Integrating a novel layer of synthetic biology tools in Pseudomonas, inspired by bacterial viruses

Project description

Learning from the best: viral predators teach us about genetic control

News that a virus is on the loose that could infect our cells, hijack their cellular machinery forcing them to produce viral products rather than their own, and eventually burst out of our cells killing them and going on their merry way would be terrifying. This is exactly what bacteriophages do, fortunately to bacterial cells and not to ours. Their ability to command and control their hosts' gene expression has evolved over billions of years, and the EU-funded BIONICbacteria project is planning to harness this accumulated phage expertise for a synthetic biology toolbox. The team will target designer bacteria for biotech fermentation and vaccine design.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › microbiology › bacteriology
• natural sciences › biological sciences › synthetic biology
• natural sciences › biological sciences › microbiology › virology
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › pharmacology and pharmacy › pharmaceutical drugs › vaccines
• engineering and technology › industrial biotechnology › bioprocessing technologies › fermentation

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Topic(s)

• ERC-2018-COG - ERC Consolidator Grant

Call for proposal

ERC-2018-COG
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Funding Scheme

ERC-COG - Consolidator Grant

Host institution

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Address

Oude Markt 13
3000 Leuven
Belgium

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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EU contribution

€ 1 998 750

Beneficiaries (1)

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 1 998 750

Address

Oude Markt 13
3000 Leuven

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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