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April 2024

The ocean, the pharmacy of the future: Marine bacteria as an alternative to combat pathogens from the aquaculture industry

General Objective: Study the mechanism of action of compounds derived from marine bacteria, capable of inhibiting the growth and pathogenicity of V. parahaemolyticus, in order to evaluate their potential use in products for the control of infections of this aquaculture pathogen in farming systems. crop. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: IKIAM, ESPL, YACHAY. Participants: Director

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Construction of a coaxial electrospinning equipment with electrostatic deflection for the fabrication of microstructures: Application to supercapacitors

General Objective: Build a two-component coaxial electrospinning equipment with computer-controlled electrostatic deflection that allows the manufacturing of microstructured electrodes for supercapacitors. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: EPN, ESPOCH, YACHAY. Participants: Project Director Cristian Patricio Santacruz Terán Budget awarded: $37,100.00 Project status: In process

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Development of a phenylalanine and tyrosine detection system using prokaryotic genetic circuits

General Objective: Develop a prototype of a genetic circuit, using the model organism E.coli, in order to achieve an efficient and simple detection of the amino acids Phe and Tyr. Specific Objectives: Participating Institutions: USFQ, U CUENCA, UTPL. Participants: Project Director Vanessa Isabel Romero Aguilar Budget awarded: $49,500.00 Project status: In process

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