CORDIS · 622890 · FP7
MOLEGRO A stochastic model of eye lens growth with implications for cortical cataract formation
Coordinator: FACULTY OF SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB (HR)
Humans have lenses in their eyes; to focus light on the retina. The lens must be precisely built, flexible, and remain transparent throughout life. If anything fails, our ability to see is seriously affected. Lack of flexibility affects practically everyone over the age of 50. Cataract affects transparency and is the most common cause of blindness in the world. The biological lens grows throughout life, via a complex, but still regular process. Starts with some 350 mitotically-active cells and reaches some 7 million cells in a 60 year old human. How to describe and understand such a remarkabl…
About Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013)
The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) ran from 2007 to 2013 and was the EU's main research-funding instrument of that period. It mobilised roughly €50 billion across cooperation projects, ERC frontier grants, Marie Curie fellowships, capacity-building actions and Euratom research. FP7 closed to new calls in 2013 but its projects continued for years after under their original grant agreements.
EU contribution: €336k awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 3 years from 2014-09-01 to 2017-08-31.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who funds this research project?
- This project is funded by the European Union through the Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013) programme, under the MC-IOF funding scheme.
- What is the EU contribution?
- The European Commission contributes €336k toward a total project budget of €336k.
- Which EU programme funds it?
- The project is funded under Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013).
- Who coordinates the project?
- The project is coordinated by FACULTY OF SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB (HR).
- What is the project timeline?
- The project runs from 2014-09-01 to 2017-08-31 — approximately 3 years.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 622890.