teacher in the field of dance at basic schools of art ("učiteľ v tanečnom odbore na základných umeleckých školách"), which represents education of a total duration of a least 14,5 years, comprising 8 years of basic education, 4 years of education at the secondary specialised school and a 5-semester course of dance pedagogy.

This is particularly important in the context of the emergence of new therapies, such as gene therapy and associated cell therapies, and xenogenic somatic therapy.

Together with other biotechnologies, such as gene therapy and somatic cell therapy, these advanced therapies represent a fast-growing sector, which holds great promise for improved treatment opportunities and enhanced quality of life across Europe.

Research will focus on: rational and accelerated development of new, safer, more effective drugs including pharmacogenomics approaches; development of new diagnostics; development of new in vitro tests to replace animal experimentation; development and testing of new preventive and therapeutic tools, such as somatic gene and cell therapies (in particular stem cell therapies, for example those on neurological and neuromuscular disorders) and immunotherapies; innovative research in post-genomics, which has high potential for application.

Research will focus on: developing promising candidate interventions (vaccines, therapies and HIV microbicides) against the target diseases by sponsoring research over the full spectrum from basic molecular research, taking advantage of microbial genomics, through to pre-clinical testing and proof-of-principle; establishing a clinical trials programme to unite and support Europe's clinical trial activities specifically targeted at interventions for use in developing countries; establishing an AIDS Therapy Trials Network in Europe to improve the coherence and complementarity of clinical trials of AIDS therapies for European use.

AF. whereas the use of stem cells may become established as a new method for treating diseases and injuries; whereas the aim of the therapy is to develop differentiated cells or tissues to be transplanted into patients suffering from conditions such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, coronary heart disease, leukaemia, strokes, spinal injuries or damaged cartilage, for which there are today no adequate treatments; whereas, however, the necessary measures must be taken in order to avoid the dangers and risks associated with possible stem cell therapies,