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Objectiu de la convocatòria
Proposals are requested for projects focused on health benefits associated with yogurt consumption. Research focused in the following areas are particularly encouraged:
  • mechanisms of action
  • pediatric populations
  • live microbes and milk fermentation benefits.
    The grant is supported by Danone Institute International in collaboration with the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
    • Lloc de presentació
    El personal de l'IMIM i PSMAR que necessiteu més informació adreceu-vos a:
    Servei de Recerca. C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88. 08003 Barcelona. Tel.: 93.316.04.00.
    • Carol Barnwell, cbarnwell@imim.es. Ext.: 1670
    • Marta López, mlopez4@imim.es Ext.: 1576
    Convocatòria (URL)
    http://www.yogurtinnutrition.com/2016-call-research-proposals-apply-now/
    Requisits
    The competition is open to research teams from public research organizations or researchers at universities or hospitals.
    Applications can be from individuals, a single team or several teams in collaboration.
    Proposals must be neither previously published nor subject to patent disclosures.
    Dotació
    $30,000
    Durada
    2 years
    Documentació
    Applicant teams must appoint a project Scientific Leader who will be responsible for completing the application, which shall contain the following sections (all sections are mandatory and proposals must be submitted in English):
  • A Curriculum Vitae of the lead scientist
  • Title of the application and keywords of the project
  • Project summary (1 page max)
  • A full description of the project (10 pages max), including the following sections:
    - Background and Introduction
    - Objectives and hypothesis (if appropriate)
    - Research plan (including the methods)
    - Expected results/deliverables
    - Timeline
    - Collaboration (if appropriate)
  • A detailed composition of the team(s) (in case of collaboration) involved in the project, with, for each participant: the title, status (director of research, researcher, engineer research, research technician , post -doctoral, doctoral, master 2, trainees), the degree prepared and registration for university students, the percentage of time devoted to participation in the project
  • Detailed budget for the grant application
  • Details of other funding already obtained or in the process of application for the project and the justification of this application with respect to funding already granted
  • A solemn undertaking, signed by the scientific leader, certifying that the funds obtained through the 2016 YINI call for application will be used exclusively to finance the project.
  • Regarding the product (yogurt) intended to be used in the study:
    - The product must meet the CODEX definition of yogurt: CODEX definition: no addition of any other strains than Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus)
    - The proposal must include the list of ingredients and the nutritional composition of the product (at least information on the protein, fat, carbohydrate and calcium content)
    - The proposal should not mention any commercial brands.
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