DNAMAP

Nanofluidic Methods for Mapping Epigenetic and Genomic Variation

Coordinatore	DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET    more  Organization address address: Anker Engelundsvej 1, Building 101A city: KONGENS LYNGBY postcode: 2800 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Anders Cognome: Kristensen Telefono: 4545252525
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Denmark [DK]
Totale costo	243˙467 €
EC contributo	243˙467 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IOF
Funding Scheme	MC-IOF
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-09-01   -   2014-08-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET  Organization address address: Anker Engelundsvej 1, Building 101A city: KONGENS LYNGBY postcode: 2800 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Anders Cognome: Kristensen Telefono: 4545252525	DK (KONGENS LYNGBY)	coordinator	243˙467.60

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

The objective of this project is to investigate nanofluidic single-molecule approaches to DNA mapping using a new denaturation mapping concept developed by W. Reisner. We propose to make advances in extending these approaches to true genome scale applications. We will furthermore demonstrate that epigenomic as well as genomic variations can be mapped with these approaches. Eventually, we seek to develop a device for mapping DNA that was extracted from single-cells on-chip. At the first stage of the project, the fellow will work with Prof. Reisner (McGill Univ.), who is a leader in nanofluidics for DNA analysis, and who will enable basic advances towards genome-scale and epigenetic mapping applications. Here, the fellow will study DNA mapping techniques and will learn how to design and fabricate nanofluidic devices for that purpose. Nanofabrication encompasses highly specialised tools and techniques which the fellow requires throughout the project. At the second stage, the fellow will be hosted by Prof. A. Kristensen (Techn. Univ. of Denmark) who is an expert in nanoimprinting and microfluidics. He will enable advances towards implementing inexpensive fabrication processes with integrated microfluidics for single-cell lysis and DNA purification. The fellow will therefore learn fabrication of polymer-based devices which can be mass-produced inexpensively by injection molding and nanoimprinting. Furthermore, the fellow will learn how to operate the fabricated on-chip devices with integrated single-cell lysis and DNA purification, and subsequent DNA mapping. The broad range of competencies the fellow will acquire throughout the project will help him establish an independent career in micro/nanofluidics. The proposed advances will contribute to technologies that can (1) speed-up large-scale genome assembly (2) analyse epigenomes/genomes from large ensembles of cells and (3) do so in an inexpensive format that can be widely distributed to potential biomedical end-users.