Hola,
¿eres nuevo aquí?

Regístrate gratis y conecta tu empresa con financiación pública, partners y proyectos.

Tengo cuenta

Regístrate

Ver video

MRTGS

Financiado

Cerrado

Mechanical regulation of tissue growth and signalling

The control of tissue size and morphology is a fundamental problem that is remarkably ill understood. Although extensive research has focussed on the genetic and biochemical control of tissue growth, significantly less attention h... ver más

31/12/2017

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE...

195K€

Presupuesto del proyecto: 195K€

Líder del proyecto

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON No se ha especificado una descripción o un objeto social para esta compañía.

TRL 4-5

Fecha límite participación Sin fecha límite de participación.

Financiación concedida El organismo H2020 notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2017-12-31

MSCA-IF-2014-EF: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual F...

I+D

Cerrada hace 10 años

0% 100%

Información adicional privada

No hay información privada compartida para este proyecto. Habla con el coordinador.

1 Participantes

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

195.45K€ | Lider

Proyectos interesantes

GrowthControl

Medical Technol...

Applied Physics

183K€ Cerrado

TIMORPH

Medical Technol...

Applied Physics

2M€ Cerrado

BFU2010-16546

Medical Technol...

Applied Physics

169K€ Cerrado

UnderPressure

Medical Technol...

Applied Physics

1M€ Cerrado

MECHAIP

Medical Technol...

Applied Physics

100K€ Cerrado

PRE2020-094463

Medical Technol...

Applied Physics

99K€ Cerrado

Conecta tu I+D

¿Tienes un proyecto y buscas un partner? Gracias a nuestro motor inteligente podemos recomendarte los mejores socios y ponerte en contacto con ellos. Te lo explicamos en este video

Duración del proyecto: 33 meses Fecha Inicio: 2015-03-19
Fecha Fin: 2017-12-31

Líder del proyecto

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON No se ha especificado una descripción o un objeto social para esta compañía.

TRL 4-5

Presupuesto del proyecto 195K€

Fecha límite de participación Sin fecha límite de participación.

Descripción del proyecto The control of tissue size and morphology is a fundamental problem that is remarkably ill understood. Although extensive research has focussed on the genetic and biochemical control of tissue growth, significantly less attention has been paid to the mechanical aspect of growth regulation, even though ample evidence indicates that any deformation or shape change is, to some degree, a result of force acting on a mass. Unravelling the basis of the mechanical-biochemical co-regulation in tissue growth control will not only increase our understanding of organismal development but also potentially represent a novel therapeutic target in growth-related diseases such as cancer. With this in mind, I aim to address two central questions: 1) How do mechanical stresses generated by growing tissues impact signalling networks to modulate tissue growth and morphology? 2) What is the function of in situ mechanical force on normal tissue growth and 3D architecture? Using the Drosophila wing disc as the model tissue, I will employ a combinatorial biophysical, molecular, genetic and computational modelling approach to address the proposed questions. With a novel tissue stretching and compression device, I will initially identify key signalling events mediating the growth responses downstream of mechanical force. In parallel, by individually altering the genetic or the mechanical properties of the system, I will address co-regulation between mechanics and tissue growth. My research will lay the foundations for our understanding of tissue growth control by mechanical forces - a finding that may ultimately help to design novel treatment strategies for cancer. The classical approach to restrain cell growth involves targeting of the underlying genetic defect; however it might be more advantageous to apply physical therapy instead in situations where biochemical treatments do not suffice.

Conecta tu I+D

Entra hoy

¿Olvidé mi contraseña?

Financiación

Empresas

CTIs/Universidades

Proyectos

Investigadores