FNRS allocating new funds to 21 NARILIS research projects!

On December 7th, the FNRS Board of Directors announced the list of applications selected in the framework of several 2021 calls: FRIA and FRESH doctoral grants, Research credits CDR, Research projects PDR, Equipment EQP and Large equipment credits GEQ.

Up to 21 projects from NARILIS researchers are awarded through diverse funding instruments: 8 FRIA, 9 CDR, 2 EQP and 2 GEQ credits!

FRIA | Do circular RNAs encoded by the major oncogene of Gallid herpesvirus 2 contribute to the tumorigenesis of the Marek's disease? (Alexis Chasseur) Prof. Benoît Muylkens and Dr. Damien Coupeau

FRIA | Study of the biogenesis of the VirB type IV secretion system in Brucella abortus (Charline Focant). Prof. Xavier De Bolle

FRIA | Targeting the splicing factor TFIP11 in cancer by an intrinsically disordered protein-based drug design strategy (Blinera Juniky). Prof. Catherine Michaux and Dr. Denis Mottet (ULiège)

FRIA | Investigation of the bidirectional copper transport across the inner membrane of the free-living Caulobacter crescentus (Hala Kasmo). Prof. Jean-Yves Matroule

FRIA | Role of the APOBEC3B antiviral innate effector on the replication of wild-type adenoviruses and adenoviral vectors (Sarah Mathieu). Prof. Nicolas Gillet

FRIA | Unravelling the disorder-aggregation-properties relationships of the intrinsically disordered protein DPF3: towards new antimitotic strategies (Julien Mignon). Prof. Catherine Michaux and Prof. Eric Perpète

FRIA | Characterisation of the functional interplay between the (p)ppGpp alarmone and alternative sigma factors in Caulobacter crescentus (Aishwarya Saxena). Prof. Régis Hallez

FRIA | Interaction between bacteria and viruses : discovering of new genes involved into bacterial defence mechanisms against phages and genes coding by viruses to counteract these defence (Rémy Dugauquier). Prof. Abel Garcia Pino (ULB) and Prof. Gipsi Lima Mendez

CDR | Study of the mechanisms leading to HIF-1alpha stabilisation and BNIP3L expression in Brucella abortus-infected cells: role in mitophagy and tropism of the bacteria for the mitochondria. Prof. Thierry Arnould

CDR | Envelope stress response in Brucella. Prof. Xavier De Bolle

CDR | Role of the APOBEC3 innate antiviral effectors on adenovirus and coronavirus replication. Prof. Nicolas Gillet

CDR | Spatio-temporal regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis by the actin-like protein MreB in bacteria. Prof. Régis Hallez

CDR | Role of a TonB-dependent receptor and an oxygenase in bacterial copper tolerance. Prof. Jean-Yves Matroule

CDR | Deciphering entry mechanisms and axoplasmic transport of SARS-CoV-2 from peripheral nerve endings. Prof. Charles Nicaise

CDR | Fragment-based drug discovery approach to search new lead compounds targeting FXIIa, a serine protease implicated in the coagulation pathway, the kinin-kallikrein system, and the immune response. Dr. Lionel Pochet

CDR | Characterization of envelope stress responses in Bacteroidetes. Dr. Francesco Renzi

CDR | Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) for the analysis and purification of functionalized carbohydrates, glycomimetics and nucleosides. Prof. Stéphane Vincent

EQP | Epitranscriptomic of dihydrouridine in pro- and eukarya. Dr. Damien Hermand and Prof. Régis Hallez

EQP | BAR domain proteins in unconventional endocytic mechanisms: Roles in cancer and intracellular bacterial infections. Prof. Henri-François Renard and Prof. Xavier De Bolle

GEQ | Observing life in 4D and high resolution for the characterization of novel dynamic biological mechanisms. Prof. Henri-François Renard, Dr. Damien Hermand Prof. Yves Poumay and Prof. Anne-Emilies Declèves (UMons)

GEQ | Ultrahigh resolution crystal structures: chirality and non-covalent bonding in multicomponent crystal systems and pyramidal Lewis acids. Prof. Johan Wouters, Prof. Guillaume Berionni and Prof. Tom Leyssens (UCLouvain)