The FAPESP-UNESP-Keele University cooperative network: fostering Brazil and UK interactions through joint reciprocal academic activities

• Grant number: 14/25287-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: January 01, 2015
• End date: March 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Parasitology - Entomology and Malacology of Parasites and Vectors
• Principal Investigator: Jayme Augusto de Souza-Neto
• Grantee: Jayme Augusto de Souza-Neto
• Host Investigator: Julien Pelletier
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biotecnologia (IBTEC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Keele University, England
• Associated research grant: 13/11343-6 - Characterization of the microbiota-mediated anti-dengue mechanisms in wild Aedes aegypti populations, AP.JP

Abstract

This is a collaborative research initiative under the scope of the Memorandum of Understanding and the Cooperative Agreement signed by Keele University and FAPESP. It involves knowledge transfer and training on the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing tool. This will be essential for the establishment of a similar mutagenesis platform at IBTEC and elevate the impact of the research on vector-borne diseases in São Paulo State. (AU)