STEM CELLS OF MARINE/AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES: FROM BASIC RESEARCH TO INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS
The “stem cells” discipline represents one of the most dynamic areas in biology and biomedicine. Marine and aquatic invertebrate stem cell (MISC) biology is of prime research and medical interest. The aim of this COST Action is to consolidate and promote an interdisciplinary network of the European community working on MISC. This will help to develop novel MISC tools and methodologies, promote the MISC discipline in the front interest of biomedical disciplines and establishing collaborations with industries.
Management Committee:
| NAME | LOCATION | CONTACT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MC Chair | Prof Loriano BALLARIN | Universita degli Studi di Padova University of Padova Department of Biology via Ugo Bassi 58/B 35121 Padova Italy | Tel. +390498276197 Fax +390498276199 Loriano.ballarin@unipd.it |
| MC Vice Chair | Prof Baruch RINKEVICH | National Institute of Oceanography Tel Shikmona 31080 Haifa Israel | Tel. +97248565275 Fax +97248511911 buki@ocean.org.il |
| Science Officer | Dr Lucia Forzi | COST Office Avenue Louise 149 1050 Brussels Belgium | Tel. +32 2 533 38 58 Fax +32 2 533 38 90 lucia.forzi@cost.eu |
| Administrative Officer | Ms Svetlana Voinova | COST Office Avenue Louise 149 1050 Brussels Belgium | Tel. +32 2 533 38 48 Fax +32 2 533 38 90 svetlana.voinova@cost.eu |
| Administrative Officer | Luisa Talamo | Universita degli Studi di Padova University of Padova Department of Biology via Ugo Bassi 58/B 35121 Padova Italy | Tel. +39 049 827 6242 ricerca.biologia@unipd.it |
Working group leaders:
| NAME | LOCATION | CONTACT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WG Leader | Dr Isabelle DOMART-COULON | Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 57 rue Cuvier 75005 Paris France | Tel. +33140794808 icoulon@mnhn.fr |
| WG Leader | Dr Ana VARELA COELHO | Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica Antonio Xavier Av Republica, EAN Apartado 127 2781-901 Oeiras Oeiras Portugal | Tel. +351214469451 varela@itqb.unl.pt |
| WG Leader | Dr Helike Lõhelaid | Details: Tallinn University of Technology Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn Estonia | Tel. +372 6204386 helike.lohelaid@taltech.ee |
| WG Leader | Prof Artur BURZYNSKI | Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences Powstancow Warszawy 55 81-712 Sopot Poland | Tel. +48587311764 aburzynski@iopan.gda.pl |
| SMTS coordinator | Prof Matteo Cammarata | University of Palermo Via Archirafi,22 90123 palermo Italy | Tel. +09123891805 matteo.cammarata@unipa.it |
Science Communication Committee (SCC):
| NAME | LOCATION | CONTACT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinator | Prof Juanma Encinas | Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience Edif. Sede. Campus UPV/EHU Barrio Sarriena s/n 48940 Leioa Spain | Tel. +34946018138 jm.encinas@ikerbasque.org |
| Dr Pedro Martinez | Universitat de Barcelona Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Genetica Av. Diagonal, 643 08028 Barcelona Spain | Tel. +34934035302 Pedro.martinez@ub.edu |
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| Dr Simon BLANCHOUD | University of Fribourg Chemin du Musee 10 1700 Fribourg Switzerland | Tel. +41263008906 simon.blanchoud@unifr.ch |
COST participants:
| COUNTRY | MC Member | LOCATION | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Prof Bert HOBMAYER | Institute of Zoology Technikerstr. 25 6020 Innsbruck Austria | Tel. +4351250751840 bert.hobmayer@uibk.ac.at |
| Belgium | Dr Jerome Delroisse | University of Mons Universite de Mons, Biologie des Organismes Marins et Biomimetisme Avenue du champs de Mars 6 Pentagone Aile 2B 7000 Mons Belgium | Tel. +3265373433 Fax +3265373434 jerome.delroisse@umons.ac.be |
| Belgium | Prof Dmitri KRYSKO | Ghent University Technologiepark 927 9052 Ghent Belgium | Tel. +3293323396 dmitri.krysko@ugent.be |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Dr Belma KALAMUJIC STROIL | University of Sarajevo - Institute for Engineering and Biotehnology Zmaja od Bosne 8 Kampus 71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina | Tel. +38733220926 Fax +38733442891 belma.kalamujic@ingeb.unsa.ba |
| Croatia | Dr Daniel LYONS | Rudjer Boskovic Institute Center for Marine Research G. Paliaga 5 52210 Rovinj Croatia | Tel. 0038552804725 Fax 0038552804780 lyons@irb.hr |
| Croatia | Dr Lorena PERIC | RUDJER BOSKOVIC INSTITUTE Bijenicka cesta 54 10000 Zagreb Croatia | Tel. +38514680943 Lorena.Peric@irb.hr |
| Denmark | Dr Ricardo CARDOSO NEVES | ||
| Denmark | Dr Nikolaj BLOM | Technical University of Denmark(DTU) Soeltofts plads 229 2800 Kgs Lyngby Denmark | Tel. +4551801564 nblom@kt.dtu.dk |
| Estonia | Dr Helike LÕHELAID | Tallinna Tehnikaulikool Ehitajate tee 5 19086 Tallinn Estonia | Tel. +3726204386 helike.lohelaid@ttu.ee |
| France | Dr Anne-Marie GENEVIERE | CNRS Observatoire Oceanologique Banyuls 66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer France | Tel. +468881127 anne-marie.geneviere@obs-banyuls.fr |
| France | Dr Isabelle DOMART-COULON | Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 57 rue Cuvier 75005 Paris France | Tel. +33140794808 icoulon@mnhn.fr |
| Germany | Dr Kerstin BARTSCHERER | Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine Von-Esmarch-Str. 54 48149 Munster Germany | Tel. +492518346846 kerstin.bartscherer@mpi-muenster.mpg.de |
| Germany | Dr Sebastian RAKERS | Fraunhofer Research Institution for Marine Biotechnology Moenkhofer Weg 239a 23562 Luebeck Germany | Tel. +4945138444857 sebastian.rakers@emb.fraunhofer.de |
| Greece | Dr Zoe Ziaka | HOU 14 Km Thessaloniki-Moudania Thermi-Greece 57001 Thessaloniki Greece | Tel. +302310807533 Fax +302310474590 bookeng@hotmail.com |
| Greece | Dr Savvas Vasileiadis | Hellenic Open University Ethnikis Aminis 34 54621 Thessaloniki Greece | Tel. +302310-275473 vas250@live.com |
| Ireland | Prof Uri FRANK | National University of Ireland, Galway School of Natural Sciences 00000 Galway Ireland | Tel. +35391492334 uri.frank@nuigalway.ie |
| Israel | Prof Baruch RINKEVICH | National Institute of Oceanography Tel Shikmona 31080 Haifa Israel | Tel. +97248565275 Fax +97248511911 buki@ocean.org.il |
| Israel | Dr Amalia (Amelia) ROSNER | Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research IOLR Tel shikmona 31080 Haifa Israel | Tel. +97248565233 Fax +9738511911 amalia@ocean.org.il |
| Italy | Prof Stefano PIRAINO | CONISMA via Monteroni Campus Ecotekne building A 73100 Lecce Italy | Tel. +390832298616 Fax +390832298615 stefano.piraino@unisalento.it |
| Italy | Prof Matteo CAMMARATA | University of Palermo Via Archirafi,22 90123 palermo Italy | Tel. +09123891805 matteo.cammarata@unipa.it |
| Luxembourg | Dr Sebastien CAMBIER | Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) 41 rue du Brill L-4422 Belvaux Luxembourg | Tel. +352470261436 sebastien.cambier@list.lu |
| Malta | Mr Sherif SULEIMAN | University of Malta Anatomy Dept University of Malta MSD2080 Msida Malta | Tel. +23403825 sherif.s.suleiman@um.edu.mt |
| Norway | Prof Klara STENSVAG | ||
| Norway | Dr Fabian RENTZSCH | University of Bergen Thormoehlensgt 55 5006 Bergen Norway | Tel. +4755584304 fabian.rentzsch@uib.no |
| Poland | Prof Artur BURZYNSKI | Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences Powstancow Warszawy 55 81-712 Sopot Poland | Tel. +48587311764 aburzynski@iopan.gda.pl |
| Portugal | Dr Ana VARELA COELHO | Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica Antonio Xavier Av Republica, EAN Apartado 127 2781-901 Oeiras Oeiras Portugal | Tel. +351214469451 varela@itqb.unl.pt |
| Portugal | Dr Tiago H. SILVA | University of Minho Avepark - Parque de Ciencia e Tecnologia Zona Industrial da Gandra 4805-017 Barco - Guimaraes Portugal | Tel. +351964412238 tiago.quinteiros@gmail.com |
| Slovenia | Dr Andreja RAMŠAK | National Institute of Biology Fornace 41 6330 Piran Slovenia | Tel. +38615685771 ramsak@mbss.org |
| Slovenia | Prof Damjana DROBNE | University of Ljubljana Vecna pot 111 1111 Ljubljana Slovenia | Tel. +38642353891 damjana.drobne@bf.uni-lj.si |
| Spain | Prof Juanma ENCINAS | Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience Edif. Sede. Campus UPV/EHU Barrio Sarriena s/n 48940 Leioa Spain | Tel. +34946018138 jm.encinas@ikerbasque.org |
| Spain | Dr Pedro MARTINEZ | Universitat de Barcelona Universitat de Barcelona Departament de Genetica Av. Diagonal, 643 08028 Barcelona Spain | Tel. +34934035302 Pedro.martinez@ub.edu |
| Switzerland | Dr Simon BLANCHOUD | University of Fribourg Chemin du Musee 10 1700 Fribourg Switzerland | Tel. +41263008906 simon.blanchoud@unifr.ch |
| Switzerland | Prof Brigitte GALLIOT | Faculty of Sciences Sciences III 30 quai Ernest Ansermet CH-1211 Geneva-04 Switzerland | Tel. +41223796774 brigitte.galliot@unige.ch |
| Turkey | Dr Arzu Karahan | Middle East Technical Univesity, Institute of Marine Sciences Orta Dogu Teknik Universitesi, Deniz Bilimleri Enstitusu, Erdemli-Mersin 33731 Mersin Turkey | Tel. +90 324 521 34 34, ofice:1171, lab: arzuukarahan@gmail.com |
| United Kingdom | Dr Paola OLIVERI | University College London Darwin Building Gower Street WC1E 6BT London United Kingdom | Tel. +442076793719 p.oliveri@ucl.ac.uk |
| United Kingdom | Dr Ildiko SOMORJAI | University of St Andrews School of Biology University of St Andrews Ky168LB St Andrews United Kingdom | Tel. +4401334463628 imls@st-andrews.ac.uk |
COST participants – Substitutes:
| COUNTRY | MC Substitute | LOCATION | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Dr Christophe Lelong | UNICAEN University of Caen Normandy UFR des Sciences Departement de Biologie et Sciences de la Terre Esplanade de la Paix 14032 CAEN France | Tel. +33231565293 christophe.lelong@unicaen.fr |
| France | Dr Stephanie AUZOUX-BORDENAVE | Museum national d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN) Place de la Croix 29900 Concarneau France | Tel. +33298504288 Fax +33298978124 stephanie.auzoux-bordenave@mnhn.fr |
| Israel | Dr Tamar Lotan | The Leon H.Charney School of Marine Sciences 199 Aba Khoushy Ave 31905 Haifa Israel | Tel. +528723535 lotant@univ.haifa.ac.il |
| Israel | Dr Tali MASS | ||
| Italy | Dr Antonietta Spagnuolo | Stazione Zoologica A. Dohrn Villa Comunale 80121 Napoli Italy | Tel. +390815833252 Fax +390817641355 nietta.spagnuolo@szn.it |
| Italy | Dr Michela SUGNI | ||
| Norway | Dr Denis Khnykin | Institute of Pathology Sognsvannsveien 20 0327 Oslo Norway | Tel. +4792624110 denis.khnykin@medisin.uio.no |
| Portugal | Dr Federico Herrera | Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica (ITQB-UNL) Av. da Republica, Estacao Agronomica Nacional 2781-901 Oeiras Portugal | Tel. +351210181856 fherrera@itqb.unl.pt |
| Slovenia | Dr Patricija Mozetic | National Institute of Biology Fornace 41 6330 Piran Slovenia | Tel. +38659232914 patricija.mozetic@nib.si |
| Spain | Dr Younes Smani | Institute of Biomedicine of Seville Institute of Biomedicine of Seville 41013w Seville Spain | Tel. +34955923100 y_smani@hotmail.com |
| Switzerland | Professor Simon Sprecher | University of Fribourg Chemin du Musee 10 1700 Fribourg Switzerland | Tel. 0041263008901 simon.sprecher@unifr.ch |
| Austria | Prof. Ute Rothbächer | Research unit Evolutionary Developmental Biology Institute of Zoology, University Innsbruck Technikerstr. 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria | Tel. +4351250751842 ute.rothbaecher@uibk.ac.at |
COST is supported by the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020
Chairman: Prof. Loriano Ballarin
Vice-Chairman: Prof. Buki Rinkevich