Grant: Engage Grants Program
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
Synthesis of Novel Sugar-Nucleic Acid Polymers
EF 2017-18
Résumé
Natural molecules like DNA and RNA are sugar-nucleic acid polymers that have desirable biological function.However, expanding the applications of sugar-nucleic acid polymers are needed for downstreambiotechnological applications because natural DNA and RNA are susceptible to degradation in the biologicalenvironment. Synthose is a company that specializes in the chemistry of sugars. Synthose has interests inexpanding their platform to nucleic acids. Based on the expertise of Synthose in sugar chemistry, and theexpertise in nucleic acid chemistry by Dr. Desaulniers' research group at the University of Ontario Institute ofTechnology (UOIT), new proposed sugar-nucleic acid polymers will be synthesized and studied. The workdescribed will foster a new collaboration between the UOIT and the chemical industry sector and will generateunique structures that may have interesting future commercial value. As such, the new knowledge gainedthrough the development of new sugar-nucleic acid polymers will offer exciting potential for the chemistry andbiotechnology fields.
Programme
Engage Grants Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
521984-2017
Name nom
Desaulniers, JeanPaul
Department département
Science, Faculty of
Organization id
19222
Institution établissement
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2017
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
25000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1553
Committee name en
Ontario Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Ontario
Area of application code
504
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Human pharmaceuticals
Area of application fr
Produits pharmaceutiques administrables à l'homme
Research subject code
3705
Research subject group en
Organic chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie organique
Research subject en
Bio-organic chemistry
Research subject fr
Chimie bio-organique
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Synthesis of Novel Sugar-Nucleic Acid Polymers
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Natural molecules like DNA and RNA are sugar-nucleic acid polymers that have desirable biological function.However, expanding the applications of sugar-nucleic acid polymers are needed for downstreambiotechnological applications because natural DNA and RNA are susceptible to degradation in the biologicalenvironment. Synthose is a company that specializes in the chemistry of sugars. Synthose has interests inexpanding their platform to nucleic acids. Based on the expertise of Synthose in sugar chemistry, and theexpertise in nucleic acid chemistry by Dr. Desaulniers' research group at the University of Ontario Institute ofTechnology (UOIT), new proposed sugar-nucleic acid polymers will be synthesized and studied. The workdescribed will foster a new collaboration between the UOIT and the chemical industry sector and will generateunique structures that may have interesting future commercial value. As such, the new knowledge gainedthrough the development of new sugar-nucleic acid polymers will offer exciting potential for the chemistry andbiotechnology fields.
