Objectif
MOD-ENP-TOX project is a multidisciplinary project aiming to accomplish the following objectives: (i) to develop a novel and rational “Modelling Assay Platform (MAP)” which can be used as a « Risk Indicator » tool to predict the toxicity of metal-based NPs (MeNPs), and (ii) to demonstrate the feasibility of a MAP prototype – on a shortlist of MeNPs - which can be further developed to screen the toxicity of a large number ENPs. Based on the concept of Integrating Testing Strategies (ITS), the proposed generic MAP combines two main and complimentary paradigms: (1) a novel Computational Modeling Package (CMP) based on structural, mechanistic, as well as kinetic modeling tools and (2) an innovative screening (IS) strategy that allows performing multiplexed streamlined assays for calibration, refinement and validation of the computed models.
First a series of classification algorithms will be applied to identify MeNPs with similar toxicity patterns, then computational modelling tools will be developed to establish a more rational relationship between MeNPs descriptors and their toxicity in a dynamic and quantitative way. An in-vitro/in-vivo IS paradigm will be developed as a scalable assessment tool to calibrate and validate the predictive power of the CMP using subsets of the training set or independent set of MeNPs (validation set) respectively.
Champ scientifique
Programme(s)
Appel à propositions
FP7-NMP-2012-SMALL-6
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Régime de financement
CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research projectCoordinateur
3000 Leuven
Belgique