New projects & Milestones

In 2021 the group has continued working on two large ongoing European projects. The first one, MICROB-PREDICT (Microbiome-based biomarkers to predict decompensation of liver cirrhosis and treatment response) aims to develop personalised strategies to prevent and treat decompensated cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure by investigating the human gut microbiome. The second one, CORE 3, is part of the Graphene Flagship project and focuses on the development of graphene-based sensors. A new European project was started in 2021, EMERGE (Emerging Printed Electronics Research Infrastructure), as well as two national projects: NANOANAEMIA (Multiplexed nanobiosensor for the instantaneous diagnosis and classification of anaemia at the point of care) and PAPYRUS (Polymerase Amplification combined into a Paper-based electrochemical lateral flow arraY for antimicrobial Resistance qUantification).

During 2021, Xin Yi Wong, visiting student from the University of Nottingham Malaysia defended her PhD thesis, partially developed within the group and co-directed by Prof. Merkoçi.