Objective TRANSISTOR creates a training network where young scientists carry their projects around a hub of expert laboratories, receiving specialist scientific training at each node on the hub. The projects themselves form part of a coherent larger project, made up of overlapping subunits, building up to form an integrated study of gene regulation, that will be used to develop bioinformatic tools of use to the entire community.The participants' convergent biological interests and complementary technological expertise, make it possible to devise comprehensive individual training programs, which combine to synergistic effect, producing an integrated project on a scale that would be impossible to achieve without funding at the EU level. Biology increasingly depends on genomics; requiring biologists to become proficient in bioinformatics. There is a shortage of researchers with a solid background in "wet" biology and bioinformatics. TRANSISTOR addresses this deficiency, helping the European Research Area to achieve critical mass at the interface between developmental genetics, genomics and bioinformatics.We use regulatory genes, controlled by inducible systems, to trigger key steps in flower, fruit and seed development. Micro-array technology will reveal changes in expression of thousands of genes at once. This data will be used by bioinformatics specialists to find co-regulated genes. The promoters of these genes will be analysed for common cis-elements in their promoters. A series of experiments will be conducted to elucidate the promoter architecture of the identified genes and the factors that bind to their promoters.Furthermore, the biological relevance of these interactions will be studied. Data from the whole project will be used for development of new generic bioinformatics tools that can be used to analyse complex regulatory networks in multi-cellular organisms. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growing Programme(s) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Topic(s) MOBILITY-1.1 - Marie Curie Research Training Networks (RTN) Call for proposal FP6-2002-MOBILITY-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme RTN - Marie Curie actions-Research Training Networks Coordinator UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO Address Via festa del perdono 7 Milano Italy See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BIOBASE GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Halchtersche strasse 33 Wolfenbuettel See on map Links Website Opens in new window FLANDERS INTERUNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rijvisschestraat 120 Gent See on map Links Website Opens in new window INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS, POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Poland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Strzeszynska 34 Poznan See on map Links Website Opens in new window JOHN INNES CENTRE United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Norwich research park, colney Norwich See on map Links Website Opens in new window MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZÜR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Hofgartenstrasse 8 München See on map Links Website Opens in new window PLANT RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL B.V. Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Droevendaalsesteeg 1 Wageningen See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Woodhouse lane Leeds See on map Links Website Opens in new window
