Objective
The development and production of glycoarrays will provide the foreground knowledge necessary to lead to a step change in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases ranging from cancers to autoimmune diseases. Carbohydrates play a pivotal role in the molecular interactions that govern biological events at the centre of health and disease. This has become more evident as the characterisation and identification of proteins and their interactions through proteomics has advanced during the last decade. Whilst proteomics is providing a wealth of information, it does not deal with the results of post-translational modifications such as glycosylation which are frequently the driving force behind the biological activity of proteins. This lack of information is beginning to be addressed by the emerging field of glycomics, the mapping of all carbohydrate-protein interactions. The proposed training network is multidisciplinary involving carbohydrate chemistry, array technology and application. The programme offers young scientist an outstanding opportunity to be involved in the development stages of the glycoarray technology and apply this technology to important biological questions.
Fields of science
Call for proposal
FP7-PEOPLE-2007-1-1-ITN
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Funding Scheme
MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN)Coordinator
M13 9PL Manchester
United Kingdom
Participants (16)
75794 Paris
1180 Wien
8092 Zuerich
RG6 6AH Reading
69120 Heidelberg
10691 Stockholm
20009 San Sebastian
95447 Bayreuth
117997 Moscow
SW7 2AZ London
10000 Zagreb
1165 Kobenhavn
21029 Hamburg
OX14 3EB Abingdon
4 Blackrock Dublin
80539 Munchen