Focus Area Dynage 7Th Call for Applications 2018

Focus Area DynAge 7th Call for Applications 2018

- APPLICATION FORM -

Please submit your application in English as a PDF document to by18 April 2018. We ask applying groups to provide suggestions for external reviewers upon submission of their application.

Please use Arial11-point font (single-spacing) and comply with the provided structure. Reply to all fields in this application form. Instructions in grey and italic type fontare directions for filling out the application form and should be deleted.

(A) Project Overview and Information on the Group of Collaborating Applicants

1. Funding type

Please activate with a double click the field of the funding type you are applying for. Please alsosee “FA DynAge Seventh Call 2018” for details.

☐ 1. New research project group with initial preliminary work (Smaller scope; preliminary work: initial; third-party funding goal: collaborative single projects DFG, BMBF etc.)

☐ 2. Research consortium with developed preliminary work (Medium scope; preliminary work: developed; third-party funding goal DFG Forschergruppe, BMBF-, or EU consortia)

2. Principal Investigators

Please nameone PI for each co-funding institution involved in the project/consortium(for the Seventh Call: Freie Universität Berlin, FUB; Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, CUB; Deutsches Institut für Ernährungsforschung, DIfE; Robert Koch-Institut, RKI).All applications should have at least one PI from a university institution (FUB or CUB). If two of the co-funding institutions are involved in your project/consortium, name two PIs, if three co-funding institutions are involved, name three PIs, if all four co-funding institutions are involved, please name four PIs, one from each institution. Please name title, first name, surname, affiliation with address, e-mail, telephone and fax number and career stage using the following classification: R1: First Stage Researcher (up to PhD); R2: Recognized Researcher/PostDoc up to about 4 years following PhD; R3: Established Researcher/PostDoc from about 4 years following PhD (researchers who have developed a level of independence; Nachwuchsgruppenleiter, W1 Prof); R4: Leading Researcher (researchers leading their research area or field, W2-/W3-Prof).

3. Collaborating Researchers

Please name all further participating project / consortium partners (title, first name, surname, affiliation, email). Please also state career stage of each collaborating researcher using the following classification: R1: First Stage Researcher (up to PhD); R2: Recognized Researcher/PostDoc up to about 4 years following PhD; R3: Established Researcher/PostDoc from about 4 years following PhD (researchers who have developed a level of independence; Nachwuchsgruppenleiter, W1 Prof); R4: Leading Researcher (researchers leading their research area or field, W2-/W3-Prof).

4. Title of the Project / Consortium

5. Keywords (max. 5)

6. Addressed Disease(s) and Levels of the DynAge Matrix

Please activate with a double click the field of your research project in the DynAge matrix of cooperation below.

Tumors / Cardio-Vascular Diseases / Cross Diseases* / Musculo-skeletal Diseases / Cognitive Disorders & Depression
Societal Level / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Individual Level / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐
Molecular Level / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐

* e.g. metabolic processes, microbiome science, pain, infectious diseases

7. Summary of the Project / Consortium (limit of 300 words)

Please summarize your research project.

(B) Outline of Project / Consortium

Please note the limitation of max. 5pages for Section B.

1. Current Situation

Put your project/consortium in the context of previously published empirical research from the general literature.
Outline the novelty of your research question(s) from extant empirical research.
How does your project group /consortium address aging-related processes and/or contrast different phases of the life span?
State your project’s/consortium’s value to advance current knowledge.

2. Own Previous Work

All: Please list a maximum of three project /consortium-relevant publications per PI.
Research consortium with developed preliminary work (medium scope): Pleasealso list up to 5 project-relevant publications that document prior collaboration with the above listed PIs and/or Collaborating Researchers.
All: Please also list project- / consortium-relevant third-partyfunding that has been attracted within the past 5 years, if applicable.

3. Aims/ Objectives

What is the aim of the planned project/consortium?
How are different phases of the life span addressed?
Provide the primary research questions addressed in yourproject/consortium.
Provide aims/objectives of pilot work or preliminary work planned for DynAge seed-funding period

4. Sample(s)

New research project groups with initial preliminary work (smaller scope):Please provide a brief description of the planned sample, sample recruitment, inclusion, and exclusion criteria.

Research consortium with developed preliminary work (medium scope): Please provide an overview of envisioned samples to be investigated in the planned consortium.

If applicable: Provide sample details for pilot work or preliminary work planned for DynAge seed-funding period

5. Study Design(s)

New research project groups with initial preliminary work (smaller scope): E.g., type of design, repeated assessments, description of intervention/experimental manipulation, …

Research consortium with developed preliminary work (medium scope): E.g. variety of envisioned designs used in the consortium, ...

If applicable: Provide study design details for pilot work or preliminary work planned for DynAge seed-funding period

6. Measures of Key Variables under Study

New research project groups with initial preliminary work (smaller scope):Which outcomes and independent variables will be investigated?Which (statistical) procedures will be used for data analyses?Information on experiments/studies involving humans, human material, or animals.

Research consortia with developed preliminary work (medium scope): Which groups of variables will be investigated in the envisioned consortium and how will they be measured (summarize different types of data envisioned e.g., observation, self-report, objective measurement, imaging etc. or combinations thereof)?

If applicable: Provide details on variables and measurement for pilot work or preliminary work planned for DynAge seed-funding period

7. Requested Seed Funding from the Focus Area:

Please present a brief financial plan for the requested DynAge funds. Please list types (staff and/or consumables) and amount of requested funding of both types separately, for the specified time-frames (07/2018-12/2018 and 01/2019-06/2019) andfor each co-funding institution. Please list all requested funds in EUR.Applying PIs from the RKI are advised to confirm envisioned funding for 2018 with the RKI’s Department of Research Coordination prior to submission of the application.Please refer to “FA DynAge Seventh Call 2018” for maximum amounts of DynAge seed funding requested per institution for (1) New research project groups with initial preliminary work (smaller scope) or (2) Research consortium with developed preliminary work (medium scope).

For example, you are applying for a new research group (smaller scope)which is composed of researchers from FUB and RKI. The FUB-researcher plans to hire onestudent research assistant for one year and needs 3.000 EUR for travel,RKI-researchers need about 9.000 EUR forlab consumables:

Institution / 2018 Staff (EUR) / 2019 Staff (EUR) / 2018 Consumables (EUR) / 2019 Consumables (EUR) / Total sum (EUR)
FUB / 1 student research assistant for 6 months, à 41h/month: 3.000 / 1 student research assistant for 6 months, à 41h/month: 3.000 / --- / travel: 3.000 / 9.000
CUB / --- / --- / --- / --- / ---
DIfE / --- / --- / --- / --- / ---
RKI / --- / --- / --- / lab consumables: 9.000 / 9.000
Total Sum (EUR) / 3.000 / 3.000 / --- / 12.000 / 18.000

Your Project/Consortium:

Institution / 2018 Staff (EUR) / 2019 Staff (EUR) / 2018 Consumables (EUR) / 2019 Consumables (EUR) / Total sum (EUR)
FUB
CUB
DIfE
RKI
Total Sum (EUR)

8. Work Plan

How will the above objectives be achieved (a) during the DynAge funding period (07/18 to 06/19) and (b) beyond?

Please name envisioned third-party funding program and provide a work plan (workpackage, timing) for attracting future third-party funding during or following potential seed funding by DynAge.

(In addition to proposal authors’publications listed in Section B.2)

(D) Brief CVs of PIs

Role in project / consortium / Project PI OR Consortium PI
Full title, full name
Affiliation, department, division
E-mail address
Field of work / <Discipline, subdiscipline (e.g., medicine, oncology)>
Year of PhD/MD
Career stage / R1: First Stage Researcher (up to PhD); R2: Recognized Researcher/PostDocs up to about 4 years following PhD; R3: Established Researcher/PostDoc from about 4 years following PhD (researchers who have developed a level of independence; Nachwuchsgruppenleiter, W1 Prof); R4: Leading Researcher (researchers leading their research area or field, W2-/W3-Prof)
Publications 2013-2018 / <peer-reviewed journal articles, books, book chapters>
Number of times cited (please exclude citations of retracted publications) / <Please use one of the following and indicate which one you used: E.g. Web of Science, Google Scholar, Scopus. E.g.: Web of Science: n times cited; Google Scholar: n times cited>
Third-party funding 2013-2018 / Title of Consortium:
Consortium PIs:
Title of Subproject:
Own Role:
Funding Agency:
Funding Period:
Amount own Subproject:
Total Amount Consortium:
/or/
Title of Project:
PIs:
Own Role:
Funding Agency:
Funding Period:
Total amount: