On Monday, September 14th, the Minister of Higher Education and Research, Claude Meisch, the Minister of Health, Paulette Lenert, and the Research Luxembourg (RL) COVID-19 Task Force held a press conference in Dudelange to officially conclude the first phase of the large-scale testing, led by the Luxembourg Institute of Health together with the Research Luxembourg community. The operations of the second phase have been handed over to the Health Directorate of the Ministry of Health and will start mid-September.

GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE - Professional courses: How to write a clinical research protocol for a successful project

Funded by the prestigious European Horizon 2020 program, a postdoctoral position in Cardiovascular Research and COVID-19 is available at the Cardiovascular Research Unit of the Luxembourg Institute of Health.

The Clinical Research Coordinator Quality and Regulatory work at LIH’s Clinical and Epidemiological Investigation Center. She/He will: Reference person for regulatory submissions to Health Authorities for LIH internal projects; Coordinate regulatory submissions of clinical research projects in collaboration with researchers, investigators, sponsors and authorities to obtain regulatory approvals according to the applicable regulatory framework; Interact and liaise with the Data Protection Officer and Head of Compliance Office at LIH to assure the quality process at CIEC and LIH; Ensure the quality management and development of the unit in close collaboration with the Head of unit, Clinical Research Manager and other CIEC staff; Organize and conduct internal audits to guarantee the respect of the quality system in place; Organize external audits and assist external auditors in order to obtain targeted certifications (ISO 9001, GCP, etc.); Coordinate clinical research projects from the start-up phase to the close out; Support private sponsors, researchers and other investigators in the set up and conduct of the clinical research projects.

Lecture series Infection & Immunity: "How IL-17 regulate CNS autoimmunity via modulation of gut microbiota"- Prof Ari Waisman

Dr Guy Fagherazzi from the LIH Department of Population Health (DoPH) contributed to an international cohort study aiming to investigate the link between plasma vitamin C and carotenoids with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

On Friday July 31st, the Luxembourg Tech School (LTS) granted the sum of EUR 1,000 to Prof Markus Ollert’s team at the Luxemburg Institute of Health (LIH), in support of the its COVID-19 vaccine development activities. The donation was made by two young students, who had been awarded the sum as the second prize of the LTS ‘GameDev Challenge 2020’.

The IT Helpdesk Technician will be responsible for theassistance of the IT Manager with the operational management of the LuxembourgInstitute of Health computing equipment (installation & maintenance of PCs,servers and software) and  the managementof the network and support users in their daily activities