Research on Ageing diseases - Project 

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Project Title

Principal Investigator

Executive Summary 
(maximum 1 page)

Scientific background 
Describe the background of the proposed project, evaluate critically the existing knowledge and identify the gap[s] the project intends to fill. Clarify in which ways the project represents a significant step forward in comparison to the current state of the art   
(maximum 2 pages)

Preliminary data and rationale of the project
Provide in detail any preliminary data pertinent to the proposed research and obtained in your labs. In light of the preliminary information discussed, state your hypotheses 
(maximum 3 pages including figures, tables and pictures )

Relevance to the Call 
Argument how your project responds to the principle aim of the Call concerning the study of the molecular basis of neurodegenerative or cardiovascular diseases in older people
(maximum 1 page)

Experimental plan
Describe: i) the actions planned, ii) the expected outputs, iii) the milestones and deliverables iv) the role of the various partners. Provide also a tentative timetable (Gantt). Discuss how data are going to be  analysed and interpreted together with a description of the statistical methods that you intend to adopt. Critically discuss potential difficulties and alternative approaches.
(maximum 6 pages including figures, tables and pictures)

Young researchers involvement
Describe the actions planned to involve and train young researchers
(maximum 1 page)

Responsible Research and Innovation
Describe how the proposed research intends to meet RR&I principles, with particular attention to the actions planned to disseminate the project results specifically within i) the scientific community and ii) civil society 
(maximum 1 page)

Research organizations and lab facilities
Describe the research centres involved in the project and indicate the facilities provided    
(maximum 1 page)

Research team
For each participant provide: i) a short CV (maximum 1 page), ii) the total number of publications and a selection of the peer-reviewed publications more relevant to the project (maximum 5 publications), iii) the role in the project. Whether it is the case, indicate title and amount of the grants achieved and those still running by any of the participant. If you intend to recruit new personnel or require consultants, please provide additional information.

Organisations’ contribution in terms of permanent staff 
List the permanent staff involved in the project 
Name	Organization (leading org. or partner)	Role in the organization	Monthly base salary	Effort (Person months)	Role in the project	

						

Bibliography
List all the articles cited in the project. For each publication indicate: name of the authors, title, journal, volume, issue, pages and year of publication. If the document is available online, provide the link