Centres d'excellences
Laboratoires d'excellence
Alliance française contre les maladies parasitaires
ParaFrap
Keywords: Host-parasite interactions; infectious diseases; Plasmodium; Toxoplasma; Theileria; Trypanosoma; Leishmania; Entamoeba; Post- and functional genomics; Mechanisms of pathogenesis and protective immunity; Parasite molecular and cellular biology
ParaFrap, originally formed with 18 leading Parasitology research groups in France, was officially renewed in February 2019 for another 5 years (2020-2024), expanding to 25 partners with the addition of 11 new partners selected by the external Scientific Advisory Board (eSAB). A significant part of the budget was allocated to the international PhD and postdoc programs, aiming to train future leaders in the field. So far, 42 PhD students and 17 postdocs have been recruited, with 7 PhD students engaged in applied projects based in endemic countries.
All the PhD and postdoc research projects were selected by the eSAB through a competitive call within the consortium. ParaFrap initiated international calls for applications to hire PhD students or postdocs in 2013, 2016, and 2021. The initiative has also played a pivotal role in fostering collaboration within the national Parasitology community, resulting in numerous successful grant applications and co-publications in top journals. Since its inception in 2012, the network has published 610 articles, with a notable increase in publications co-authored by at least 2 ParaFrap partners, reaching 78 since 2016 compared to 13 from 2012 to 2016.
Moreover, the internationally renowned ParaFrap biennial conference, held in September 2014, October 2016, October 2018, and October 2022, received the EMBO Workshop label in 2018 and 2022. To further strengthen the community, ParaFrap initiated monthly webinars in January 2021, with ParaFrap collaborators or junior scientists from their teams, attracting around 100 participants per webinar. This monthly event has been open to everyone since 2022. After each webinar, students have the opportunity to discuss with the speaker.
Overall, all objectives set for the reporting period have been successfully achieved thus far. Other initiatives are planned for the coming years to strengthen the parasitology community and support future experts in the field.
The author of this summary is the project coordinator, who is responsible for the content of this summary. The ANR declines any responsibility as for its contents.
General informations
Acronym: ParaFrap
Reference Number: 11-LABX-0024
Project Region: Hauts de France
Discipline: 5 - Bio Med
PIA investment: 16,752,475 €
Start date: February 2012
End date: December 2025
Project coordination : Frédéric BRINGAUD
Email: frederic.bringaud@u-bordeaux.fr
Consortium du projet
Etablissement coordinateur : CNRS Hauts-de-France
Partenaire(s) : CNRS Alpes (Grenoble), CNRS Ile-de-France Meudon, CNRS Aquitaine, INSERM Délégation Paris IDF Centre-Nord (Paris 5), Institut Pasteur Lille, INSERM Délégation Paris IDF Centre-Est, Université de Paris VI (Pierre et Marie Curie), INSERM Délégation Est, Université de Strasbourg, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM Délégation Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, INSERM Délégation Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur et Corse, CNRS Provence Corse (Marseille), INSERM Délégation Occitanie Méditerranée, IRD Montpellier, CIRAD - Paris, INSERM Délégation Occitanie Pyrénées, Université de Toulouse III (Paul Sabatier), Institut National Polytechnique Bordeaux, Université de Bordeaux Segalen, CNRS délégation Occitanie Est, CNRS Alsace (Strasbourg), CNRS Paris Villejuif, Université de Montpellier, Université de Lille, Sorbonne Université, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, INRAE centre Val de Loire, Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, INSERM Délégation Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
