Objectif The aim of the MAGIC Innovative Doctoral Programme is to train the future generation of leading investigators of biological catalysis/enzymology with a view to developing new enabling technologies that can advance physical understanding of catalysis and mechanism. Recent research has shown that enzyme catalysts exploit the coupling of motions to the reaction coordinate and employ classical and quantum effects (e.g. tunneling) in their reaction cycles. Roles for quantum entanglement and spin chemistry are also suggested. Prompted by these discoveries, many groups are currently focusing their research on this field, and this offers great career opportunities. The aim is to understand the physical and chemical basis of enzyme catalysis and exploit this information in predictive design, thereby underpinning the exploitation of enzyme catalysts in industrial biotechnology, manufacture and diagnostics. This creates a need for outstanding young scientists to pursue collaborative research projects in which the mechanistic details of enzyme systems can be explored using new experimental capabilities to probe the contributions of motions across multiple spatial and temporal timescales and quantum chemical effects. The projects will be based upon innovative, versatile and unique experimental techniques. These are based on the physics of magnetic resonance derived from original concepts of the participating senior scientists. These new methods will transform current experimental capabilities and will be applied to a range of important biological catalysts to probe the mechanistic importance of coupled motions and quantum physico-chemical effects. Champ scientifique engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologynatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisbiocatalysisnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsenzymes Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Thème(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN - Marie-Curie Action: "Initial Training Networks" Appel à propositions FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN) Coordinateur THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Contribution de l’UE € 3 523 100,68 Adresse OXFORD ROAD M13 9PL Manchester Royaume-Uni Voir sur la carte Région North West (England) Greater Manchester Manchester Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Claire Faichnie (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée