Scientific Research in Biomedicine – Project 

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Project Title

Principal Investigator

Executive Summary 
(maximum 1 page)

This project represents a resubmission of an application reviewed in the last Call edition?
 yes
 no

If yes, please address here the reviewers’ critiques and explain in brief how the proposal has been improved. More details have to be provided in the proper sections of the form
(maximum 1 page)

Scientific background 
Describe the background of the proposed project, evaluate critically the existing knowledge and identify the gaps that the project is supposed to fill. Clearly specify how the objectives of the project represent a significant step forward beyond the current state of the art   
(maximum 2 pages)

Aims and relevance to Cariplo Foundation 
Provide information about the specific aims of the proposed research and give a description of any expected scientific and technical benefits. Clearly specify how the goals of the project fit with the Cariplo Foundation objectives, as stated in the Call for proposals  
(maximum 3 pages)

Preliminary data and rationale of the proposed research
Provide in sufficient details for the evaluation information about preliminary results performed by the applicants’ labs pertinent to the proposed research. In the case the project represents a continuation of a previously funded one its results have to be included among the preliminary data. On the basis of the given preliminary data, state the hypotheses to be tested in the present project. 
(maximum 3 pages including figures, tables and pictures )

Experimental plan
Describe in sufficient details for evaluation the experimental design required for the achievement of the objectives of the project. Articulate the research plan into work-packages and provide a tentative timetable. State the potential difficulties and discuss alternative approaches to overcome them. Discuss how data will be analyzed and interpreted and describe in detail statistical methods
(maximum 5 pages including figures, tables and pictures)

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 individual, including the Principal Investigator and the partner, provide the name, a short CV (maximum 1 page, without personal information), the role in the project,  a selection of the peer-reviewed publications in the last three years (maximum 10 publications per scientist) and the grant number of other projects financed by Cariplo Foundation, if any. Indicate also the personnel to be recruited and the consultants, if any 

Bibliography
Insert hereafter the list of the cited articles. Each publication must be identified by the names of all authors, the article and the journal title, book title, volume number, page number and year of publication. If the document is available electronically, the website address should be identified