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The research grant takes the cooperation of veterinary scientists to a new level
The Baltic-German University Liaison Office awarded a competitive research grant to the COMBIVET & OH-BOOST researchers at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Estonian University of Life Sciences to conduct collaborative research with Federal Research Institute of Animal Health in Mariensee, Germany.
The grant will provide initial funding to carry out the research on “Impact of extracellular vesicles present in uterine fluid of cows with endometritis on in vitro embryo development” and exchange of researchers between Estonian University of Life Sciences and the German Institute. The funding will enhance research on understanding the effects of extracellular vesicles on embryo development, endometrial pathology, host-pathogen interactions and further collaboration with the laboratory of Professor Dr. Claudia Klein of the Federal Research Institute of Animal Health in Mariensee, Germany.
The size of the scholarship for implementing the plans is €5,404. The grant provides primary funding for research and supports the exchange of researchers between the Estonian University of Life Sciences and a German institute. Moreover, the funding will help to disseminate the project outcomes with the various stakeholders in the animal production industry and the public.
This project of the Baltic-German University Liaison Office is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) with funds from the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic Germany.