Grant: Alliance Grants
Trent University
$49,912.00
Aptasensor SPR testing platform for COVID-19_x000d_
EF 2020-21
Résumé
Early detection of COVID-19 is critical to halting the spread of the novel corona virus. Current virus detection technologies are based on genetic or immunological assays, however, these techniques require costly instrumentation, a lab setting, extensive reagents, and specialized technical expertise, as well as long response time. These methods are not amendable to an on-site application, or as a ready-to-use kit by a non-technician. The research proposed here aims to develop diagnostic technologies for on-site applications in public settings. The novel diagnostic platform would maintain sensitivity analogous to PCR, but would offer a cost-effective user-friendly tool to untrained scientists for detection of the COVID-19 in public locations. This level of access would lead to early detection of COVID-19 infections, thereby helping to prevent the virus from spreading during pandemic. The goals of the proposed partnership are to design aptamers for Surface Plasmon Resonance detection of COVID-19 proteins. This partnership will lead to the first ever technology based on the novel SPR aptasensor for detection of proteins of COVID-19.
Programme
Alliance Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
550724-2020
Name nom
Martic, Sanela
Department département
DNA and Forensic Science Research Centre
Organization id
32
Institution établissement
Trent University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
49912
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
1202
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Physical sciences
Area of application fr
Sciences physiques
Research subject code
3500
Research subject group en
Analytical chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie analytique
Research subject en
Analytical chemistry
Research subject fr
Chimie analytique
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Aptasensor SPR testing platform for COVID-19_x000d_
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Early detection of COVID-19 is critical to halting the spread of the novel corona virus. Current virus detection technologies are based on genetic or immunological assays, however, these techniques require costly instrumentation, a lab setting, extensive reagents, and specialized technical expertise, as well as long response time. These methods are not amendable to an on-site application, or as a ready-to-use kit by a non-technician. The research proposed here aims to develop diagnostic technologies for on-site applications in public settings. The novel diagnostic platform would maintain sensitivity analogous to PCR, but would offer a cost-effective user-friendly tool to untrained scientists for detection of the COVID-19 in public locations. This level of access would lead to early detection of COVID-19 infections, thereby helping to prevent the virus from spreading during pandemic. The goals of the proposed partnership are to design aptamers for Surface Plasmon Resonance detection of COVID-19 proteins. This partnership will lead to the first ever technology based on the novel SPR aptasensor for detection of proteins of COVID-19.
