Insect olfactory systems process odorants in a fast manner and allow them chemically monitor their environment. Recreating this system offers tremendous potential for various applications from the identification of explosives to medical applications. The project SYnthetic biology & Neuromorphic computing for CHemosensory perception (SYNCH) aims to do exactly that. Throughout the project, different insect receptors will be expressed and tested and finally applied to a sensor surface on which their reaction to different odorants can be processed.
Insect olfactory systems process odorants in a fast manner and allow them chemically monitor their environment. Recreating this system offers tremendous potential for various applications from the identification of explosives to medical applications. The project SYnthetic biology & Neuromorphic computing for CHemosensory perception (SYNCH) aims to do exactly that. Throughout the project, different insect receptors will be expressed and tested and finally applied to a sensor surface on which their reaction to different odorants can be processed.
The student will work with state of the art methods synthetic biology. Part of the development of an artifical olfactory system. Test of possible receptor systems with fluorescence assays and fluorescence microscopy.
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