SEA ANEMONES
Research group for Sea Anemones.
Anemones are a type of marine invertebrate related to corals and jelly-fishes - their study can provide valuable information about different marine dynamics, such as: symbiotic relationships; organisms’ stress response; the effects of climate change in the ocean, etc. In the last years, research has focused on the applications of different bioactive molecules produced by sea anemones, like the anti-oxidants (which effectively inhibit and eliminate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in pathological tissues) and biotoxins (that can be used for the formulation of new drugs in the pharmaceutical field).
Thus, further investigation of these organisms’ potential is at the center of this study with the aim of firstly, better understanding their ecology and processes in the marine habitat and secondly, the different ways humans can benefit from the compounds extracted from the sea anemones.
This project is a collaboration between the Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN) of the Côte d'Azur University (UCA), the Mediterranean Center of Molecular Medicine (C3M), and the Scientific Center of Monaco (CSM).
Teams involved in the "Sea Anemones" project:
CSM: Dorota Czerucka, François Seneca, Vincent Piccoult.
IRCAN: Aldine Amiel, Didier Forcioli, Eric Rottinger, Paola Furla, Stéphanie Bernay-Verdier
Anemones are a type of marine invertebrate related to corals and jelly-fishes - their study can provide valuable information about different marine dynamics, such as: symbiotic relationships; organisms’ stress response; the effects of climate change in the ocean, etc. In the last years, research has focused on the applications of different bioactive molecules produced by sea anemones, like the anti-oxidants (which effectively inhibit and eliminate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in pathological tissues) and biotoxins (that can be used for the formulation of new drugs in the pharmaceutical field).
Thus, further investigation of these organisms’ potential is at the center of this study with the aim of firstly, better understanding their ecology and processes in the marine habitat and secondly, the different ways humans can benefit from the compounds extracted from the sea anemones.
This project is a collaboration between the Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN) of the Côte d'Azur University (UCA), the Mediterranean Center of Molecular Medicine (C3M), and the Scientific Center of Monaco (CSM).
Teams involved in the "Sea Anemones" project:
CSM: Dorota Czerucka, François Seneca, Vincent Piccoult.
IRCAN: Aldine Amiel, Didier Forcioli, Eric Rottinger, Paola Furla, Stéphanie Bernay-Verdier