CORDIS · 681715 · H2020

Virocellsphere Host-virus chemical arms race during algal bloom in the ocean at a single cell resolution

Coordinator: WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE (IL)

Phytoplankton blooms are ephemeral events of exceptionally high primary productivity that regulate the flux of carbon across marine food webs. The cosmopolitan coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi (Haptophyta) is a unicellular eukaryotic alga responsible for the largest oceanic algal blooms covering thousands of square kilometers. These annual blooms are frequently terminated by a specific large dsDNA E. huxleyi virus (EhV). Despite the huge ecological importance of host-virus interactions, the ability to assess their ecological impact is limited to current approaches, which focus mainly on quan…

EU contribution
€2.7M
Total cost
€2.7M
Period
2016-11-01 → 2021-10-31
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
ERC-COG
Call
ERC-2015-CoG
Status
CLOSED

About Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)

Horizon 2020 was the EU's flagship research and innovation programme for 2014–2020, with a budget of around €77 billion. It bundled FP7's strands with the EIT and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, introduced a stronger societal-challenge orientation, and pushed the funding logic toward closer-to-market innovation. New calls closed in 2020 but funded projects continued through 2024.

EU contribution: €2.7M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 5 years from 2016-11-01 to 2021-10-31.

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

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Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) programme, under the ERC-COG funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €2.7M toward a total project budget of €2.7M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call ERC-2015-CoG.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE (IL).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2016-11-01 to 2021-10-31 — 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 681715.