Establishing a network to catalyse collaboration for reducing immune ageing (CARINA: CAtalyst Reducing ImmuNe Ageing)
Award Number
BB/W018225/1Status / Stage
ActiveDates
14 February 2022 -13 February 2024
Duration (calculated)
01 years 11 monthsFunder(s)
BBSRC (UKRI)Funding Amount
£201,994.00Funder/Grant study page
BBSRC UKRIContracted Centre
University College LondonPrincipal Investigator
Professor Arne AkbarPI Contact
a.akbar@ucl.ac.ukWHO Catergories
Understanding Underlying DiseaseDisease Type
Dementia (Unspecified)CPEC Review Info
| Reference ID | 699 |
|---|---|
| Researcher | Reside Team |
| Published | 07/07/2023 |
Data
| Award Number | BB/W018225/1 |
|---|---|
| Status / Stage | Active |
| Start Date | 20220214 |
| End Date | 20240213 |
| Duration (calculated) | 01 years 11 months |
| Funder/Grant study page | BBSRC UKRI |
| Contracted Centre | University College London |
| Funding Amount | £201,994.00 |
Abstract
The CARINA network will actively engage with researchers from different disciplines, and at different career stages, to facilitate re-focussing of their research towards immune ageing and intervention. An initial meeting of the listed individuals will showcase a short summary of their activities (2 slides, 5 mins each). Breakout sessions of different groups will be set tasks to discuss how to deliver each of our aims, which are: A gap analysis of key research questions Establish new interdisciplinary partnerships Assimilate new technology and experimental systems Explore disciplinary cross-over with immunity Investigate routes for intervention Widen stakeholder engagement Each group will summarize their discussions and we will identify key observations that will be collated and sent to the whole network. This identifies initial key areas of potential for integrated expertise and would potentially deliver research impact. Subsequently there will be a series of online meetings where we will expand our discussions to further pinpoint areas that coalesce research activity towards a new direction for impact on ageing immunity. For these online meetings, we will encourage our early career academics to lead the discussions. A second face to face meeting, within the first 12 months, will use intermixing of discussion groups and structure the discussions around the promising areas for research – gaps that can ideally be met through interdisciplinary studies. Months 12-24 will follow a similar pattern of meetings, the difference being that we will be able to identify areas for interdisciplinary grants by the partners of the network. Subcontracted support from the British Society for Immunology (BSI) is crucial for effective communication and conference delivery and is more cost effective than recruiting a single Project Manager, as many different experienced individuals from the BSI will deliver support for different aspects of the network.
Aims
Breakout sessions of different groups will be set tasks to discuss how to deliver each of our aims, which are: A gap analysis of key research questions Establish new interdisciplinary partnerships Assimilate new technology and experimental systems Explore disciplinary cross-over with immunity Investigate routes for intervention Widen stakeholder engagement Each group will summarize their discussions and we will identify key observations that will be collated and sent to the whole network.