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Programmable nucleic acid toolkits for cell-free diagnostics and genetically encoded biosensing

Projektbeschreibung

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Nukleinsäure-Nanotechnologie zur Schaffung einer zellfreien patientennahen Diagnostik

Die biologische Komplexität von Tumoren und die Diversität diagnostischer Biomarker erfordern die Entwicklung innovativer Analyseinstrumente zur empfindlichen, spezifischen und kostengünstigen Erkennung mehrerer Ziele, um eine Echtzeit-Überwachung des Fortschreitens von Erkrankungen und der therapeutischen Auswirkungen zu ermöglichen. Das Ziel des EU-finanzierten Projekts PRO-TOOLKITS ist die Einführung innovativer, zellfreier, patientennaher Diagnostik-Kits und genveränderter Biosensorik-Instrumente. Die Forschenden entwickeln rational gestaltete programmierbare Nukleinsäuremodule, die auf ein breites Spektrum molekularer Marker und Umweltreize ansprechen. Die Projektarbeit soll zu wesentlichen Durchbrüchen auf den Gebieten der In-vitro-Diagnostik, Biosensorik und synthetischen Biologie führen.

Ziel

WHY: The biological complexity of tumours and the large diversity of diagnostic biomarkers call for the development of innovative analytical tools that can detect multiple targets in a sensitive, specific and low-cost way and allow real-time monitoring of disease pathways and therapeutic effects. To provide such transformative tools creative thinking, innovative approach and the exploration of new research avenues that span different disciplines is necessary.

WHAT: The goal of the PRO-TOOLKITS project is to address this need by developing innovative cell-free point of care diagnostic kits and genetically encodable biosensing tools.

HOW: I oriented my independent career as a P.I. towards the design and development of synthetic nucleic acid-based nanodevices and nanomachines. With the help of an ERC Starting Grant I made ground-breaking contributions in the field of nucleic acid Nanotechnology. Motivated by these advancements I propose to challenge my know-how and expertise to explore new research avenues that will open exciting possibilities in biosensing applications. The key, ground-breaking IDEA underlying this project is to take advantage of my expertise and harness the advantageous features of RNA synthetic modules that can translate the expression of proteins in controlled in-vitro cell-free systems and can be also genetically encoded in living organisms and function inside the cells. I will develop rationally designed programmable nucleic acid modules that respond to a wide range of molecular markers and environmental stimuli through innovative nature-inspired mechanisms and that can be orthogonally wired to provide cell-free diagnostic kits and genetically encoded live-cell biosensing tools. The project will provide transformative approaches, methods and tools that will represent a genuine break-through in the fields of in-vitro diagnostics, biosensing and synthetic biology.

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ERC-2018-COG

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ERC-COG - Consolidator Grant

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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA
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€ 1 999 375,00
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Via cracovia 50
00133 Roma
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Centro (IT) Lazio Roma
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Letzte Aktualisierung: 19 Oktober 2022

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