aging and health span
Research leader/PI: Federico Pietrocola
Fellow/postdoc: Patricia Marqués González
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
Project: SPARC - Spatial profiling of gastric cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis to tackle cancer spreading and improve precision immuno-oncology
Research leader/PI: Andrea Ponzetta
Fellow/postdoc: Angela Sandri
Department of Medicine (Huddinge)
Project: TRANSLATOME - Uncovering mechanisms and organization underlying selective regulation of mRNA translation
Research leader/PI: Ola Larsson
Fellow/postdoc: Alana Eduarda de Castro Panzenhagen
