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Title:

Synthesis of Novel Sugar-Nucleic Acid Polymers

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 7, 2018 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q4-00458

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Desaulniers, Jean-Paul (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)

Program:

Engage Grants for universities

Program Purpose:

Natural molecules like DNA and RNA are sugar-nucleic acid polymers that have desirable biological function.x000D
However, expanding the applications of sugar-nucleic acid polymers are needed for downstreamx000D
biotechnological applications because natural DNA and RNA are susceptible to degradation in the biologicalx000D
environment. Synthose is a company that specializes in the chemistry of sugars. Synthose has interests inx000D
expanding their platform to nucleic acids. Based on the expertise of Synthose in sugar chemistry, and thex000D
expertise in nucleic acid chemistry by Dr. Desaulniers' research group at the University of Ontario Institute ofx000D
Technology (UOIT), new proposed sugar-nucleic acid polymers will be synthesized and studied. The workx000D
described will foster a new collaboration between the UOIT and the chemical industry sector and will generatex000D
unique structures that may have interesting future commercial value. As such, the new knowledge gainedx000D
through the development of new sugar-nucleic acid polymers will offer exciting potential for the chemistry andx000D
biotechnology fields.