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The scope of this year's call is: the relationship between the human gut microbiome and long COVID
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Long COVID
Altered gut microbiome composition in long COVID appears to be associated with persistent symptoms in many patients with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS). It may be particularly closely associated with one of the four major distinct subsets of long COVID symptoms recently identified as well as being implicated in others.
This call seeks research proposals intended to quantify and characterise the phenomena of altered gut microbiome in these patients and particularly those intended to identify mechanisms of action underlying this association and approaches to microbiota modulation to facilitate timely recovery and reduce the global burden of PACS.
The full guidelines for applicants are available here:
GGGH Guidelines for Applicants
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Please note that you are also expected to warrant that you have shared the GGGH pro forma funding agreement with your institution's funding office and received in principle approval, that requires no more than minor changes.
The funding agreement is available here:
GGGH Funding Agreement
The full terms and conditions of entry can be downloaded here:
GGGH Cycle Terms & Conditions
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