Research Projects and COST Actions
Research Projects funded by European and National Funding Agencies
| Title | Acronym | Funding Agency | Funding Programme | Principal Investigator(s) and Coordinating Institution(s) | Researchers at UNIC Medical School | UNIC Participating Institution (UNIC/UNRF) | Other Participating Institution(s) | Total Budget | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collaborative REsearch on ACute Traumatic brain Injury in intensiVe care medicine in Europe | CreaCtive | H2020 | FP7-HEALTH | Dr Guido Bertolini, Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Italy | Dr Theodoros Kyprianou | UNIC | Hungary (Semmelweis Egyetem)
Poland (Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny) Slovenia (Splosna Bolnisnica Novo Mesto) Read moreSlovenia (Univerzitetni Klinicni Center Ljubljana) Israel (Ben-Gurion University Of The Negev) Greece (Panepistimiako Geniko Nosokomeio Irakleiou) Italy (Orobix Srl) |
€7,032,384 | Completed | 01/10/2013-30/03/2020 |
| Human induced pluripotent stem cells as an in vitro model of podocyte development and Alport disease | HUSMAD | Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) | DIDAKTOR | Prof Christodoulos Xinaris, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Christodoulos Xinaris
Dr Ricardo Romero Prof Adonis Ioannides |
UNIC | Cyprus (The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics – CING)
Italy (Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research – MNI) |
€159,808 | Completed | 19/06/2019-20/12/2021 |
| Integrated inter-sector framework to increase the thermal resilience of European workers in the context of global warming | HEAT-Shield | H2020 | SOCIETAL CHALLENGES – Health, demographic change and well-being | Kobenhavns Universitet, Denmark | Dr George Samoutis | UNIC | Slovenia (Univerza V Ljubljani)
Greece (Panepistimio Thessalias) United Kingdom (University of Wolverhampton) Italy (Universita Degli Studi Di Firenze) Read moreSwitzerland (Eidgenossische Materialprufungs- Und Forschungsanstalt) Netherlands (Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno) Sweden (Lunds Universitet) Switzerland (Eidgenoessisches Departement Des Innern) United Kingdom (Loughborough University) Slovenia (Institut Jozef Stefan) Italy (Azienda Unita’ Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro) Italy (Azienda Sanitaria Di Firenze) United Kingdom (Help The Aged Lbg) Portugal (Universidade Do Porto) Netherlands (Veiligheids- En Gezondheidsregio Gelderland-Midden) Slovenia (Odelo Slovenija, Podjetje Za Razvoj, Proizvodnjo In Trzenje Avtomobilskih Delov Doo) Cyprus (Center For Technology Research Andinnovation (Cetri) Ltd) Greece (Sdrakas Christos) Spain (Acciona Construccion SA) |
€6,830,936 | Completed | 01/01/2016-31/12/2021 |
| Stay on Track: a web platform to help with adhering to prescribed medication | SOCIALINO | Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) | Social Innovation | University of Cyprus, Cyprus | Prof Alexia Papageorgiou | UNRF | Cyprus (3AeHealth Ltd) | €99,900 | Completed | 01/04/2019-31/12/2021 |
| Clinically-validated INtegrated Support for Assistive Care and Lifestyle Improvement | vINCI | Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) | The AAL (Active Assisted Living) Programme | Professor Ciprian Dopre, National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, Romania | Dr Costas Constantinou | UNRF | Italy (Marche Polytechnic University)
Poland (National Institute of Telecommunications) Romania (Connected Medical Devices) Italy (Automa Srl) Read moreItaly (Salvatelli Sr) Romania (National Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics “Ana Aslan”) Poland (Orange Polska S.A.) Slovenia (Comtrade Digital Services) |
€1,267,189 | Completed | 01/06/2017-31/12/2021 |
| The effect of pharmacology teaching on diverse learners in a problem-based learning medical curriculum | PharmPBL | Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) | Excellence Hubs | Dr Persoulla Nicolaou, UNRF, Cyprus | Dr Persoulla Nicolaou (Principle Investigator)
Prof Alexia Papageorgiou Prof Peter McCrorie |
UNRF | UK (St George’s, University of London) | €146,066 | Completed | 02/10/2019-31/01/2022 |
| IoT based Continuous Environmental Monitoring for Health Analytics | SNOWIoT | Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) | RESEARCH IN ENTERPRISES | Dr Andreas Papadopoulos, CyRIC – Cyprus Research & Innovation Center Ltd, Cyprus | Prof Andreas Charalambous
Prof Photos Hajigeorgiou Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou Dr Chloe Antoniou Dr Elena Critselis |
UNRF | Cyprus (CyRIC – Cyprus Research & Innovation Center Ltd)
Cyprus (Ygia Polyclinic Private Hospital) |
€268,227 | Completed | 01/06/2019-28/02/2022 |
| Curriculum Development using VR technology to enhance empathetic communication skills in future health care professionals | EmpathyInHealth | Erasmus+ | KA2: Strategic Partnerships | MMC Management Center, Cyprus | Prof Alexia Papageorgiou
Dr Constantina Constantinou |
UNIC | Cyprus (Cyprus Certification Company)
Belgium (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Germany (Evangelische Hochschule Berlin) Greece (University of Thessaly) Greece (OmegaTech) |
€338,318 | Completed | 01/09/2019-31/08/2022 |
| Platform for Biosciences and Human Health in Cyprus: MicroCT Enabled and Synchrotron Radiation Enabled Analyses | BIOMERA | Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) | New Strategic Infrastructure Units – Young Scientists | Dr Kirsi Lorentz, The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus | Dr Dimitrios Kanakis | UNRF | Cyprus (The University of Cyprus)
Cyprus (University of Nicosia Research Foundation) Cyprus (Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre) Cyprus (European University Cyprus) Read moreCyprus (Medochemie Ltd) Cyprus (Cyprus Geological Survey Department/ Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment) Cyprus (Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics) Italy (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA) Middle East (SESAME Synchrotron) France (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) France (SOLEIL Synchrotron) UK (Durham University) UK (University of Bradford) |
€999,964 | Ongoing | 03/06/2019-01/06/2023 |
| Smart and Healthy Ageing through People Engaging in Supportive System | SHAPES | Η2020 | Active ageing, independent and assisted living | National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland | Dr Costas Constantinou | UNRF | List of Participating Institutions and Partners | €18,732,468 | Ongoing | 01/11/2019-31/10/2023 |
| Multimodal control of chronic pain and comorbidities with atypical analgesics – two birds with one stone | Fight_PainAndComorb | Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia | IDEAS | Prof Radica Stepanovic-Petrovic, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Serbia | Prof Aleksandar Jovanovic (co-prinicple Investigator) | UNIC | – | €165,507 | Ongoing | 01/05/2022-01/05/2025 |
| Effect of probiotics on cognitive functioning of patients with early Alzheimer’s Disease | – | Alzheimer’s Association | Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant New to the Field (AARG-NTF) | Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou, UNRF, Cyprus | Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou (Principle Investigator)
Prof Aleksandar Jovanovic (co-Investigator) Dr Stelios Georgiades |
UNIC | Cyprus (The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING)) | $120,000 | Ongoing | 01/07/2022-31/05/2024 |
| Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgical Education and Assessment for Europe (GESEA4EU) | GESEA4EU | European Commission | EU4Health programme 2021-2027 – a vision for a healthier European Union | Prof Vasilios Tanos, European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy, Belgium | Prof Vasilios Tanos (Principal Investigator) | University of Nicosia | Belgium (Universite De Liege) Italy (Universita Degli Studi Di Torino) Belgium (European Academy Of Gynaecological Surgery) Italy (Universita Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico Ii) Germany (Pius Hospital) Slovenia (Univerza V Mariboru) Portugal (Academia Cuf, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda) Greece (Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis) Belgium (Atit Bvba) Italy (Ebcog) Portugal (Glsmed Learning Health Sa) Italy (Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli) Belgium (Society of European Robotic Gynaecological Surgery) France (Cice) |
€3.918.875,00 | Ongoing | 01/02/2023-31/01/2025 |
Research Projects Funded by the University of Nicosia Medical School Research Seed Fund
| Title | Acronym | Funding Programme | Principal Investigator(s) and Coordinating Institution(s) | Researchers at UNIC Medical School | Other Participating Institution(s) | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concept maps as a novel assessment tool in medical education | CANVAS | 2019UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund | Dr Stella Loizou, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Stella Loizou
Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou Prof Peter McCrorie Prof Alexia Papageorgiou |
– | Completed | 01/11/2019-31/10/2021 |
| EARLY START- a randomised control trial to investigate the effect of a psychoeducational intervention on nutrition in pregnancy and infancy | EARLY START | 2019 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund | Dr Ourania Kolokotroni, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Maria Cecilia Mosquera
Dr Annalisa Quattrocchi Dr Mary Economou |
– | Ongoing | 01/11/2019-30/06/2022 |
| Prognostic significance of estrogen receptor B as a novel biomarker responsible for tamoxifen resistance in cypriot breast cancer patients | TAMRES | 2019 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund | Dr Christiana Charalambous, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Christiana Charalambous
Dr Dimitrios Kanakis Dr Christiana Demetriou Dr Constantina Constantinou |
Cyprus (Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center)
Cyprus (Lyssiotis and Antoniades Histopathology and Cytology Medical and Diagnostic Centers (SMEs/External services)) |
Ongoing | 01/09/2021-30/09/2022 |
| Real time music modification based on biosignals | RUMBA | 2019 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund | Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou | Cyprus (IreRobot LTD)
UK (University of Reading) UK (Imperial College London / Chelsea & Westminster Hospital) |
Completed | 01/11/2019-30/10/2020 |
| Engineering a glomerulus-on-a-chip for modeling kidney diseases | GlomOnChip | 2021 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund | Prof Christodoulos Xinaris, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Prof Adonis Ioannides
Dr Ricardo Romero Guevara |
– | Ongoing | 20/10/2021-20/10/2023 |
| Healthy lifestyle practices of Breast Cancer Survivors in Cyprus | HEROES | 2021 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund | Dr Constantina Constantinou, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Christiana Demetriou
Dr Maria Cecilia Mosquera Dr Annalisa Quattrocchi Dr Elena Critselis |
Cyprus (Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre) | Ongoing | 01/11/2021-31/10/2023 |
| Simulation in medical education: development of a stethoscope for realistic auscultation during clinical competence examinations | SimuSCOPE | 2021 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund | Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou
Dr Panayiota Demosthenous (Research Assistant) |
– | Ongoing | 01/10/2021-30/09/2022 |
| Leadership and management in the undergraduate medical curriculum | LEADER | 2021 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund | Prof Alexia Papageorgiou, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Prof Alexia Papageorgiou
Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou Dr Soulla Nicolaou Dr Paola Nicolaides Ms Cornelia Nicolaou (Research Assistant) |
– | Ongoing | 01/11/2021-31/01/2023 |
| Electrophysiological quantification of spinal cord glial deficits in the 5XFAD model of Alzheimer’s disease | SCALD | 2022 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund | Prof Avgis Hadjipapas, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Nikolas Perentos
Dr Savvas Papakostas |
Cyprus (Center for Neuroscience and Integrated Brain Research (CENIBRE))
Cyprus (Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics) |
Ongoing | 01/09/2022-01/10/2024 |
| The effect of ‘Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics’ teaching on diverse learners in a problem-based learning medical curriculum. | ClinPharmPBL | 2022 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund | Dr Persoulla Nicolaou, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Prof Peter McCrorie
Prof Alexia Papageorgiou Dr Stella Nicolaou |
pending | Ongoing | 01/10/2022-30/09/2024 |
| The Effects of Electrical Power Stations on Air Quality, the Marine Environment, and Human Health in Cyprus | AETHER | 2022 UNIC Medical School Research Seed Fund | Prof Photos Hajigeorgiou (Co-Principal Investigator), UNIC Medical School, Cyprus
Dr Elena Critselis (Co-Principal Investigator), UNIC Medical School, Cyprus |
Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou
Dr Chloe Antoniou |
Cyprus (UNIC Environmental Health Research Centre)
Cyprus (Cyprus Research & Innovation Centre ) Cyprus (Panchris Group Analytical Laboratory) |
Ongoing | 17/10/2022-17/10/2023 |
Additional Research Projects at The University of Nicosia Medical School
| Title | Acronym | Principal Investigator(s) and Coordinating Institution(s) | Researchers at UNIC Medical School | Other Participating Institution(s) | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical students’ expectations of the future: a multi-site longitudinal study | EXPECT | Prof Dr. Marjo Wijnen-Meijer, Technical University of Munich Medical School, Germany | Dr Constantina Constantinou (Principal Investigator in Cyprus)
Prof Alexia Papageorgiou Dr Costas Constantinou Prof Adonis Ioannides Ms Sue Chrysostomou |
UK (The University of Leeds)
Netherlands (Utrecht University) Canada (McGill University Montreal) Canada (Dalhousie University Halifax) Sweden (Karolinska Institutet Stockholm) |
Ongoing | 01/01/2018-TBD |
| An evaluation of an online patient simulation training tool (e-CREST) to improve the clinical decision-making skills of medical students | e-CREST | Dr Angelos Kassianos (Co-Principal Investigator in the UK), Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, UK Dr Jessica Sheringham (Co – Principal Investigator in the UK), Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, UK | Prof Alexia Papageorgiou (Local Coordinator)
Dr Constantina Constantinou Dr Soulla Nicolaou |
UK (Barts School of Medicine) (2017-2018)
UK (Queen Mary University) (2017-2018) UK (University of East Anglia Medical School) (2017-2018) Turkey (Koc University School of Medicine) (2016-2018) |
Ongoing | 01/09/2020-TBD |
| Stage at diagnosis and cancer survival in Cyprus: A population-based study of patients diagnosed between 2004 and 2017 | STADICAN | Dr Christiana Demetriou, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Christiana Demetriou
Dr Annalisa Quattrocchi Dr Constantina Constantinou |
Cyprus (The Cyprus Cancer Registry) | Ongoing | 01/01/2020-31/12/2024 |
| Socioeconomic determinants of health behaviours and obesity in the adult Cypriot population | – | Prof Andreas Charalambous, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Prof Andreas Charalambous
Dr Christiana Demetriou Dr Maria Cecilia Mosquera Dr Annalisa Quattrocchi |
Cyprus (Ministry of Health) | Completed | 01/01/2020-01/12/2020 |
| USMLE Step 1 Study 2020 | US1 | Prof Photos Hajigeorgiou, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Prof Photos Hajigeorgiou
Dr Christiana Demetriou Dr Panayiota Andreou |
– | Ongoing | 01/02/2020-31/12/2022 |
| COVID-19 INTERACT: How much do you know about COVID-19? | COVID-19 INTERACT | Dr Nikolas Dietis, University of Cyprus | Dr Ourania Kolokotroni | Cyprus (University of Cyprus)
Cyprus (Cyprus University of Technology) Cyprus (European University Cyprus) Cyprus (Frederick University) |
Completed | 01/03/2020-01/06/2021 |
| Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in Cyprus: a descriptive and comparative study | – | Dr Christiana Demetriou, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Annalisa Quattrocchi
Dr Ourania Kolokotroni Dr Joseph Joseph Dr Constantina Constantinou Prof Peter Karayiannis Prof Andreas Charalambous |
Cyprus (Famagusta General Hospital: Dr George Siakallis)
Cyprus (Famagusta General Hospital) Dr Gadi Segal |
Completes | 01/04/2020-01/12/2020 |
| The effects of home quarantine on lifestyle habits of adults during the COVID19 pandemic in Cyprus | – | Dr Elena Philippou, Department of Life and Health Sciences, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Annalisa Quattrocchi
Dr Christiana Demetriou Dr Maria Cecilia Mosquera Ms Aline Derlagen (MD student) Mr Nathan Ushmantha Pinnawala (MBBS student) |
– | Ongoing | 01/04/2020-TBD |
| International comparative study on the direct and indirect mortality burden of COVID-19 since the start of the epidemic | C-MOR | Dr Christiana Demetriou, UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Christiana Demetriou
Dr Souzana Achilleos Dr Annalisa Quattrocchi Dr Maria Cecilia Mosquera Dr Constantina Constantinou Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou Prof Andreas Charalambous |
List of Participating Institutions and Partners | Ongoing | 01/07/2020-TBD |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Genomics and Precision Medicine Project | SHC Gemomics and Precision Medicine Project | Dr Kamran Shazand (Principal Investigator), Shriners Hospitals for Children, USA Dr Marc Lalande (Sub-Investigator), Shriners Hospitals for Children, USA | Dr Constantina Constantinou
Prof Peter Karayiannnis Dr Christiana Charalambous |
– | Due to Start | TBD |
| Impact of Flipped Classroom as a Learning Methodology in Medical Pharmacology in Pre-Clinical Years | – | Dr Soulla Nicolaou (Coordinator), UNIC Medical School, Cyprus | Dr Soulla Nicolaou
Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou Dr Costas Constantinou |
– | Ongoing | 01/04/2021-31/10/2022 |
| Name | Code and Title | Acronym | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Costas Constantinou | CA 15122 – Reducing Old-Age Social Exclusion: Collaborations in Research and Policy | ROSEnet | 5/4/2016- 4/4/2020 |
| Dr Panayiota Andreou | CA15208 – Rationing – Missed Nursing care: An international and multidimensional problem | RANCARE | 20/09/2016- 19/09/2020 |
| Dr Dimitrios Kanakis | CA16118 – European Network on Brain Malformations | Neuro-MIG | 30/3/2017 – 29/3/2021 |
| Dr Nicoletta Nicolaou | CA18106 – The neural architecture of consciousness | NeuralArchCon | 5/4/2019 – 4/4/2023 |
| Dr Christiana Demetriou | CA 18208 – Novel tools for test evaluation and disease prevalence estimation | HARMONY | 4/6/2019- 3/6/2023 |