ERA Chairs in Europe – Pilot Call
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TUTIC Green
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CEITEC
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BIO-TALENT
LEAPFROG
11 MEGABIOVIN Serbia
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BELGIUM
University de Mons
Energy efficiency in cities
Thermal storage
Low energy consumption
Smart grids
Sustainable transport
Christos IOAKEIMIDIS
CEITEC
CZECH REPUBLIC
Masaryk University
Central European Institute of Technology
Life sciences – RNA and immunity
Research areas
• Identification of novel RNA editing/RNA modification events in RNA
• Investigating the biological function of nucleotide modification in innate immunity
• Elucidating the role RNA modification in disease
Mary O’CONNELL
TUTIC Green
ESTONIA
Tallinn Univeristy of Technology
Chemistry and biomass treatment
Nicholas GATHERGOOD
Ionic liquids
INTEGRATIVE SUPPORTS SYSTEM APPROACH
• Integrative biology is the study and research of biological systems. It does not simply involve one discipline, but integrates a wide variety of disciplines that work together to find answers to scientific questions.
• An Integrative Biology approach addresses the biological question(s) by integrating holistic (genome wide; omics-) approaches with in depth functional analysis and computation biology (modeling), thereby integrating wet and dry lab approaches. VIB’s definition of integrative biology
ALTERATION OF PLANT
ARCHITECTURE
CELL
LEAF
SHOOT FLOWER
ROOT
CELL
•SIZE
•SHAPE
•ORGAN INITIATION
LEAF
•SIZE
•SHAPE
•ANATOMY
•PHYLOTAXY
SHOOT
•GROWTH
•BRANCHING
•GRAVITROPISM
FLOWER
•PATTERN
•SIZE
•SHAPE
•SEX
ROOT
•GROWTH PATTERN
•BRANCHING
•SECONDARY THICKENNING
http://www.psmag.com
WP2: BRAIN GAIN
WP2 is intended to recruit 6 talented researchers (R3, R2, R1) with excellent skills and the innovation broker (starting his/her job M25), that will form the BIO-TALENT team.
Their recruitment strategy, career development and working conditions will be in line with the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.
WP2 BRAIN GAIN
COMPOSITION OF THE NEW TEAM
TRANSCRIPTOMICS
BIOINFORMATICS
DEVELOPMENTAL
BIOLOGY
MOLECULAR ENGINEERING
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY - Robert Malinowski [ERA-Chair Holder] - Karolina Stefanowicz [R2 Junior Postdoc] - Marcin Olszak [SonataBIS2 – research
associate] - Piotr Walerowski [Sonata BIS2 – PhD
student]
TRANSCRIPTOMICS - Jorge Paiva [Senior R3 Researcher]
MOLECULAR ENGINEERING - Franklin Gregory [Senior R3 Researcher] - Preeti Shakya [PhD student]
BIOINFORMATICS - William Truman [R2 Senior Postdoc] REVERSE GENETICS - To be announced
WP3: ENHANCEMENT OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
WP3 will assure excellence of research leading to the leverage of research performance of the Institute.
The aim of this WP is to advance scientific discovery and enhance research excellence and to train young researchers.
Polish Academy of Sciences
Botanical Garden – Center for Biological Diversity Conservation in Powsin Warsaw, Poland
Cell differentiation
Differentiate
Positional
information (auxin,
signals from
adjoining cells,
environmental
cues)
Transcriptional
activation of cell-
specific gene
expression patterns.
Remain
undifferentiated
Communicate with
adjoining cells
http://www.plantcell.org/teachingtools/teaching.dtl
• Energy (fire, bio-fuels)
• Fibres: paper, timber, textils…
• Bio-molecules (eg. tannins, xylan, gums,beta-glucans )
• Fruit firmness and conservation
• Insulation materials, stoppers
Biologia roślin drzewiastych
Materiały potencjalnie użyteczne dla przemysłu
Główna idea projektu
Novel insights on the molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying:
Poprawa jakości i
ilości biomasy
(eg. Bioenergy,
alimentar fiber, pulp and
paper)
Model species: Salix pupurea
Wtórne przemiany ściany komórkowej
Biosynteza i pozyskanie substancji aktywnych
Bioaktywne sybstancje
(eg. salicylate glucosides,
tanins, etc)
PurpleWalls Sonata bis
(submitted)
BitterPurple Opus 10 (in
preparation)
Synteza nanocząsteczek w ekstraktach W. somnifera
(A) Color change of Withania somnifera aqueous extract in the presence of AgNO3 after different time periods indicating silver nanoparticle formation. (B) UV-vis spectra of the above solution at 300-700 nm showing absorption maxima at 430 nm confirming the reduction of silver ion to silver metal.
Czynniki decydujące o stopniu powodzenia projektu
1.Znajomość realiów naukowych Polski 2.Przygotowanie instytucji gospodarza 3.Wsparcie jednostek finansujących naukę
Zagrożenia • Brak finansowania na rozpoczęcie działalności
badawczej
• Ważnym aspektem jest zaangażowanie instytucji która otrzymała grant w działalność badawczą gości
• Zielona biotechnologia w Polsce nie istnieje a hodowla roślin podupada – praktyczny brak możliwości współpracy z przemysłem
• Polska krajem wolnym od GMO
• Zrozumienie celu wystąpienia o projekt
• Polska jest w niewielkim stopniu przygotowana na przyjęcie naukowców z poza granicy
-biurokracja
-nieznajomość języka angielskiego