Research projects

RP# Title of the project (click for more details)
1 Impact of genomic diversity of a probiotic on its immunomodulation effects
2 In-silico mining of metagenomics data and in vitro tests to identify new MAMPs
3 NF-kB and MAPKinase regulation in response to metagenomic clones
4 MAMPs identification through modulation of AP1, PPAR-gamma & other NF using metagenomics
5 Interactions of probiotics with the gut mucosa and in-vivo trafficking
6 Effect of recombinant bacteria on the host immune response
7 Effect of IgA on microbial composition and distribution in colitis model or GF mice
8 Oral tolerance induction: impact of probiotics on epithelial & dendritic cells
9 Factors affecting epithelial–dendritic cells cross-talk: The interplay of cytokines and signalling pathways induced by TLR, NLR & NBP
10 PPAR-gamma and innate immunity to microbiota
11 TLR modulation and trafficking in real time
12 Organ culture of human intestinal biopsies for dendritic cell conditioning and cell-cell interactions
13 Genome mining and expression profiling of intestinal commensals
14 Role of probiotics on the development of inflammatory bowel disease in mice

Cross-Talk associated PhD projects

RP# Title of the project (click for more details)
15 Effect of cell wall modification on the interaction with the host
16 Effect of the colonisation by selected commensal bacteria on the host immune response
17 Intestinal microbiota and atopy
18 Linking the Intestinal Microbiota and Energy Metabolism: A Functional Metagenomic Approach