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Project

Single-cell based analysis and sorting to study microbial (sub)populations.
Code
01B04920
Duration
01 December 2020 → 30 November 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Single-cell data analysis
    • Synthetic biology
    • Microbiology not elsewhere classified
  • Engineering and technology
    • Medical biotechnology not elsewhere classified
    • Industrial microbiology
Keywords
Industrial biotechnology biomedical biotechnology environmental biotechnology pharmaceutical biotechnology
 
Project description
 

The future of each microbiology subdomain is single-cell: inter-cell variability contains a hitherto unexplored source of diversity with novel insights and biotechnological and ecological potential. Current end-of-life single-cell techniques need replacement and will be expanded with advanced cell sorting technology. The possibility to sort microbial subpopulations facilitates highly innovative research bringing UGent back at the frontline of this domain.