Project description
A novel quantum sensor-based NMR tool for studying single cells
To understand biological phenomena, scientists often study mixed-cell populations. However, cell heterogeneity may mask characteristics that emerge from single cells, necessitating the development of single-cell technologies. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a key analytical tool that offers high molecular specificity in a non-invasive manner, but its low sensitivity renders it unsuitable for single-cell studies. The EU-funded SingleCellQNMR project is based on a recently developed diamond quantum sensing technique that allows the detection of NMR signals from tiny volumes, such as from a single cell. Using this technology, scientists plan to analyse and quantify metabolites at the single-cell level over time.
Fields of science
- natural scienceschemical sciencesanalytical chemistryspectroscopy
- medical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacydrug resistance
- natural sciencesbiological sciencescell biology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
Topic(s)
Call for proposal
ERC-2020-STG
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Funding Scheme
ERC-STG - Starting GrantHost institution
80333 Muenchen
Germany
Beneficiaries (1)
80333 Muenchen