Descrizione del progetto
Utilizzare le tecnologie omiche per scoprire metaboliti fungini bioattivi
Il progetto H2020-MSCA-RISE GoMyTRi ha positivamente aperto la strada alla collaborazione internazionale tra tre leader della ricerca globale di Germania, Paesi Bassi e Thailandia. Con partner specializzati in micologia applicata, il progetto ha esplorato i metaboliti secondari utili allo sviluppo di antibiotici e individuato potenziali candidati per lo sviluppo di agenti di biocontrollo fungini ecocompatibili. Il progetto MYCOBIOMICS, finanziato dall’UE, intende espandere la collaborazione, selezionando accuratamente partner da Austria, Repubblica Ceca, Kenya e Sudafrica per implementare tecnologie omiche e studi sull’interazione di organismi fungini al fine di scoprire nuove molecole bioattive. Il progetto caratterizzerà inoltre il microbiota di importanti piante agricole.
Obiettivo
The proposed project embarks on a previous collaboration in the framework of H2020-MSCA-RISE “GoMyTRi” that has successfully laid the groundwork for an international collaboration involving three worldwide leading research infrastructures from Germany, the Netherlands, and Thailand. The common research interest of the partners is basic and applied mycology, and they joined forces to explore the beneficial secondary metabolites for development of antibiotics, and to find potential candidates for development of environmentally friendly fungal biocontrol agents. The interdisciplinary training conducted in the course of “GoMyTri” has already resulted in several joint scientific publications, and some of the PhD candidates involved have graduated with excellent grades, while some of the postdoctoral researchers involved have gained valuable experience in project management. During the past years, the collaboration has been consolidated and the partners have also been changing the scope of their respective research agendas. The new proposal aims to expand the collaboration by adding further, carefully selected partners from Austria, the Czech Republic, Kenya and South Africa, which have an excellent scientific track record and bring in additional know-how and expertise. The new objectives have been expanded to the implementation of –OMICS technologies and studies on the interaction of fungal organisms in order to discover new
bioactive molecules. Furthermore, the project aims at characterization of the mycobiota of important agricultural plants. The scientists involved in the training program will thus be working in an interdisciplinary scenario that is intended to tackle several important global challenges at once and be given the opportunity to learn many important methods and techniques that are essential for studies of beneficial as well as detrimental fungal organisms. In addition, several dissemination events are planned.
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MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)Coordinatore
38124 Braunschweig
Germania