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Flavour metabolism in-mouth and perception modulation by oral microbiota enzymes – FLAMME
FLAMME addresses a new and emerging question, the role of the oral microbiota in the flavour perception of aroma precursors. During food consumption, oral microbes are able to generate fragrant molecules in-mouth, but evidences concerning the entailed molecular mechanisms remain scarce. FLAMME aims
Synergistic effect between nanostructured catalysts and ultrasound: application in biomass conversion to specialty chemicals – SonoNanoCat
Within the context of sustainable chemistry, sonochemistry is now emerging as an alternative technology in chemistry. In the SonoNanoCat project, we combine the complementary expertise of the Singaporean team (in ultrasonic cavitation, nanostructured cavitation agents, DFT) and the French team (in t
Multi-tool investigation of multiple elastomer networks – MultiNet
Network-forming materials are ubiquitous, from industrial products (tires, foodstuff, cosmetics…) to living organisms (e.g. in the cytoskeleton). The reason behind their extraordinary success is that network-based materials often possess a remarkable combination of desirable properties, such as high
3D printing of hyaluronic acid aerogels as on-demand removable wound dressings – 3D-AER-HYAL
The 3D-AER-HYAL project targets a new class of wound dressings based on aerogels, which are dry, highly porous and ultra-light polymer networks. The unique properties of aerogels potentially allow them to absorb a large amount of wound exudate, to facilitate O2 and CO2 exchange, to cover the wound a
Magnetic resonance tools for solar materials – MARS
Spin processes are highly important for the efficiency of organic solar cells and light emitting diodes, yet their role remains largely unexplored. Indeed, due to the weak spin-orbit coupling organic materials possess strict spin-selection rules and the properties of photoexcited species can there
Local regulation in the face of the COVID-19 epidemic : dynamics of normative actions – LOCA-LEX COVID
Local regulation in the face of the COVID-19 epidemic : dynamics of normative actions The present proposal is set in a rare - and to a large extent unprecedented - legal and political context: the mobilization of the notion of a « state of emergency » used, for the first time, for sanitary reasons.
Genome-wide CRISPR screens for drug target identification and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 replication – CRISPR-TARGET-CoV
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the etiological agent of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This virus emerged in China at the end of 2019 and has, since then, dramatically spread across the world. As of today (18th of June 2020), SARS-CoV-2 has
Overtourism? Cities count – OVERTOURISM
In the current context of the overtourism controversy in European cities, a polemic that could be exacerbated by the role of human mobility in the Covid-19 health crisis, the argument of numbers is central. This controversy emerges from 2015 onwards with criticisms, demands and resistance to tourism
PRojection of the Oral language to PICTOgraphic units – PROPICTO
PROPICTO aims to develop a research axis focusing on alternative and augmentative communication, with a special focus on the automatic transcription of French speech into pictographic representation. PROPICTO addresses many societal needs in the field of disability (communicating with people with co
Multi-omic analysis of anti-viral immunity: From the identification of relevant biological pathways to the discovery of inborn errors of immunity – GENVIR
Viral infections remain a major threat for humankind with a number of alarming signs including 1) the limited effect or the absence of vaccines and/or efficient anti-viral drugs against a large number of viral infections, and 2) the recurrent emergence of new viral infections as attested by the rece
