Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE110100171
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$200,000.00
Summary
Shared resource for protein discovery. This facility will enable the production and characterisation of proteins from all kingdoms of life that have diverse roles in fundamental biology and disease. A detailed understanding of how these proteins behave and function will be used to generate therapeutics and develop novel applications for these proteins in medicine and industry.
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE100100177
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$300,000.00
Summary
Advanced electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) facilities for chemical, biological and materials sciences. New instrumentation to advance national research in hydrogen fuel generation from renewable sources, new generation photo-voltaic technologies, novel polymer and other chemical materials and advanced computing systems will be provided by this project. A new high sensitivity electron paramagnetic resonance facility, located at the Australian National University, will serve researchers in the ....Advanced electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) facilities for chemical, biological and materials sciences. New instrumentation to advance national research in hydrogen fuel generation from renewable sources, new generation photo-voltaic technologies, novel polymer and other chemical materials and advanced computing systems will be provided by this project. A new high sensitivity electron paramagnetic resonance facility, located at the Australian National University, will serve researchers in the ACT region devoted to the broad range of activities summarised above. A particular focus involves novel, biologically inspired energy systems and high efficiency solar cell technology.Read moreRead less
Structural and mechanistic studies on manganese systems targeting catalytic water oxidation. Hydrogen fuel production from electricity and water sources, such as seawater, is the goal for this research. The present project addresses a key hurdle to be overcome to make this feasible - efficient water oxidation. This project will 'steal nature's secrets' in this by deciphering and mimicking the efficient natural enzyme process.
Characterising and exploiting hydrogen tunnelling in environmentally and medically important enzymes. Theory and experiment will be used to study environmentally and medically important enzymes, and quantify the role that hydrogen tunnelling plays in their activity. The project will determine the basis of their remarkable ability to catalyse chemical reactions, and to engineer and design more efficient proteins and pharmaceuticals.