CanGoNano will provide an international, intersectoral & interdisciplinary educational programme allowing DCs to obtain skills and knowledge necessary for their successful career development.
CanGoNano involves academic, industrial, and clinical trainers who will provide knowledge on the multidisciplinary scientific areas of the research programme. DCs will be trained in glycoscience & nanotechnology & cancer cell biology & immunology. By the active support of the non-academic partners, DCs will be also trained in transferable and complementary soft skills relevant for their future careers.
CanGoNano training programme is scheduled in 4 sections, which are planned to ensure DCs the opportunity to become skilled researchers, thus putting them in an unique position for innovative job opportunities both in industry and in academia.
By the execution of their individual project, DCs will acquire interdisciplinary practical and technical skills/knowledge on:
(i) organic synthesis;
(ii) the synthesis of diversified, multifunctional and modular GlycoNanoMaterials (GNM);
(iii) Methodologies for the screening of GNM;
(iv) radiolabeling for the investigation of the biological fate and pharmacokinetics of GNM by clinically used imaging techniques;
(v) bioprocess engineering for the expression of recombinant lectins;
(vi) stepwise methodologies for the fully characterization of the immunogenicity of the cargo delivered by the GNM.
The supervisor and a local laboratory trainer (DC Internal Team) will support day-to-day DCs:
i) providing the basic practical and theoretical knowledge on the topic of his/her PhD project, i.e. sharing relevant articles, methodologies & protocols;
ii) coaching on the good laboratory practices;
iii) providing tips and promoting discussion on daily scientific and practical issues. DCs will contribute to the management of the research group by their commitment to support the supervision of undergraduate students.
Supervisors will support DCs on the preparation of the Personal Career Development Plan (PCDP) including a balanced selection of complementary courses offered by the Doctoral School and the network-wide ones, ensuring a comprehensive research and soft skills training. According to the secondment schedule and the PCDP, each DC will draft a yearly attendance plan to local courses (to reach ECTS requested by the local PhD Schools) and network-wide courses.
CanGoNano activities include periodic conferences where DCs will have the opportunity to attend scientific lectures delivered by the academic, industrial, and clinical partners and invited external experts in the field. The lectures will provide DCs both basic and advanced knowledge on the multifaceted topics of the cutting-edge CanGoNano research programme. A comprehensive plan of soft skills courses delivered by experts at the local institutes and by non-academic partners (beneficiary & associated), and two round tables are also included thus providing DCs skills relevant for their future careers. Of note, the soft skills course on Writing scientific papers will be delivered by an outstanding scientist and Editor-in-Chief of high impact journals in the field of nanomaterials.
Interdisciplinary & intersectoral secondments have been planned for each DC. Each DC will have one secondment in a SME to guarantee the industrial relevance of each research project and one secondment in another beneficiary/associated academic partner with interdisciplinary expertise.
