Marie Curie Fellowships in Career Development :

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Marie Curie Fellowships in Career Development
Fellows experiences in Turku University
Nathalie Mercier Post doctorat in Medicity
Research Laboratory Directed by Professor Sirpa
Jalkanen February 2004-August 2007 2 years Marie
Curie Fellowship
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Academic education

• Sept 1997-sept 1998 Denis Diderot
  University-Paris VII (France). Bachelor (Licence)
  of cellular and molecular biology.
• Sept 1998-June 1999 Denis Diderot
  University-Paris VII (France). Postgraduate
  (Maîtrise) studies in cellular and molecular
  biology, speciality nutrition, Bibliographic
  memory The leptin. quiet good mention.
• Sept 1999-June 2000 Denis Diderot
  University-Paris VII. Master (DEA) in Physiology
  and Pathophysiology of Human Nutrition (France).
  good mention.
• 2 Dec 2003 Ph.D. degree of the P. and M. Curie
  University-Paris VI (France). grant from the
  Ministère de la Recherche et de lEducation (3
  years),
• Physiology and pathophysiology. greatest
  mention.

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Work experience and scientific Training
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• PUBLICATIONS until january 2004
• Original publications
• Mercier N, et al. (2003). J. Pharmacal. Exp.
  Therap.
• Lefrère I, De Coppet P, Camelin JC, Le Lay S,
  Mercier N, et al. (2002). J. Biol. Chem.
• El Hadri K, Moldes M, Mercier N, et al. (2002).
  Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol.
• Mercier N, et al. (2001). Biochem. J.
• Review article
• Fève B, Mercier N, et al. (2003). Ann. Inst.
  Pasteur./actualités, Eds scientifiques et
  médicales Elsevier.
• COMMUNICATIONS until january 2004
• Oral Communication
• August 25-29, 2002 10 th International Amine
  Oxidase Workshop, Istanbul, TURKEY.
• Posters
• Avril 2003 GRRC, Grenoble
• August, 2002 10 th International Amine Oxidase
  Workshop , Istanbul, TURKEY. (Award for this
  poster).
• December 2002, novembre 2001, December 2000
  Nutrition and Obesity 2002, AFERO symposium,
  France

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• What are Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships
  (EIF) ?
• Individual fellowships that aim at providing
  advances training tailored to the researchers
  individual needs in order to become independent.
  Duration between 1 and 2 years.
• Who can apply ?
• Researcher from EU or associated States at least
  4 years researcher experience or PhD and wrilling
  to spend a mobility period working in a host
  institution located in another EU or Associated
  state, different from his/her own and from that
  where they have been recently active. The
  researcher applies in liaison with the host
  institution. Eligible host institutions active in
  research or research training (University,
  research organisation, international
  organisation, enterprises...)
• Which research topics are supported ?
• Proposal from all areas of scientific and
  technological research of interest to the
  European Community
• How does it work?
• The researcher applies to the commision jointly
  with the host institution. If the roposal is
  selected, the commission signs a contract with
  the host. The researcher sign a contract with the
  host institution

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• What type of research organisation can take part
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• National organisations (universities, research
  centres...)
• Commercial enterprises, especially those of
  small and medium size
• Non-profit or charitavle organisations
• International European interest organisations
• The joint reserch Center of the European
  Commission

http//cordis.europa.eu/mariecurie-actions/eif/hom
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How should the proposal look like ?
1. Scientific Quality of the Project 1.1.Research
topic 1.2.Project objectives 1.3.Scientific
originality and Innovation 1.4.Research
method 2. Quality of the research training 3.
Quality of the host 3.1.Scientific and training
expertise of the host 3.2.Quality of
infrastructures 4. Quality of the Researcher
CV, publications, communications 5. Management
and Feasibility 5.1. Financial management 5.2.
Scientific management 5.3. Feasibility 6.
Relevance to the objectives of the activity 7.
Added Value to the Community 8. Previous
proposals and contracts 9. Other Issues Cited
bibliographic references in this proposal
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Evaluation Criteria

• Objectives and impact (award)
• Are the objectives of the proposed project
  consistent with the requirements specified in the
  work program and/or call for proposals? Will the
  project have a substantial impact in the context
  of the ERC strategic objectives?
• 2. Quality and effectiveness (award)
• Is the proposed methodology and work plan
  effective in reaching the goals of the project?
  Does it ensure the highest quality and/or utility
  of results? Does it, where appropriate,
  correspond to, or go beyond, best current
  practice?
• 3. Resources (selection)
• Are the resources (personnel, equipment, other)
  appropriate for the goals of the project? Will
  they be used effectively? Are they properly
  justified?

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What does the fellowship cover ?

• Expenses for activities carried out by the
  researchers
• A monthly living allowance salary from which
  you should remove social security and direct
  taxes
• A travel allowance 1 return ticket fly a
  yearly trip to home
• A monthly allowance to cover the expenses to
  cover the mobility (500 /month for a single
  research, 800 /month for research with family
  charges)
• A career exploratory allowance one single
  payment (2000 ) to help to develop research
  career
• A contribution to the participation expenses of
  eligible researches participation of
  researchers research and training activities
  (research related costs, meeting, conference,
  training...) (500-750 based research projects).

• Expenses for the activities of the host
  organisation for benefit of the researcher
• Management costs 3 of the community
  contribution that will be paid towards the
  management of the project.
• Contribution to overheads flate rate payment
  of 10 of the direct costs. The maximum amount
  of the grant will be fixed in the contract after
  negotiation

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Personal Achievement

• - The main goal of my proposal was reach
• - Publication of one article related to the
  proposal
• - Development of several collaborations
• - Created contacts with other researcher and
  advertice my work in international meetings
• Increasing my skills and knowledge
• Project is continuing futher
• - Facilitating my come back in France 1 year
  position in INSERM lab in Nancy-France

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Thanks to Sirpa Jalkanen University of
Turku