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Structural and functional elucidation of the poxvirus genome replication process – REPLIPOX
The aim of this project is two-fold: To establish clearly the poxvirus replication mechanism and to provide high-resolution structures of the key players in this process: the DNA polymerase holoenzyme and the helicase-primase. This work will give insight into the poxvirus DNA replication, which shows a different organisation than previously described ones. On the long run the structural information will provide a breakthrough in the structure-based design of new drugs against orthopoxviruses.
Responses of pelagic microorganisms to contamination by polluted sediments – RISCO
contamination pressure and living organisms is a key feature in environmental management of anthropogenic ecosystems
Lakes of the Altiplano (Bolivia): in situ exploration of the (a)biotic Processes controlling the Aquatic biogeoCHemistry of Mercury At the Molecular and Isotopic scAle. – LA PACHAMAMA
lake ecosystems displays unique biogeochemical features such as high altitude, significant productivity
Regulatory small RNAs as effectors of transcription-translation coupling in bacteria: the Rho connection – SmallRhose
genes in polycistronic mRNAs? Are there specific features or players required for Rho recruitment by sRNA [...] We expect to obtain some fresh insight on basic features of prokaryotic transcription as well as on tr
Dynamic Diagnosis and Predictive Maintenance of Train Onboard Systems – DIADEM
The project aims at developing diagnosis and prognosis tools for three railway rolling stock components (air conditioning or HVAC, brakes and doors). This will make it possible to give, in real time, the time-to-failure, which constitutes an improvement of the conditions of maintenance realization. Moreover, the project will bring knowledge about the ageing of the studied equipments as well as some solutions to the maintenance planning problem.
Cognitive Systems with Stochastic Spintronics Devices – CogniSpin
The project is interdisciplinary in nature and features different kinds of research. On the device side
Molecular Sisyphus Cooling – MolSisCool
compared to atoms, are complex objects that possibly feature a long range and anisotropic interaction. Developing
Inverse problems and parsimony for econometric modeling and applications – IPANEMA
The IPANEMA project wants to develop non- and semi-parametric and high-dimensional inference for structural econometrics models. The inference will be based on inverse problems techniques. While these techniques have been introduced in econometrics since the beginning of the 2000’s, there are still many open questions and a big gap between theoretical inference methods and the practical implementation of them in applied works. Our project aims at filling this gap.
Quantum COntrol of large molecular systems : application to CONical IntersectionS – CoConicS
Quantum Control of large molecular systems:<br />application to CONiCal IntersectionS
Stratospheric Dynamics and Variability : Understanding and Solutions to persistent model biases – StraDyVariUS
Climate models and numerical weather models now include the stratosphere (altitudes of 15 to 50 km) and often also part of the mesosphere. However, there are still several key features of the stratosphere's dynamics and variability which models still fail to reproduce accurately. The project uses theory, observations and models to better understand the fundamental processes involved and pave the way for an improved modelling.