RICERCA ITALIANA     

Programmi di ricerca simili:

• 1 - BASI GENETICHE E MOLECOLARI DELLA PATOGENICITA' BATTERICA
• 2 - Dallo studio dell’espressione genica globale allo studio della virulenza di Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• 3 - Meccanismi della citochinesi: identificazione di nuovi geni coinvolti nel processo e nella sua regolazione
• 4 - Nuove prospettive sull'immunità innata e l'immunoterapia.
• 5 - Patogenesi molecolare delle malattie del motoneurone come tool per l’identificazione di nuovi approcci terapeutici biomolecolari e cellulari
• 6 - Il fattore di trascrizione NF-kB nella regolazione del differenziamento ed apoptosi del sistema immune.
• 7 - Rapporto ospite parassita nelle infezioni da clamidie e spirochete: immunità naturale e metabolismo lipidico studiati con tecniche convenzionali e con DNA microarray
• 8 - Basi metaboliche e molecolari della sindrome di Down
• 9 - Il repertorio delle lectine nei protocordati. Evoluzione dei meccanismi di riconoscimento e dell'immunità innata.
• 10 - Interazioni batterio-cellula ospite: analisi genetica e molecolare di meccanismi di virulenza di patogeni enterici di rilevanza clinica con particolare riferimento alla loro capacità di alterare a proprio vantaggio la risposta immune innata dell’ospite.

Classificazione scientifico-disciplinare

• Area scientifico disciplinare: Scienze mediche
  • MICROBIOLOGIA E MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
• Area scientifico disciplinare: Scienze biologiche
  • MICROBIOLOGIA GENERALE

Classificazione brevettuale

• CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • MICRO-ORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF (biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, containing micro-organisms, viruses, microbial fungi, enzymes, fermentates or substances produced by or extracted from micro-organisms or animal material A01N63/00; food compositions A21, A23; medicinal preparations A61K; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; fertilisers C05); PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICRO-ORGANISMS (preservation of living parts of humans or animals A01N1/02); MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA (micro-biological testing media C12Q)

Classificazione geografica

• Regione: Campania

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Parole Chiave

MICROBIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE, MICROBIOLOGIA CELLULARE, PATOGENESI BATTERICA, ESPRESSIONE GENICA, FATTORI DI VIRULENZA