The use of micro and nanosensors in the study of neural signaling

• Grant number: 17/00132-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: July 01, 2017
• End date: June 30, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Mauro Bertotti
• Grantee: Alex da Silva Lima
• Supervisor: Andrew Ewing
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• Associated to the scholarship: 15/02095-4 - Fabrication of nanosensors to be used in scanning electrochemical microscopy and further application in biological systems (single-cell analysis), BP.PD

Abstract

An internship research at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden is proposed in this project. Experiments involving the construction and application of micro and nanosensors in neural signaling will be performed and the main goal is the monitoring of neurotransmitters released during exocytose process in a single biological cell and in vivo neurons in Drosophila (fruit fly). The research is expected to be developed in 12 months under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Andrew G. Ewing.