Life Sciences & Biotechnology
Title : | Targeting RNA driven processes: Novel chemical biology approaches to identify new classes of RNA modulators |
Area of research : | Life Sciences & Biotechnology |
Focus area : | RNA driven processes |
Principal Investigator : | Dr Suvendra Nath Bhattacharyya, Scientist, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), Kolkata |
Timeline Start Year : | 2020 |
Timeline End Year : | 2025 |
Contact info : | director@iicb.res.in |
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Executive Summary : | Objective: a. Targeting unique RNA sequences with novel molecules affecting biological function and structural integrity of respective RNA: From viral replication to ribosome assembly -Chemical biology of non-coding RNA elements. b. Developing RNA aptamer as inhibitor of intercellular Extracellular vesicle mediated signal exchange between neighboring cells-effector of gene expression c. Molecular probes to quantitate RNA driven processes. |
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