EUCLOCK
Research Areas
At a Glance
- Status: Active Consortium
- Year Launched: 2006
- Initiating Organization: European Commission
- Initiator Type: Government
- No disease focus
- Location: Europe
Abstract
EUCLOCK is a large European wide research network that has been launched in January 2006. This project aims at the investigation of the circadian clocks in single cells and in humans. Behavior, physiology, and biochemistry are temporally structured and characterized by daily oscillations. These cycles are not simply driven by external changes as light/dark or warm/cold. They are controlled by endogenous clocks that are prevalent in the most diverse organisms, from cyanobacteria to humans. These circadian clocks are synchronized to the outside world by a process called entrainment, which is generated by rhythmic environmental signals, called ’ZEITGEBERS'. EUCLOCK researchers are precisely interested in how these circadian clocks are synchronized to their specific cyclic environment.
Mission
EUCLOCK researchers utilize the most advanced methods of functional genomics and phenomics in order to compare genetic model organisms and humans. This work aims at providing insights for the prevention of the negative consequences of human shift-work. Furthermore, new genetic components that control the circadian clock and its entrainment will be identified in animals and humans. New tools will be developed and new circadian model organisms will be explored.
Structure & Governance
This network is a project of the European Commission
Financing
Euclock is an Integrated Project (Sixth Framework Programme) funded by the European Commission. Budget: 16,036,195 €
Impact/Accomplishment
Link to EUCLOCK result brochure
Links/Social Media Feed
Homepage |
https://euclock.org/ |
Points of Contact
Ludwig-Maximilians-University
Munich Institute for medical Psychology
Goethestrasse 31. 80336 München, Germany
Sponsors & Partners
LMU Munchen, Department of Medical Psychology |
University of Fribourg, Department of Medicine Division and Biochemistry |
Inserm, Cerveau et Vision |
University of Padua, Dipartimento di Diologia |
University of Groningen, Biological Center |
University of Regensburg, Institut fur Zoologie/Entwicklungsbiologie and Chronobiologie |
University of Oxford, Circadian and Visual Neuroscience Group |
Charite, Institute of Medical Immunology |