The 2^nd joint funding activity “Knowledge Platform on Food, Diet, Intestinal Microbiomics and Human Health” of HDHL INTIMIC aims to establish a Knowledge Platform on Food, Diet, Intestinal Microbiomics and Human Health. The Knowledge Platform provides the unique possibility to connect all funded JPI HDHL researchers with other existing initiatives and relevant stakeholders in the human microbiome and health research area.

Aim of the call

The overall aim of the Knowledge Platform on Food, Diet, Intestinal Microbiomics and Human Health is to foster transnational and multidisciplinary collaboration and networking in order to accelerate, further develop and increase the impact of intestinal microbiome research related to human health.

For this, participating funding agencies will bring together research groups from various disciplines to form an international consortium that will design and implement the Knowledge Platform. The platform will for example carry out joint multidisciplinary activities aiming at integrating expertise, knowledge, facilities and databases in areas such as biology, medicine, nutrition and (bio) informatics. The activities of the platform should focus on the current research challenges in the field, for example:

• Standardisation and harmonisation
• Data handling, knowledge and data sharing
• Move from association to causality

Call procedure

The Knowledge Platform will be implemented in a three-step procedure:

1. Expression of Interest (EoI): Interested researchers should submit an EoI. The EoI should express the willingness and ability of the applicant(s) to join the Knowledge Platform as an active and contributing member. The selection and appointment of members will be performed by the respective national funding organisations.
2. Networking meeting: The successful researchers and research groups will be invited to a Network Meeting during which the platform coordinator is elected and that sets the starting point for the development of the platform and the joint proposal.
3. Evaluation platform proposal: The platform proposal will be evaluated by a scientific evaluation committee (SEC).

Call time schedule

For further information, please check the call documents:

• Call text Updated version 21 September 2018
  
• Guidelines for applicants Updated version 21 September 2018
  
• FAIR data guidelines 
  

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