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Bio Nano Interact Grant
| Title | BioNano Interact Grant |
| Co-ordinator | Professor Kenneth Dawson, University College Dublin, UCD |
| Partners | Cellix Ltd, University College Dublin (UCD), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), University College Cork (UCC), National University Maynooth (NUM), University of Ulster (UU), Deerac Fluidics, Biotrin, Thermo Scientific, DePuy (Johnson & Johnson Company), Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). |
| Funding Body |
Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) |
| Grant Type |
*Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) |
| Date | 1st December 2007 - 1st December 2010 |
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Abstract |
This project aims to use the complementary state of the art imaging techniques to probe all aspects of the interaction of nanoparticles with cells, from determination of the initial portal of entry, to the formation of endosomes and the onward trafficking of the nanoparticles to their final sub -cellular localisations or exocytosis. On a global level, the aim is to develop a panel of nanoparticle-based live cell markers for each of the stages of cell cycle, for use in quantitative assays in High Content Analysis, and as probes for disease or cell cycle disregulation in the longer term. |
| Total Grant Amount |
€2,500,000 |
| Equipment |
Cellix VenaFlux Platform Cellix VenaEC Biochips |
| Results | Project is ongoing |
| Keywords |
Nanoparticles, Cell Biology, High Content Screening, Cell Markers |
| Contact | email: Rachel Ashe phone: 00 353 896 27 99 |
| *SFI provides grants for researchers from around the world who wish to relocate to Ireland and those already based in Ireland, for outstanding investigators, for conferences and symposia, and for collaboration with industry. The majority of SFI awards are in the fields of science and engineering underpinning three Government-prioritised industrial sectors: biotechnology (Bio), information and communications technology (ICT) and sustainable energy and energy-efficient technologies. |
| At a smaller scale SFI also supports a broad range of disciplines in Science, Mathematics and Engineering via its Research Frontiers Programme. Proposals are evaluated in open competitions via a combination of international peer review and strategic fit with SFI’s mission |