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Finding biomarkers of anti-microbial drug resistance via a systems biology analysis of fungal pathogen interactions with the human immune system

Obiettivo

We propose a systems biology study of the specificity of response of the cell-mediated immune system to fungal microorganisms in order to investigate the genetic basis of susceptibility to fungal disease and elucidate molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in fungal pathogens. An integrative approach, combining high-throughput and traditional wet-lab work with computational and bioinformatics methods, will be applied to identify biomarkers of resistance to currently available treatments and to develop novel putative drug target genes and pathways in different fungi. We will use Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a normally non-pathogenic yeast model organism, Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus, two major recognized fungal pathogens as well as other Aspergillus spp. known to be multi-drug resistant and difficult to treat. This project meets the criteria of the call, the strategic objective of which is “to confront the increasing emergence and spread of antimicrobial drug resistant pathogens in Europe” by addressing a well-defined class of infectious disease caused by fungal pathogens, with significant morbidity and mortality in a large segment of the population, and a high economic cost due to resistance. The anticipated results are highly relevant to society in terms of reducing the burden of mortality and suffering in immunosuppressed patients and in terms of reducing medical costs associated with treating opportunistic fungal infections. The potential economic upside for novel broad-spectrum anti-infectives is very large. The worldwide market for antifungals is currently estimated at $4 billion US annually. We tackle the issues of anti-microbial drug resistance head on via a multidisciplinary systems biology study combining bacterial genetics, clinical and pharmacological research in a systems biology approach, integrating traditional wet-lab methods with those of functional genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and bioinformatics.

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FP7-HEALTH-2009-single-stage
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Meccanismo di finanziamento

CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project

Coordinatore

EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY
Contributo UE
€ 867 883,00
Indirizzo
Meyerhofstrasse 1
69117 Heidelberg
Germania

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Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Heidelberg, Stadtkreis
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Research Organisations
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Tom Ratcliffe (Mr.)
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Ultimo aggiornamento: 1 Agosto 2019

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