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Complex lipid membranes for science and technology

Description du projet

Une recherche européenne liée aux lipides

Les lipides sont des composants fondamentaux des membranes cellulaires. Ils forment des bicouches qui régulent les interactions et le transport cellulaires. Leur capacité à s’auto-assembler en formes complexes et fonctionnelles en font un candidat idéal pour le développement de nanomatériaux qui imitent les membranes cellulaires destinés à des applications avancées telles que l’administration ciblée de médicaments et la biodétection. Avec le soutien du programme Actions Marie Skłodowska-Curie, le projet CLIMB se propose d’étudier en quoi la complexité des compositions lipidiques affecte les structures membranaires, les interactions et les propriétés collectives émergentes. Le projet met en relation des laboratoires de recherche de premier plan qui développeront et caractériseront de nouveaux mélanges lipidiques pour des applications dans le domaine de l’acheminement de l’ARNm, des biocapteurs et pour des formulations respectueuses de l’environnement. Il fournira également de nouvelles informations concernant les propriétés fondamentales des systèmes complexes de lipides auto-assemblés.

Objectif

“CLIMB-Complex lipid membranes for science and technology” is a doctoral network of leading European lipid-research laboratories with highly complementary research expertise and training capabilities, which will allow participating PhD students to develop a wide range of research and transferable skills attractive to employers in both academic and industrial sectors.
The research themes focus on the hypothesis that comprehensive understanding of the role of compositional complexity on “yet to be explored” structural properties and membrane-driven interactions is key to developing complex lipid-based nanomaterials that mimic the cellular environment and function as high-performance sustainable materials.
A central aspect of the CLIMB programme is the development and physicochemical characterization of structure and stability of aggregates formed by novel lipid mixtures including natural extracts and novel protective polymer/peptoid-based coatings. Scientific results will be made available to non-academic partners to assess its possible translation into applications in the fields of mRNA delivery, bio-sensor development, and “green” formulations, areas in line with some of the grand challenges identified by EU.
These objectives will be achieved by combining advanced and complementary experimental approaches from chemistry, physics, biology, and computational sciences. Through close collaboration with a network of both small and large industrial partners, the trainees will receive direct hands-on experience, and will gain insights into how lipid-based materials are used in innovative applications.
In summary, CLIMB aims to advance the current knowledge on the interplay between structure, functions, interaction, and compositional complexity in lipid membrane. The generated results will contribute to important knowledge transfer between academia and the companies involved, promoting and increasing the success rate for innovations of grand societal challenges.

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CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 518 875,20
Adresse
PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7
00185 Roma
Italie

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Centro (IT) Lazio Roma
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