Pre-announcement: JPI HDHL “Nutrition and Cognitive Function” Call

On the 30th of March 2015 r. JPI HDHL (JPI A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life) together with the NCN will announce a call for proposals „Nutrition and Cognitive Function” (NutriCog).

The call targets research in the following topics:

1. Mechanistic / experimental research (in vitro, animal and/or human studies) focusing on how dietary factors interrelate with cognitive functions and processes.
2. Translational research (animal and/or human studies) delivering the physiological basis for the development of effective strategies to influence dietary behaviour and/or to improve cognitive function and performance.
3. Epidemiological research elucidating the relationship between diet and cognitive function across the life course, exclusively based on existing cohorts or other on-going epidemiological studies.
4. Pilot and/or proof of principle studies for interventions in humans, to develop new strategies for the maintenance and promotion of cognitive function and/or healthy dietary habits during the lifespan.

The deadline for submission is scheduled for the 8^th of June 2015.

Funding is available for research projects that involve at least three researchers from three different eligible countries.

For more information please see: http://www.healthydietforhealthylife.eu/index.php/news/177-call-for-proposals-nutrition-and-cognitive-function.

Contact:

• Dr Laura Bandura-Morgan, tel: +48 12 341 9163.