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Lundbeck Foundation and Novo Nordisk Foundation Body-Brain Interdisciplinary Projects
The Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Lundbeck Foundation have a shared interest in supporting research that deepens our understanding of the interactions between the brain and periphery in health and disease. This initiative aims to enhance the mechanistic understanding of body-brain interactions in health and disease, particularly focusing on cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) and nervous system disorders (NSDs). The program fosters European collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects with a significant focus on scientific excellence. Strong projects will be of a collaborative nature, bridging different research disciplines such as neuroscience, metabolism, endocrinology, physiology, neurology, psychiatry, medicine, epidemiology, immunology, and nutrition, with a unifying aim of improving mechanistic understanding of body-brain interactions in health and/or disease while addressing specific knowledge gaps. By addressing critical knowledge gaps, this programme is expected to lead to novel discoveries ultimately improving diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and understanding of these interconnected health issues.
Lundbeck Foundation and Novo Nordisk Foundation Body-Brain Interdisciplinary Projects
The Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Lundbeck Foundation have launched the Body-Brain Interdisciplinary Projects initiative to enhance mechanistic understanding of body-brain interactions in health and disease. This program supports collaborative European research projects that investigate the complex interactions between cardiometabolic diseases and nervous system disorders. The initiative aims to address critical knowledge gaps through interdisciplinary collaboration spanning neuroscientific and cardiometabolic research fields. Strong proposals will bridge different research disciplines including neuroscience, metabolism, endocrinology, physiology, neurology, psychiatry, medicine, epidemiology, immunology, and nutrition, with a unifying aim of improving mechanistic understanding of body-brain interactions. The program expects to award 5-6 grants of DKK 15-20 million each for five-year projects. Applications must involve 2-3 independent researchers with at least one anchored at a Danish institution and at least one at a non-Danish European institution.
Science Engagement and Communication (SEC)
The Lundbeck Foundation's Science Engagement and Communication Call supports projects that strengthen the dissemination and engagement of research-based knowledge within society, with a focus on neuroscience, the brain, and brain-related disorders. The purpose is two-fold: to support projects that inspire and engage young people to focus on science, particularly neuroscience, as a career, and to communicate knowledge about the brain and brain disorders to the public. The Foundation welcomes applications for SEC projects that help promote better understanding of the brain and nervous system, inform and reduce stigma related to brain disorders, elucidate the conditions of health research, engage people in neuroscience, and recruit and keep talent in biomedical and health science. Projects should shift focus from education to engagement, encouraging active participation. Communication projects come in many forms including knowledge sharing, exhibitions, festivals, podcasts, lectures, documentaries, TV-series, and explainers. Applications from patient organisations or researchers that wish to engage the public in neuroscience and health-related matters are welcome.