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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP200101635
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Function and evolution of insect odorant receptors. This project aims to shed light on how insect odorant receptors function by using comparative genomic studies between the genetic model insect Drosophila melanogaster and a pest species, the Australian sheep blowfly. This project expects to generate knowledge of how specific chemicals activate specific receptors in order to excite sensory neurons and drive behaviour, which is not well understood. Expected outcomes include increased understanding of olfaction in insects, increased national and international collaboration, and outstanding graduate student training. This research will be of significant future benefit in deriving methods to modify the behaviour of insects of agricultural or medical importance, for example the sheep blowfly.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 02-2020
End Date: 12-2023
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $578,043.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Molecular Evolution | Receptors and Membrane Biology | Neurogenetics | Genetics
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Sheep - Meat | Sheep - Wool |
