A dysfunction of cells lining the inner walls of blood vessels, i.e. the endothelium, is the primary cause of many
lifestyle related diseases. According to the WHO, those diseases accounted for 60% of all deaths worldwide in 2005.
Tailor-made diagnostic tools for early and reliable identification of endothelial dysfunction are urgently needed both in
fundamental research and clinical routine, respectively.
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie action LOGIC LAB objects to develop and characterize innovative molecular logic
gates that can be applied as advanced diagnostic tools for parallel analyte sensing in live mammalian cells. Thereby,
providing a unique method to discover endothelial dysfunction and the onset of diseases much easier and earlier than
so far.
LOGIC LAB creates a multi-faceted and multi-sectoral research environment for the next generation of scientists
in order to establish a novel type of molecular logic sensors that reliably operate in biological media – a crucial
requirement for their application i.e. as rapid and easy-to-handle tools for intracellular diagnostics.
With excellent cross-disciplinary scientific and complementary training provided in the network, we aim to educate
highly-skilled young scientists in the fields of chemistry, physics and biology, who will significantly strengthen the
international research community in the domain of molecular logic sensing. Thus, in the long term, LOGIC LAB aims
to finally bridge the gap between lab bench and biological or medical practice. It is this gap, that so far prevents a
wide-ranging use of existing molecular logic gates e.g. for the diagnosis of lifestyle-associated diseases.
Details
- Project's acronym:
- LOGIC LAB
- Financial Program Name:
- Premia na Horyzoncie
- Organization:
- Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego (MNiSW)
- Agreement:
- 441260/PnH 2/2019 z dnia 2019-10-02
- Realisation period:
- 2019-10-02 - 2023-10-31
- Project manager:
- prof. dr hab. Julien Guthmuller
- Realised in:
- Katedra Fizyki Teoretycznej i Informatyki Kwantowej
- Request type:
- National Research Programmes
- Domestic:
- Domestic project
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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