Description du projet
Formation au diagnostic biomoléculaire et à la conservation du patrimoine culturel
L’étude des protéines anciennes joue un rôle crucial dans la compréhension de l’histoire de l’humanité. Toutefois, la pénurie de spécialistes qualifiés constitue un défi. Avec l’avènement du séquençage des protéines anciennes par spectrométrie de masse, le besoin de chercheurs hautement spécialisés avec une formation pluridisciplinaire est devenu primordial. Dans ce contexte, le projet TEMPERA, financé par l’UE, formera de jeunes scientifiques à l’analyse des résidus de protéines anciennes par spectrométrie de masse. Il mettra notamment l’accent sur les diagnostics biomoléculaires et la conservation du patrimoine culturel. Le projet proposera une formation doctorale avancée de nature internationale, intersectorielle et interdisciplinaire. Grâce au réseau TEMPERA, un enseignement axé sur la recherche sera dispensé, favorisant une interaction constructive entre les différentes disciplines. Cette approche permettra à des experts d’horizons divers de collaborer efficacement.
Objectif
TEMPERA will provide international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary state-of-the-art doctoral training to prepare the next generation of specialists in mass spectrometry-based ancient protein residues analysis for biomolecular diagnostics and conservation of cultural heritage material.
Due to their chemical and mechanical properties, proteins have always represented the category of biomolecules most extensively exploited by humans to satisfy basic needs, including: nutrition, clothing, sheltering and transportation. However presently there are very few specialists that have been trained to analyse ancient proteins, in stark contrast to the study of ancient DNA. The growing demand of information provided by mass spectrometry-based ancient protein sequencing will require highly specialised profiles with a multidisciplinary background in analytical chemistry, engineering, molecular biology, archaeology and art restoration.
Within the TEMPERA network, a team of talented young scientists from both experimental sciences and cultural heritage conservation disciplines will be created and prepared to become a group of highly qualified specialists.
The TEMPERA network aims at:
(i) forming, through research-based training, the professional profiles behind tomorrow’s state-of-the-art analysis of ancient proteins from cultural heritage materials,
(ii) consolidating existing constructive interaction across disciplines to focus different expertise and backgrounds into the common aim of safeguarding and enhancing European cultural heritage,
(iii) stimulating, through the right set of specific research-related and transferable skills, the development of
application-oriented mind set for direct or indirect exploitation of TEMPERA R&D activities.
As a key TEMPERA feature, the unique contribution provided by each participating institution will be integrated in a strong partnership to achieve valuable complementary research-specific and widely transferrable professional competence.
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinateur
1165 Kobenhavn
Danemark