Disruptive materials, technologies & approaches to unravel the role of Astrocytes in brain function and dysfunction: towards to Glial interfaces
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
ASTROTECH will create and develop the field of Glial Engineering, to provide a consistent range of tools to record, study, and manipulate astrocytes in the healthy and diseased brain. ASTROTECH will train 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) on research, training, and complementary skills aiming at: engineering biomaterials and nanostructured interfaces to provide in vivo-like in vitro models for controlled & reliable studies of astrocytes in vitro. The main objective of IPCB-CNR in the ASTROTECH project is to develop micro/nanostructured platforms able to support the growth of astrocytes and neurons in a 3D architecture in order to define a novel 3D model for long-term in vitro neurophysiological investigation. This activity will be assessed by the training of 1 ESR in collaboration with several partners of the project (i.e. University of Bari, ISOF-CNR, INEB)
KEYWORDS: Electro Fluid Dynamics, Astrocytes, Brain
DIPARTIMENTO: DSCTM
AREA PROGETTUALE: Chimica e Tecnologie dei Materiali
ISTITUTO ESECUTORE DEL PROGETTO: IPCB
SEDE IPCB COINVOLTA: SS NAPOLI/PORTICI
ENTE FINANZIATORE: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – European Union
DURATA: 01/10/2020 – 30/09/2024
SCIENTIFIC REFERENT FOR IPCB: Vincenzo Guarino
IPCB SCIENTIFIC TEAM MEMBERS: Luigi Ambrosio, Zeynep Renkler
PARTNERS:
CNR (ISOF, IMM)
THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
USTAV EXPERIMENTALNI MEDICINY AKADEMIE VED CESKE REPUBLIKY VEREJNA VYZKUMNA INSTITUCE
UNIVERSITE D’AIX MARSEILLE
BCAM – BASQUE CENTER FOR APPLIED MATHEMATICS
INEB-INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI BARI ALDO MORO
FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
AVANZARE INNOVACION TECNOLOGICA SL OPTOCEUTICS APS
WEB:
http://www.astrotechproject.eu/
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/956325/it
https://www.facebook.com/astrotechproject/
CONTACT:
Vincenzo Guarino, vincenzo.guarino(-at-)cnr.it
