Results of the 2025 JPND Call for “Health and Social Care Research with a Focus on the Moderate and Late Stages of Neurodegenerative Diseases”

The seven projects were recommended for funding* by an independent, international Peer Review Panel based on scientific excellence with input from the JPND advisory board on patient and public involvement. Proposals are presented in alphabetical order according to their acronym.

*Please note this is a provisional decision. The final approval from national funding agencies is still ongoing. 

DEM-CAPS
DEMentia CAre and Psychosocial Support interventions estimating health-economic impact to support access and implementation in practice

Coordinator:
Prof. Linus Jonsson, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

 Partners
Dr. Bernhard Michalowsky, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Germany
Dr. Jakub Hlavka, Masaryk University, Czech
Dr. Angela Bradshaw, Alzheimer Europe, Luxembourg
Dr. Ron Handels, Maastricht University, Netherlands

DISCeRN
DIgital markers of Social Cognition for diagnosis & pRognosis in Neurodegeneration

Coordinator:
Dr. Maxime Bertoux, Inserm, France

Partners:
Prof. Esther van den Berg, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Netherlands
Prof. Agustín Ibáñez, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Maxime Montembeault, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Canada
Prof. Chiara Cerami, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Italy
Prof. Dana Samson, UC Louvain, Belgium

ENSURED
Empowering Needs-based Social Health and inclUsive care for RarEr Dementias in moderate to advanced stages

Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Marjolein de Vugt, Maastricht University, Netherlands

Partners:
Dr. Ana Diaz, Alzheimer Europe, Luxembourg
Dr. Seda Güney, Koç University, Türkiye
Dr. Louise Hopper, Dublin City University, Ireland
Prof. Dr. Phil. Roes Martina, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) e.V., Germany
Prof. Dr. Dorota Szczesniak, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

NeuroSync
Unravelling the Role of Glucose Dysregulation in Dementia Progression: A Multi-Centre Study Across Europe and Turkey

Coordinator:
Dr. Fariba Ahmadizar, Universiteit Utrecht Medisch Centrum, Netherlands

Partners:
Prof. Barbara Thorand, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
Prof. Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Leipzig University, Germany
Prof. Paul Franks, Lunds universitet, Sweden
Dr. Giulia Grande, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Dr. Catherine HELMER, University Bordeaux, France
Prof. Hediye Seval Akgün, Baskent University, Türkiye

OPTICARE
Optimizing Care for Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases: Socially Embedded and  Patient-Centered Long-Term Care

Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Christiane Woopen, University of Bonn, Germany

Partners:
Prof. Dr. David Pedrosa, Universitätsklinikum Gießen-Marburg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Tiago Mestre, The Ottawa Hospital, Canada
Prof. Dr. Tibor Kovács, Semmelweis University, Hungary
Prof. Dr. Elena Moro, Université Grenoble Alpes, France
Prof. Dr. Sema Oglak, University of Aydin Adnan Menderes, Türkiye

QualBulMND
Quality of life correlates of bulbar and pseudobulbar dysfunction in late stage MND: clinical determinants, screening tools, opportunities for evidence-based QoL-focused interventions

Coordinator:
Professor Peter Bede, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Partners:
Prof. Dorothée Lule, University of Ulm, Germany
Prof. Magdalena Kuzma-Kozakiewicz, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Prof. Yana Yunusova, University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Aude-Marie Grapperon, Aix-Marseille University, France    

ReablDEMiP
ReableDem in Practice: Reablement in Dementia Care Across Europe

Coordinator:
Assoc. Prof. Silke Metzelthin, Maastricht University, Netherlands

Partners:
Prof. Hanne Tuntland, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
Dr. Vincenza Frisardi, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
Dr. Anja Bieber, Medical Faculty of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg University Medicine Halle, Germany
Dr. Martin Nikolaus Dichter, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Germany
Assoc. Prof. M.D. Iva Holmerová, Charles University, Faculty of Humanities, Czech Republic
Prof. Filiz Can, Hacettepe University, Türkiye