The project mainly focuses on the cellular behaviour and ways to predict human gene interactions. Using a method called Proteinfragment Complementation Assays, we are able to compute the biochemical networks in living cells. The results of this project will provide a novel and highly efficient way to establish hypotheses about the organization of cellular regulatory […]

Amaryllidaceae alkaloids (AAs) are a group of specialized metabolites found predominantly in the Amaryllidaceae plant family. Approximately 650 naturally occurring AAs have been identified, many of which possess a variety of potent biological and pharmacological properties. In contrast to the large body of knowledge on the pharmacological and phytochemical aspects of AAs, their molecular and […]

Common bean is a promising commodity to ensure food security and increase diet quality due to its high content of protein, minerals, and vitamins. To contribute to the increase of the genetic gain in breeding programs for agronomic and quality traits, the project aims to study the genetic architecture of agronomic and quality traits, and […]

This project will provide essential technical support and experimental plant materials for my Ph.D. project studying the leaf development of a non-vascular plant, the Physcomitrium patens. The mutant lines I will obtain from this project will be used to study the whole developmental process of the moss leaf. The mutant line with a plasma membrane […]

Cancer cells can travel to distant sites through the lymphatic system; this system is similar to a network of pipes within the body that carries fluids and cells to all organs. The metastatic spread of cancer cells through this network is one of the reasons why this disease is so difficult to stop. We are […]

The Apricot Seed Wasp Eurytoma samsonowi Vasiljev (1915) (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) is a phytophagous parasitic wasp species associated with stone fruits, detected first in the oases of Gafsa southwest of Tunisia. It causes high infestation on apricot to reach up to 76% as yield loss rate. Among control methods, mass trapping with sex pheromones is considered […]

Multicellular organisms begin as a single cell with instructions encoded by the genome. During development this cell multiplies many times generating an enormous number of cells, each with its own specialized role. For example, developed humans are composed of trillions of cells but our organs and limbs have the right form, location, and function with […]

Nicotine is a highly addictive chemical and smoking is still, to this day, the leading cause of preventable death. Several pharmacological strategies have been approved for smoking cessation and nicotine addiction treatment. However, these strategies are not always effective and lead more often than not to relapse. Hence, new nicotine cessation products and devices are […]

The goal of this study will be to development a process to manufacture the oil-based raw material with PAT implementation.

Objective 1. Generation and testing of blood converting enzyme retention device for the universal conversion blood collection bag. Objective 2. Optimization of blood conversion in the blood bag, and enzyme removal, under different conditions. For a more elaborate description of the project overview please see the research proposal document.

Le but de cette recherche est d’améliorer les propriétés thérapeutiques d’un produit sanguin qui peut sauver des vies des patients avec une infection sévère due à un système immunitaire affaiblie. Ces patients ont un nombre insuffisant de neutrophiles ou des neutrophiles qui ne fonctionnent pas très bien. Les neutrophiles sont des globules blancs qui jouent […]

Over the last decade, chemical biology approaches have proven increasingly successful, delivering new solutions to problems that were previously unresponsive to traditional chemical and biochemical techniques. In the fields of proteomics and genomics, new diagnostics and therapeutic strategies are revolutionizing healthcare. However, in the field of glycomics, tractable strategies to study glycan (carbohydrate)-mediated processes remain […]