Description
The project includes experimental research in the labs of the Section of Toxicology and Biologic Environment of the National Institute for Occupational Health in Oslo, under supervision of Prof. Aage Haugen and Assoc. Prof. Shanbeh Zienolddiny aimed to study the role of polymorphisms in genes for enzyme telomerase in the course of development of chronic lung disease, incl. statistical data processing and data association with clinical and demographic patterns in patients. The project activities include also discussion and planning joint research with peers from the host institution and preparation of a joint publication. research community, PhD students, institutions involved in the partnership consultations and discussions with the scientific gropus from the University, concerned, on specific research they are currently conducting. free access to labs and othe necessary for the research facilities, scientific documentation etc. assistance in data analysis
Summary of project results
for research puroposes, in the labs of the section of Toxicology and Biologic Working Environment of the National Institute for Occupational Health. the project's objective had been entirely achieved as lab. studies have been conducted - with Bulgarian control individuals and patients with chronic obstructive lung disease and colorectal cancer. a new scientific research institutions network has been set up, which includes STEMI, Oslo, Trakia University of Stara Zagora, Medical University of Plovdiv, with the aim to continue the research related to the genetic predisposition to chronic obstructive lung disease and epigentic modifications that occur subsequently. a seminar and a defense of a PhD paper attended.
Summary of bilateral results
shared knowledge about the experimental methods applied in studying chronic obstructive lung disease, joint processing of the data derived from the lab. tests,, a new joint scientific network established, joint publication prepared, further joint research activities planned. established sustainable institutional partnership with perspective to further development