Situation:
In Ghana, there are an estimated 2.5 million people in need of prosthetics & orthotics (P&O) care, including more than 846,000 children. However, there is currently a dramatic shortage of qualified specialists to adequately meet this demand for prostheses and orthoses.
Objectives:
Situation:
78% of Putumayo's population is rural and ethnically diverse. 95.5% of homes have unsatisfied basic needs. Hypertension and diabetes are within the 10 leading causes of morbidity in 2021. 19% of minors suffer malnutrition. The incidence of chronic diseases is higher in rural areas, where access to health services is limited. This leads to a worsening of pathologies, increasing the risk of disability and morbidity.
Project Objective:
Situation:
Numerous people in Ukraine have had to undergo limb amputation. In addition to the restrictions that an amputation places on daily activities, those affected often suffer from phantom limb pain that is difficult to treat. Under the conditions of war in Ukraine, it is difficult to provide the large number of amputees with access to appropriate pain management care.
Autophagy is an intracellular process to break down defective proteins, pathogens or damaged cell constituents and reuse the respective materials. It takes place in all cells of the body and helps to renew cellular components. In the event of nutrient deficiency this process also serves for energy production. Autophagy is impaired in many diseases such as cancer, as well as cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, metabolic and other diseases.
This doctoral program aims to inspire medical students to pursue an academic career during their studies by introducing them to science in a structured way and allowing them to experience the fascination of biomedical research at first hand. The aim is to identify the molecular determinants of the age-specificity of immune-mediated diseases, to better understand the causes of age-specific differences in disease progression and to develop new therapeutic strageies on this basis.
