Project description
Mapping microRNAs in glioblastoma
MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression and play key roles in cancer onset and progression. Emerging evidence indicates that they may serve as therapeutic targets and cancer biomarkers. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the Spatial miRNomics project will investigate microRNAs in glioblastoma, the most aggressive brain tumour, characterised by high heterogeneity and poor prognosis. To understand the spatial distribution of microRNAs in glioblastoma, researchers will perform 3D mapping of microRNAs at the single cell level. This research is expected to improve our understanding of glioblastoma biology and contribute towards novel glioblastoma diagnostics and treatments.
Objective
Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive brain tumour, with an 85% mortality rate within two years of diagnosis. In Europe, tens of thousands of people die from glioblastoma every year, and currently there are no effective treatments. Glioblastoma tumours exhibit high genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity with numerous cancer subclones. This complexity complicates the identification of useful clinical features across patients, highlighting the importance of studying glioblastoma from the perspective of its heterogeneity. MicroRNAs are small, non-coding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally. They play an important role in glioblastoma, where their dysregulation can drive tumour development. In addition, microRNAs hold potential as biomarkers, with the unique duality of acting both as targetable molecules and deliverable drugs, offering new opportunities for diagnosis and treatment. However, to date, no imaging method has achieved multiplexed mapping of microRNAs in tissues, resulting in a gap in understanding their spatial distribution within key tumour regions and how they contribute to glioblastoma heterogeneity.
Spatial miRNomics is a pioneering concept that will, for the first time, map the spatial distribution of microRNAs in single cells and across glioblastoma tissues. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Spatial miRNomics will extend spatial biology to microRNAs to close that gap, revealing their landscape in brain tissues, and their clinical significance in glioblastoma. This multidisciplinary effort will be performed at Mats Nilsson's Group (Stockholms Universitet), pioneers in spatial biology, and conducted at SciLifeLab, in the Karolinska Science Park. SciLifeLab excels in spatial omics with strong research, clinical and industrial collaborations and exceptional infrastructures. Aligned with the European Cancer Mission, Spatial miRNomics aims to strengthen European leadership in health innovation.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
You need to log in or register to use this function
Keywords
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
-
HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
MAIN PROGRAMME
See all projects funded under this programme
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
See all projects funded under this funding scheme
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01
See all projects funded under this callCoordinator
Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.
10691 Stockholm
Sweden
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.