Investigate the effect of blocking alcohol-altered proteins from extracellular vesicles on the immune response

• Grant number: 22/13619-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: November 01, 2022
• End date: October 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Biochemistry - Molecular Biology
• Principal Investigator: Adriana Franco Paes Leme
• Grantee: Rodrigo Gomes Bernardo Cruz
• Host Institution: Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (Brasil). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 18/18496-6 - The role of alcohol treated-extracellular vesicles in oral cells transformation, AP.TEM

Abstract

The project aims to investigate the communication of non-activated fibroblasts and keratinocytes in the context of the immune microenvironment and evaluate its role in the initiation of malignant transformation by through extracellular vesicles.