CORDIS · 101117251 · HORIZON

OBECAUSE Mapping the behavioural causes of weight change variability with genetic lottery

Coordinator: TARTU ULIKOOL (EE)

Obesity is a heritable chronic condition, costing 2% GDP worldwide. Many obesity treatments - behavioural, pharmacological, and surgical have been developed. Intriguingly, people’s responses to treatments vary widely - some may lose a lot of weight whereas others may even gain weight! To predict such weight change variability, close to 200 measures have been proposed in the past. The measures can be organised into a PEBBL framework across five domains – Psychosocial, Environment, Behavioural, Biology, and Life quality. Still, there are too many measures to be used as predictors or interventio…

EU contribution
€1.5M
Total cost
€1.5M
Period
2024-06-01 → 2029-05-31
Framework
Horizon Europe (2021–2027)
Funding scheme
HORIZON-ERC
Call
ERC-2023-STG
Status
SIGNED

About Horizon Europe (2021–2027)

Horizon Europe is the EU's current research and innovation programme, covering 2021 to 2027 with a budget of roughly €95.5 billion. Its three pillars are Excellent Science (frontier research and mobility), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (mission-driven collaborative projects in health, climate, digital, security and food) and Innovative Europe (the EIC and EIT). It also funds five EU Missions targeting cancer, climate adaptation, smart cities, oceans and soils.

EU contribution: €1.5M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 5 years from 2024-06-01 to 2029-05-31.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

Open on cordis.europa.eu → Grant DOI ↗

Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe (2021–2027) programme, under the HORIZON-ERC funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €1.5M toward a total project budget of €1.5M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon Europe (2021–2027), call ERC-2023-STG.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by TARTU ULIKOOL (EE).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2024-06-01 to 2029-05-31 — approximately 5 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 101117251.