Lecture series Infection & Immunity: "Spontaneous protein crystallization as a treatable trait in asthma"- Prof Bart Lambrecht

On Monday, September 14th, the Minister of Higher Education and Research, Claude Meisch, the Minister of Health, Paulette Lenert, and the Research Luxembourg (RL) COVID-19 Task Force held a press conference in Dudelange to officially conclude the first phase of the large-scale testing, led by the Luxembourg Institute of Health together with the Research Luxembourg community. The operations of the second phase have been handed over to the Health Directorate of the Ministry of Health and will start mid-September.

GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE - Professional courses: How to write a clinical research protocol for a successful project

The Project Manager will be responsible for the general management of the Horizon 2020 COVIRNA project starting on the 1st of January 2021. Working with the Scientific Coordinator of the project and the European Projects Coordinator, the Project Manager will monitor the consortium and will facilitate its general functioning in conformity with the terms of the Consortium Agreement. The tasks of the Project Manager will be related to organisational, administrative, financial and legal management of the project.

Funded by the prestigious European Horizon 2020 program, a postdoctoral position in Cardiovascular Research and COVID-19 is available at the Cardiovascular Research Unit of the Luxembourg Institute of Health.

The Clinical Research Coordinator Quality and Regulatory work at LIH’s Clinical and Epidemiological Investigation Center. She/He will: Reference person for regulatory submissions to Health Authorities for LIH internal projects; Coordinate regulatory submissions of clinical research projects in collaboration with researchers, investigators, sponsors and authorities to obtain regulatory approvals according to the applicable regulatory framework; Interact and liaise with the Data Protection Officer and Head of Compliance Office at LIH to assure the quality process at CIEC and LIH; Ensure the quality management and development of the unit in close collaboration with the Head of unit, Clinical Research Manager and other CIEC staff; Organize and conduct internal audits to guarantee the respect of the quality system in place; Organize external audits and assist external auditors in order to obtain targeted certifications (ISO 9001, GCP, etc.); Coordinate clinical research projects from the start-up phase to the close out; Support private sponsors, researchers and other investigators in the set up and conduct of the clinical research projects.

Lecture series Infection & Immunity: "How IL-17 regulate CNS autoimmunity via modulation of gut microbiota"- Prof Ari Waisman

Dr Guy Fagherazzi from the LIH Department of Population Health (DoPH) contributed to an international cohort study aiming to investigate the link between plasma vitamin C and carotenoids with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.