Research Topic
Abstract
Recent findings reveal physiological effects of endogenous Li in the brain and indicate that disruption of Li homeostasis may be an early event in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. In this perspective, the interaction between lithium ions and specific biomolecules involved in neurodegeneration will be investigated by a coupled surface plasmon resonance and mass spectrometric approach.
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease
biosensing
NEURODEGENERATION
Plasmonics
ERC sector(s)
PE Physical Sciences and Engineering
LS Life Sciences
Host Researcher Info
Name Surname
Giuseppe Grasso
E-mail
grassog@unict.it
Department/Faculty/School/Institute/Area/Division
Department of Chemical Sciences
EUNICE University
University of Catania (UNICT)
Country
Italy
EUNICE contact e-mail
eunice@unict.it
Mobility additional info
Thesis mode
On-site
Start date
Length of the research internship
6 months
Applicant (Student) info
Current position at home university
Master student
Minimal language knowledge requisite
English C1
Applicant (professor / researcher) info
Research interests for cooperation opportunities
https://www.dsc.unict.it/faculty/giuseppe.grasso