biological sciences

PD-MITOCHONDRIA · Parkinson's disease and mitochondria dysfunction

GASTRULATION GENES · Function-based expression screen for genes involved in gastrulation of the basal metazoan Nematostella vectensis

METALS IN SUILLUS · Subcellular localisation of metals in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Suillus bovinus and its host plant Pinus sylvestris: a comparative study of metal tolerant and non-tolerant isolates

NANO-PRESSES · Construction of nanoscale molecular presses displaying electrochemically and photochemically induced contrary linear motion of two plates

NANOSIZED CATALYSTS · Development of efficient recyclable nanosized multicatalyst systems for cascade reactions based on transition metal nanoparticles and dendritic ligands

KNOTTEDPROTEINFOLD · A tangled problem: how does a knotted protein fold?

LY49-AUTOIMMUNITY · Regulation of immune responses and autoimmunity by activating and inhibitory NK receptors expressed by T lymphocytes: role of ITAM versus ITIM signal balance

EXCPROT · Excited State Reaction Path Computations in Proteins

PROTEIN-CRYSTALS · Crystallization of charged proteins

CELL MIGRATION · Identification and characterization of novel genes regulating cell migration

MOL-MENATB · Molecular approach to the study of antibiotic susceptibility of Neisseria meningitidis and of its impact on pathogenesis of meningococcal infection

SKI IN SCHWANN CELLS · Functions of the proto-oncogene Ski in the regulation of TGFbeta signalling and the control of Schwann cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis

REPRODUCTION · Comparative reproductive biology of amphibians

PLANT CDD COMPLEX · Role of the plant DDB1 complex in chromatin remodelling at loci of UV damaged DNA and developmental genes

REVPE · Real-time exploration of virtual plant ecosystems

2 partners · 2 countries

NEURAL PROLIFERATION · From stem cell to neuron: Understanding the genes that regulate the balance between proliferation and differentiation in the retina

GLYCOENGINEERING · Enzymatic engineering of modified Glycostructures

DSCC · Design, synthesis and characterisation of Conotoxins

SPIROTENUIPESINES · Total Synthesis of the Potent Neurotrophic Factors Spirotenuipesine A and B

2 partners · 2 countries

TRUSTREP · Creation and use of trust in virtual communities through reputation Management

UWOPE · Understanding Wetland occupation in prehistoric Europe

CORDDS · Controlled release drug delivery systems

2 partners · 2 countries

ULTRA-FAST FOLDING · Dissecting folding pathways of highly homologous, ultra-fast folding proteins

P53MUT. REACTIVATORS · Computer-assisted drug discovery and biophysical characterisation of mutant re-activators of the transcription factor p53 as putative tumour therapeutics