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An integrated interdisciplinary approach to animal-free chemical and nanomaterial safety assessment

Projektbeschreibung

Sicherere Chemikalien ohne Tierversuche

Chemikalien und synthetisierte Nanomaterialien, die für den Menschen potenziell schädlich sein können, werden an Tieren getestet. Trotz spürbarer Verbesserungen in diesem Bereich fehlt es noch immer an einer integrierten Plattform zur Risikobewertung. Im Rahmen des über die Marie-Skłodowska-Curie-Maßnahmen finanzierten Projekts in3 wird das Ziel verfolgt, durch die Kombination von In-vitro-Tests am Menschen und computergestützten Methoden eine tierversuchsfreie Sicherheitsbewertung von Chemikalien und hergestellten Nanomaterialien zu erreichen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Vermehrung induzierter pluripotenter Stammzellen und ihrer Versendung an Partnerlabore in ganz Europa. Induzierte pluripotente Stammzellen können sich zu Haut, Nerven, Muskeln oder praktisch jedem anderen Zelltyp ausbilden, der für die Zielorgane oder -gewebe relevant ist, in denen eine Exposition hergestellter Nanomaterialien stattfindet. Daher können sie in der entsprechenden Forschung eingesetzt werden, damit keine Tierversuche mehr erforderlich sind.

Ziel

All chemicals whether they are drugs, cosmetics, agrochemicals or others need to be tested for their safety to man and the environment. The use of whole animal studies for the prediction of adverse effects in man, is problematic due to species dependent effects, high costs and a large burden to animals in terms of numbers and suffering. While there have been major improvements in human in vitro and in silico techniques, there is still a lack of an integrated risk assessment platform. The in3 proposal aims to significantly further the development of animal-free chemical and nanomaterial (NM) safety evaluation by creating a scientific and training program aimed at integrating human in vitro testing with computational approaches. The project will focus on human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) derived tissues, including liver, kidney, brain, lung and vasculature and to utilise mechanistic toxicology, quantitative adverse outcome pathways, biokinetics, cheminformatics and modelling approaches to derive testable prediction models. hiPSC present the major advantages provide non-cancerous derived tissues with identical genetic backgrounds. All Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) will work towards the same goal, utilising the same chemicals, donor cells, assays and software packages. All data will be centrally housed in standardised formats, appropriately annotated and linked with protocols and material information. While ESRs will hone their skills in their own field of expertise, they will also collaborate to create an in depth safety evaluation testing platform for the chosen test compounds. By interaction, problem solving, training and secondments over the three years, they will acquire a unique set of interdisciplinary skills for chemical and NM safety assessment. The project aims to accelerate the realisation of animal-free safety assessment and to graduate 15 PhD students with the ideal skill sets to carry out the strategy designed in in3 in the near future.

Koordinator

STICHTING VU
Netto-EU-Beitrag
€ 510 748,56
Adresse
DE BOELELAAN 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
Niederlande

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Region
West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam
Aktivitätstyp
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Gesamtkosten
€ 510 748,56

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