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TEAM TU-EINDHOVEN
MRI AND
BACTERIA AS
DIAGNOSTIC
TOOLS
THE ROAD TO OUR SOLUTION
TUMOR IMAGING
MRI scan of latter stages of brain cancer
Photograph by Zephyr/Science Photo Library
2007 National Geographic Society
CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER
ORGANIC CONTRAST AGENTS
CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER
ORGANIC CONTRAST AGENTS
CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER
ORGANIC CONTRAST AGENTS
CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER
ORGANIC CONTRAST AGENTS
CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER
ORGANIC CONTRAST AGENTS
CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER
ORGANIC CONTRAST AGENTS
THE ROAD TO OUR SOLUTION
BACTERIA BASED CANCER THERAPIES
Our Solution
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The Sensor
The Chassis
Contrast
Agents
Safety
Sense the hypoxic environment
Generate contrast on an MRI scanner
Integrate the sensor and contrast agents
Ensure patient safety
The Sensor
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Safety The Chassis Contrast
Agents The Sensor
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The Sensor
Safety The Chassis Contrast
Agents The Sensor
Shift to low oxygen concentration
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The Sensor
Safety The Chassis Contrast
Agents The Sensor
INTENSITY
INCREASES OVER
TIME
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ANAEROBIC EXPRESSION
The Sensor
Safety The Chassis Contrast
Agents The Sensor
// High Lysine Ratio
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Contrast Agents
Define
chassis Safety The Chassis
Contrast
Agents The Sensor
1PJN
// Practicality
// Molecular
Dynamics
Simulations
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// 1ETF
// 1G70
// 1PJN
// Human Protamine 1
// Poly Arginine-Glycine
// Poly Arginine-Serine
// Poly Threonine-Lysine
// Poly Lysine-Serine
Define
chassis Safety The Chassis
Contrast
Agents The Sensor
THE SELECTION
Contrast Agents
AEROBIC EXPRESSION
NATIVE PROTEINS ARE CLEARLY EXPRESSED
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Contrast Agents
Define
chassis Safety The Chassis
Contrast
Agents The Sensor
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Contrast Agents
Define
chassis Safety The Chassis
Contrast
Agents The Sensor
Proteins with a high Lysine content
MRI RESULTS
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Contrast Agents
Define
chassis Safety The Chassis
Contrast
Agents The Sensor
MRI RESULTS
THE BIOBRICKS
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The Chassis
19 NEW BIOBRICKS:
- A FUNCTIONAL ANAEROBIC PROMOTER
(BBa_K1123000)
- 9 CEST PRODUCING PROTEINS
(BBa_K1123013 – BBa_K1123021)
- 9 COMPLETE TUMOR VISUALIZATION CONSTRUCTS
(BBa_K1123001 – BBa_K1123009)
Safety The Chassis The Sensor Contrast
Agents
The Safety Locks
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AVOIDING AN IMMUNE
SYSTEM RESPONSE
Define
chassis Safety The Chassis The Sensor
Contrast
Agents
1. J.C. Anderson, E.J. Clarke, A.P. Arkin, and C.A. Voigt, Environmentally Controlled Invasion of Cancer Cells by Engineered Bacteria. Molecular Biology 355, 619-627 (2006)
2. K. Gao, E. coli: The Cure for Cancer?. The Triple Helix , 12-13 (2010)
The Safety Locks
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THE KILL SWITCH
Define
chassis Safety The Chassis The Sensor
Contrast
Agents
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THE KILL SWITCH MODEL
Define
chassis Safety The Chassis The Sensor
Contrast
Agents
The Safety Locks
BACTERIA AS
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS: WILL SOCIETY ACCEPT
THE IDEA?
// Bringing the world of synthetic biology
into everybody’s home.
// Removing the reservations people
have about synthetic biology by
removing faulty data.
// Collaborating and collecting data
across the globe.
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SYNTHETIC FACTS
Human Practices
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SYNTHETIC FACTS
Human Practices
SYNTHETIC FACTS
21 Initial Facts To Be Checked.
12 Main Topics.
10 Facts Are Officially Checked, Uploaded And Available.
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Human Practices
SyntheticFacts.tue.nl
FINAL
CONCLUSIONS
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We have established
the foundations for a
new bacterial
application.
“Synthetic Facts” will
continue to give
reliable and unbiased
information.
TEAM PICTURE!!! Special Thanks To… // dr. Maarten Merkx
// dr. ir. Tom de Greef
// dr. ir. Natal van Riel
// ir. Stijn Aper
// Sagitta Peters MSc.
// Industrial Designer Mariana Felix
// ir. Stephanie Hectors
// prof.dr. Klaas Nicolaij
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