SINGLECELLDYNAMICS

Optofluidic toolkit for characterizing single-cell dynamics in systems immunology

Coordinatore	EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH    more Spiacenti, non ci sono informazioni su questo coordinatore. Contattare Fabio per maggiori infomrazioni, grazie.
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Switzerland [CH]
Totale costo	1˙499˙165 €
EC contributo	1˙499˙165 €
Programma	FP7-IDEAS-ERC Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	ERC-2013-StG
Funding Scheme	ERC-SG
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-10-01   -   2018-09-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH  Organization address address: Raemistrasse 101 city: ZUERICH postcode: 8092 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Savas Cognome: Tay Email: send email Telefono: 41794278229 Fax: 41613873993	CH (ZUERICH)	hostInstitution	1˙499˙165.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Immune cells constantly receive signalling inputs such as pathogen-emitted molecules, use gene regulatory pathways to process these signals, and generate outputs by secreting signalling molecules like cytokines. Characterizing the input-output relationship of a biological system helps understanding its regulatory mechanisms, and allows building models to predict how the system will operate in complex physiological scenarios, such as population tissue response to infection. A major obstacle in this endeavor has been the so-called “biological noise”, or significant variability in measured molecular parameters between cells. Such variability makes time-dependent single-cell analysis crucial to understand how biological systems operate. Development of new analytical tools with improved functionality, accuracy, and throughput is needed to realize the full potential of single-cell analysis. We propose to develop automated, high-throughput, Optofluidic single-cell analysis systems with unprecedented capabilities, and to use them in understanding how immune cells organize in tissue during response to infection. Microfluidic membrane-valves, nanodroplets, optics, and automation will be integrated to achieve an unparalleled degree of control over single immune cells. Multi-functional lab-on-chip devices will simultaneously measure: a) The activity of immune regulatory proteins such as NF-κB, and b) Inflammatory cytokines secreted from single immune cells in a time-dependent manner, under precisely defined biochemical inputs. Characterizing macrophage cytokine secretion dynamics under combinatorial regiments of bacterial and apoptotic-cell signals will allow dissecting the signalling mechanism responsible from the resolution of inflammation. We will identify the role of the NF-κB pathway in regulation of cytokine dynamics. We will use our data to develop a computer model of tissue-level immune response to pathogens through the NF-κB pathway and cytokine signaling.'