The ATTACK Project

ATTRACT

Advanced Teaching and TRaining for Adoptive Cell Therapy  

 

This project integrates the expertise of 16 organisations from 6 different member states (UK, France, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands) and 1 Associated State (Israel). The partners have extensive, detailed and complementary knowledge for the further development of adoptive cell therapy, a skill set that includes European experts in T cell engineering, leading authorities in basic and tumour immunology and organizations well versed in clinical trials including the presence of 4 industry representatives who have the proven track record in the biomanufacture of clinical products.
 
Within the scope of the network, 13 fellows (10 Early Stage Researchers and 2 Experienced Researchers) will be recruited by their principle host to work on the defined research topic which will contribute to the attainment of further research training. The structured training programme which is 3 years in duration offers various joint activities which are mandatory for all fellows. In addition, several individual training modules will be implemented. Besides scientific training, various complementary training modules are also offered to equip the fellows with a portfolio of transferable skills.
 
Training will include courses in research methodologies, immunotherapy background and courses in more general areas such as personal
development, ethics, clinical trail design etc.
 
The training programme will operate as a series of onsite and offsite courses and workshops hosted locally within your institution or by an ATTRACT partner site, these may be done on a one to one basis or as a group workshop.
 
In addition there will be annual summer schools for the ATTRACT fellows.