Grant: Collaborative Health Research Projects
University of British Columbia
$147,250.00
Developing an electrochemical beacon detection method for pathogen nucleic acid speciation
EF 2014-15
Résumé
Detecting the presence of an infectious disease like tuberculosis is important to stop the infection from spreading to familymembers or others that are in close contact with the patient. The test used in a doctor's office is very simple and inexpensivebut will only detect the incidence of TB when the patient is infectious. Proposed is the creation of a simple blood glucosetype test for TB that can be accomplished at a clinic with little cost and training - ideal for the developing world and areas inCanada that are resource poor. This method relies upon an electrochemical detection of specific sequences of DNA that arecharacteristic of the TB pathogen. In addition, this method will enable the identification of drug resistant strains of TB (MDRTB),and critically important area in regions of Canada with a large influx of immigrant from regions where MDR-TB is knownto be prevalent.
Programme
Collaborative Health Research Projects
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
446604-2013
Name nom
Bizzotto, Dan
Department département
Chemistry
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2014
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
147250
Program id
CHRPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Health Research Projects
Program name fr
Projets de recherche concertée sur la santé
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
360
Committee name en
Collaborative Health Research Projects Selection Panel
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection de projets de recherche concertée sur la santé
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Partie
2 & 3
Nb partie
3
Application title
Developing an electrochemical beacon detection method for pathogen nucleic acid speciation
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Detecting the presence of an infectious disease like tuberculosis is important to stop the infection from spreading to familymembers or others that are in close contact with the patient. The test used in a doctor's office is very simple and inexpensivebut will only detect the incidence of TB when the patient is infectious. Proposed is the creation of a simple blood glucosetype test for TB that can be accomplished at a clinic with little cost and training - ideal for the developing world and areas inCanada that are resource poor. This method relies upon an electrochemical detection of specific sequences of DNA that arecharacteristic of the TB pathogen. In addition, this method will enable the identification of drug resistant strains of TB (MDRTB),and critically important area in regions of Canada with a large influx of immigrant from regions where MDR-TB is knownto be prevalent.
