PICKED Project

🧠 From data to discovery!

Doctoral candidates from PICKED met in Vienna (15–17 Oct) for a hands-on Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Workshop hosted by Delta4.

Turning data into insight — and insight into impact.

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#PICKEDproject #MSCA #CKD #HorizonEU

🇬🇷 Athens is calling!

From 1–5 Dec 2025, the PICKED consortium meets for a week of science, ethics & collaboration.

🧬 OMICS workshop
⚖️ Ethics & Health Economics training
🎓 Midterm Review

Together, we advance personalised kidney care.

#PICKEDproject #MSCA #HorizonEU

💡 What’s a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network?
It’s more than a PhD — it’s a Europe-wide collaboration training future scientists to tackle real-world challenges.

PICKED unites 10 partners to personalise kidney care.
#PICKEDproject #MSCA #HorizonEU

News and Events Stay updated with the latest news, events, and milestones from the PICKED Project as we advance personalized kidney care through research.

🧪 Doctoral candidates from PICKED, PROMOTE & DisCo-I teamed up for a joint training on interpreting OMICS data.

Talks by Paul Perco (Delta4) & Makis Zoidakis (BRFAA/Athens) gave fresh insights into turning complex datasets into clinical impact.

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YouTube video by FFG Forschung Wirkt. Delta4 - Internationale Netzwerke aufbauen, exzellente Nachwuchstalente gewinnen! #successstory

📹 Proud to see our partner @delta4ai.bsky.social featured by the FFG!

From drug discovery to personalised kidney care, support + science are driving real impact in the PICKED project.

🎥 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tswy...

#PICKEDproject #CKD #MSCA #HorizonEU #DrugDiscovery

🧑‍🎓 Proud of our DC Jeremy Power for presenting at #EACME2025 in Zurich!

Poster: “Getting personal: Ethical issues of personalised medicine in CKD”

Great discussions on ethics, innovation & patient perspectives. Next stop: Leuven!

#PICKEDproject #CKD #MSCA #HorizonEU

🧪 From lab to life: PICKED turns research into patient impact.

1️⃣ Discover biomarkers
2️⃣ Validate in clinics
3️⃣ Develop products (CKD273, KUFmax)
4️⃣ Apply in care

Science ➝ Patients ➝ Better lives.

#PICKEDproject #CKD #MSCA #HorizonEU

💙 Today is #PKDAwarenessDay 💜

PKD is one of the most common inherited kidney diseases, affecting millions worldwide and a leading cause of kidney failure.

Let’s raise awareness, support patients, and push research forward.

#PICKEDproject #CKD #MSCA #HorizonEU

⚖️ Personalised medicine isn’t just science — it’s ethics.

Who should decide how far is too far?
PICKED is exploring privacy, fairness & patient choice in kidney care.

What do you think matters most?

#PICKEDproject #CKD #Ethics #MSCA #HorizonEU

💡 Personalized dialysis is coming!

⏱️ Real-time monitoring of toxin removal
🧬 Tailored prescriptions for each patient
⚙️ Smarter convection control

Would you support wearable tech to help personalize dialysis?
#PICKEDproject #CKD #Dialysis #MSCA #HorizonEU

💊 Not every CKD patient responds the same — so why give them the same drugs?

😊 Some benefit
😑 Some see no change
🙁 Some face side effects

PICKED is working to predict responses & personalise treatment for better outcomes.

#PICKEDproject #CKD #MSCA #HorizonEU

📊 What are multiparametric biomarkers?

They combine omics data (proteomics, metabolomics, genomics) with clinical data (lab results, imaging, history) to predict CKD progression & guide personalised care.

#PICKEDproject #CKD #Biomarkers #MSCA #HorizonEU

🔬 What is precision nephrology?

It’s kidney care tailored to the individual — powered by omics, predictive models & real-time monitoring.

At PICKED, we’re building tools for better, personalised CKD treatment.

#PICKEDproject #CKD #MSCA #PrecisionMedicine #HorizonEU

Behind every breakthrough in chronic disease research stands a team of passionate people, and Delta4 is proud to support EU-funded projects doing just that: PICKED and DisCo-I. 💙

#Delta4 #PICKEDproject #DisCoI #CKD #ChronicIllness #AIinMedicine #HorizonEurope #PersonalizedMedicine #Fibrosis

🔬 What is omics?
It’s the large-scale study of genes, proteins & metabolites — and it’s transforming CKD research.

In PICKED, omics helps us detect disease earlier, personalize treatment & move toward precision nephrology.

#PICKEDproject #CKD #Omics #MSCA #HorizonEU

In vitro evaluation of critical ultrafiltration fluxes and transmembrane pressure in a high flux dialyzer - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - In vitro evaluation of critical ultrafiltration fluxes and transmembrane pressure in a high flux dialyzer

🚨 New paper alert!

Siavash Sohan Gir’s latest study in Scientific Reports explores how GKD-UF max helps optimize ultrafiltration in HDF — reducing fouling while boosting performance.
👏 Thanks to RD Néphrologie!

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PICKEDproject #CKD #PhDLife #MSCA

🙏 Thank you to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions & Horizon Europe!

PICKED is proud to be part of this network advancing kidney research and training the next generation of scientists across Europe.

#MSCA #HorizonEU #PICKEDproject #PhDTraining #CKD

💡 Did you know?
PICKED is working to change that through personalized medicine and targeted research.

#CKD #PICKEDproject #MSCA #HorizonEU #KidneyAwareness

🚀 New in Biomolecules: CKD review asks—will a fixed-dose polypill or biomarker-guided precision win? Early SGLT2i + MRA combos cut albuminuria >50 %, while peptide panel CKD273 flags risk years ahead.

Read: doi.org/10.3390/biom15060809
#CKD #PrecisionMed #PICKED

Delta4 team members Paul and Enrico just returned from beautiful #Toulouse, where researchers, clinicians, and MSCA fellows convened to advance personalized medicine in chronic kidney disease #CKD. They brought back key insights and lots of inspiration.
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Just wrapped up an inspiring 3-day #PICKED & #DISCOI meeting in Toulouse!

Huge thanks to our speakers, patient reps & amazing DCs for driving forward #KidneyResearch, #Omics & #OpenScience.

📍 I2MC Toulouse

#MSCA #HorizonEU #PhDNetwork #Nephrology

✈️ Delta4's P. Perco & E. Bono are taking off to the @projectpicked.bsky.social annual meeting (May 13–15)!

🎤 Paul will speak on omics data integration in cardiorenal drug discovery.
🧬 Enrico presents on target ID for the AKI to CKD transition.

Looking forward to great science & discussions! 💊

🚨 Excited to announce the PICKED & DISCO-I Joint Meeting!

📍 Toulouse, France | 🗓️ May 13–15, 2025

🎓 DC talks, 🧬 omics workshops, 💼 skills training & more.

Uniting forces to innovate in #CKD research.
Follow for updates!

#PICKEDproject #DISCOI #MSCA #nephrology #HorizonEurope

💡 Meet Maija Motivane, PhD at TalTech & nephrologist in the PICKED MSCA Network!

She’s developing biomarker-based algorithms to personalize uremic toxin removal in kidney failure. Loves meaningful talks with patients too. 🩺💬

#PICKED #PhDLife #Nephrology #Biomarkers #RRT #MarieCurie

🧠 Meet Sajjad Biglari, PhD in the PICKED MSCA Network!

A physician-turned-researcher, he’s using machine learning + omics to improve early detection and treatment of CKD. Finds balance in music, gym, nature & writing! 🌿🎵

#PICKED #PhDLife #CKD #MachineLearning #Omics #MarieCurie

🧬 Meet Kleanthi Voutsadaki, PhD at I2MC Toulouse in PICKED!

She’s studying pre- & post-natal biomarkers to improve early diagnosis of pediatric CKD. Background in bioinformatics, jazz dancer & travel lover too! 💃🌍

#PICKED #PhDLife #CKD #Pediatrics #Bioinformatics #MarieCurie

🧠 Meet Cansenem Özkan, PhD at BRFAA & Univ. of Athens in PICKED!

She’s validating plasma protein biomarkers to predict CKD progression using mass spectrometry. Loves philosophy & overthinking deep questions! 📚🌀

#PICKED #PhDLife #CKD #Biomarkers #MassSpec #MarieCurie

☁️ Meet Enrico Bono, PhD at Med Univ. Vienna & @delta4ai.bsky.social in PICKED!

He’s using AI + multi-omics to study how AKI turns into CKD, aiming to find new biomarkers & drug targets. Loves data, networks—and flying high ✈️

#PICKED #PhDLife #AI #CKD #MultiOmics #Bioinformatics

🌍 On #WorldHealthDay, the #PICKED project stands for equitable, personalized kidney care. Funded by the EU, we train young scientists to revolutionize CKD treatment across Europe.

💡 Learn more: www.projectpicked.eu

#MSCA #HorizonEU #KidneyHealth #HealthForAll

🌊 Meet 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚, PhD at 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 in the 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐒𝐂𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤!

She uses 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬 to study 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐂𝐊𝐃, aiming to predict progression & improve care. Also into 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 & 𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬! 🌍

#PICKED #PhDLife #CKD #Epidemiology #MarieCurie #GlobalHealth