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Jenny Emnéus receives ERC Synergy Grant

Professor Jenny Emnéus, DTU Bioengineering, receive 2.5 million euros from the European Research Council.

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Tuesday 05 November 2024

Freja E. Klippmann

The number of age-associated neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Huntington's are increasing due to longer lifespans. This emphasizes that the brain has a limited ability to regenerate.

Jenny Emnéus’ project ‘CUSTOM-MADE’ (Custom-Made Neurons for Cell Therapy in Parkinson’s and Huntington’s Disease) aims to create tailored stem cell therapies for individual patients or subgroups with diseases such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s. By combining stem cell research, genomics, and bioengineering, the project aims to design customized cell grafts that better meet each patient's needs than existing stem cell therapies.

Read more about Jenny Emnéus’ research.

Read more about the ERC Synergy Grant

THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL (ERC)

The European Research Council (ERC) supports absolute world-class research. The grants are awarded to excellent researchers at different career stages and are to be used to build a team around an original and groundbreaking research idea. The ERC has existed since 2007, and in the period 2021-2022, 10 DTU researchers received DKK 161 million in ERC grants.

ERC Synergy Grants are awarded to 2-4 researchers who, using their complementary scientific skills, will solve ambitious scientific problems that cannot be solved individually. Up to 10 million euros is awarded over 6 years as a starting point.

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