National and international research clusters
European consortium "DARK MATTER"
What is DARK MATTER ? The Bonelli Lab is a key member of Dark Matter, an ambitious Horizon-Europe consortium of 9 research partners throughout Europe (Austria, Netherlands, France, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Sweden & Spain) that is set to last for five years (2024-2028).
Scope: Unraveling the dark matter of infectious diseases, environmental and genetic
factors tipping the balance towards Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
Our role: Our team focuses on identifying effector T cells that are reactive to epitopes suspected to contribute to immune-related non-communicable diseases.
What is SQUEEZE ? The Bonelli Lab is an active partner of SQUEEZE, a new Horizon-Europe consortium consisting of 15 research partners throughout Europe (Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, UK, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Italy & Romania) that is set to last for five years (2022-2027).
Scope: Maximize the impact of Prescription drugs against Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
Our role: Our team focuses on establishing and validating innovative molecular and cellular platforms that support preferential treatment decisions for patients.
What is SHIELD? The Bonelli Lab takes part in SHIELD, a PhD excellence programme "Securing Host Immunity: Elimination versus Destruction (SHIELD)" that is supported by the doc.funds initiative of the FWF.
Scope: Students on this doctoral programme investigate molecular and cellular mechanisms of the immune system in the context of infections, carcinogenesis and autoimmune diseases. Molecular biological, bioinformatic and translational methods are applied in the research projects. The aim of the programme is to gain a better understanding of the functions of the immune system in order to make them clinically useful.
SFB-F70 “HDACs as regulators of T cell-mediated immunity in health and disease”
What is HIT? We are members of an interdisciplinary consortium of eight research groups throughout Austria.
Scope: An 8-year research (2023-2027) program to provide an immunological and molecular rationale for using sub-class-specific and isoform-selective HDAC inhibitors in the treatment of T cell-mediated diseases.
What is IRC ? We are members of a network of more than 80 research groups at the Medical University of Vienna with a strong research focus on Allergy, Inflammation & Infection.
Scope: Strengthen the research environment, support in the field of Immunology and foster translational approaches for the benefit of the patient. We are also dedicated to provide excellent research and training opportunities for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows.
Ludwig Boltzman Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation Research Program
We are collborating with the Ludwig Boltzman Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation.
Scope: Address questions of clinical and translational research in the fields of rheumatology and rehabilitation. The focus of basic and translational research is on chondrocyte biology and development of novel drugs for treatment of inflammatory and degenerative joint disorders.
Former collaborations & consortia
What is RTCure? We have been members of the RTCure project, a public-private partnership of twenty academic organizations and private companies accross Europe, co-funded by the EU and the private sector.
Scope: develop new tolerizing treatment strategies for Rheumatoid Arthritis patients in the earliest stages of the disease as well as those at risk for developing Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Our role: Our team has focused on developping and validating new methods to identify patients at high risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis and tools to monitor the progress of the diseases.