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Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE230101652
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$434,404.00
Summary
Assessing climate risk for future food supply. The aim of this project is to assess the impacts of future disruptive climate events and disasters on Australia's food system. This will be achieved by developing a world-first Integrated Assessment Modelling Lab, a collaborative research platform for comprehensive assessment of the effects of extreme climate events (bushfires/drought/floods/cyclones) on Australia's food supply. The project will use this capability to assess impacts on Australia's n ....Assessing climate risk for future food supply. The aim of this project is to assess the impacts of future disruptive climate events and disasters on Australia's food system. This will be achieved by developing a world-first Integrated Assessment Modelling Lab, a collaborative research platform for comprehensive assessment of the effects of extreme climate events (bushfires/drought/floods/cyclones) on Australia's food supply. The project will use this capability to assess impacts on Australia's national and international supply chains, industry sectors and on socio-economic groups. The outcomes will offer opportunities to improve national responses to the changing climate and build resilience by designing adaptation plans to safeguard national and international food supply chains.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE220100259
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$467,964.00
Summary
Interrogating the adaptive potential of skeletal muscle. Disruptions to muscle oxidative capacity and growth signalling underpin atrophy and dysfunction with ageing, which impacts on an individual’s quality of life. These biological processes are thought to be mutually exclusive and compete during muscle adaptation. This project aims to define how these processes regulate the extent of muscle adaptation, and how modifying these attributes influence functional capacity in the context of ageing. T ....Interrogating the adaptive potential of skeletal muscle. Disruptions to muscle oxidative capacity and growth signalling underpin atrophy and dysfunction with ageing, which impacts on an individual’s quality of life. These biological processes are thought to be mutually exclusive and compete during muscle adaptation. This project aims to define how these processes regulate the extent of muscle adaptation, and how modifying these attributes influence functional capacity in the context of ageing. This project will provide fundamental new knowledge in understanding how modifying muscle attributes influence successful ageing. This knowledge will improve resilience, productivity, and wellbeing of all Australians, with implications for reducing societal and economic burden.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE180100984
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$365,058.00
Summary
Unravelling the cell biology of a blood vessel. This project aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of vascular regeneration in adult homeostasis. Maintaining a viable circulatory system is essential for organ survival and function. The data generated from this project has the capacity to significantly impact our fundamental understanding of cardiovascular repair and regeneration. This will be of future benefit to many industries including science, bioengineering, healthcare technologies, a ....Unravelling the cell biology of a blood vessel. This project aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of vascular regeneration in adult homeostasis. Maintaining a viable circulatory system is essential for organ survival and function. The data generated from this project has the capacity to significantly impact our fundamental understanding of cardiovascular repair and regeneration. This will be of future benefit to many industries including science, bioengineering, healthcare technologies, and ensuring significant economic outcomes and benefit the Australian community.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE240101286
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$469,707.00
Summary
SARS-CoV-2-induced dead cell fragments drive viral uptake and inflammation. This project will apply advanced cell biology and imaging techniques to investigate how macrophages, which lacks a canonical receptor for viral entry, become infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and elicit inflammatory responses. Its insights into a novel pathway of viral entry is expected to advance our understanding of host-pathogen interaction. The project is intended to uncover t ....SARS-CoV-2-induced dead cell fragments drive viral uptake and inflammation. This project will apply advanced cell biology and imaging techniques to investigate how macrophages, which lacks a canonical receptor for viral entry, become infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and elicit inflammatory responses. Its insights into a novel pathway of viral entry is expected to advance our understanding of host-pathogen interaction. The project is intended to uncover the role of SARS-CoV-2-induced dead cell fragmentation in promoting viral uptake and inflammation. Its findings should provide significant scientific, health and economic benefits by informing new research directions on infection and innate immunity as well as future therapeutic designs for infection treatment.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE240100561
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$462,237.00
Summary
Understanding how platelets mediate new neuron formation in the adult brain. Exercise boosts the generation of new nerve cells from adult neural stem cells in the part of the brain responsible for learning and memory, the hippocampus. This project aims to investigate the mechanisms behind this effect, in particular, how blood cells known as platelets mediate this process. The expected outcomes include the discovery of new communication pathways between platelets and the brain following exercise ....Understanding how platelets mediate new neuron formation in the adult brain. Exercise boosts the generation of new nerve cells from adult neural stem cells in the part of the brain responsible for learning and memory, the hippocampus. This project aims to investigate the mechanisms behind this effect, in particular, how blood cells known as platelets mediate this process. The expected outcomes include the discovery of new communication pathways between platelets and the brain following exercise and will determine the importance of these blood cells in mediating brain function. This will help to explain how exercise affects the brain and may benefit Australian society through the implementation of new methods to support learning and memory in schools and workplaces, thereby enhancing performance and productivity.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE210100604
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$436,600.00
Summary
How do cells sense and react to mechanical forces? There is accumulating evidence that mechanical forces exerted on tissues and cells strongly influences their behaviour. My research aims to understand how cells sense and respond to forces experienced throughout life. Using a combination of three-dimensional cell and tissue culture methods, I will investigate how compressive forces change the biochemistry of cells and their functionality. This work is aimed at generating fundamental knowledge to ....How do cells sense and react to mechanical forces? There is accumulating evidence that mechanical forces exerted on tissues and cells strongly influences their behaviour. My research aims to understand how cells sense and respond to forces experienced throughout life. Using a combination of three-dimensional cell and tissue culture methods, I will investigate how compressive forces change the biochemistry of cells and their functionality. This work is aimed at generating fundamental knowledge to improve our comprehension of how cells respond to force. The expected outcome is a greater understanding of mechanical and biochemical relationships between cells and the environment, to inform fields of tissue engineering of culture scaffolds to better mimic natural cell-tissue settings.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE120101242
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$375,000.00
Summary
Regulation of germ cell number and quality by Fizzy-related protein. Females have a limited supply of eggs in their ovaries and it appears that the Fizzy-related gene (FZR1) is important in making sure this full complement is gained. By using novel mouse knockouts of the FZR1 gene, the project will determine how this protein functions at the earliest stages of egg development.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140100500
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$383,066.00
Summary
Unravelling the holistic genetic control of vertebrate development. Understanding the genetic regulation of embryo formation is the cornerstone of developmental biology. As four per cent of Australian children are born with some form of prenatal defect, understanding the basic biology of embryogenesis is paramount for long-range development of future therapies. We have identified a highly conserved transcription factor, Grhl3, which regulates multiple stages of embryonic formation. Using advance ....Unravelling the holistic genetic control of vertebrate development. Understanding the genetic regulation of embryo formation is the cornerstone of developmental biology. As four per cent of Australian children are born with some form of prenatal defect, understanding the basic biology of embryogenesis is paramount for long-range development of future therapies. We have identified a highly conserved transcription factor, Grhl3, which regulates multiple stages of embryonic formation. Using advanced genetic models, this project will characterise the role of Grhl3 in the regulation of cellular migration and craniofacial skeleton and brain development. The project will also identify the target genes which Grhl3 regulates. The identification of such transcriptional networks is imperative to understanding the holistic molecular control of embryogenesis.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150100538
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$342,000.00
Summary
Understanding the role of miRNAs in the biology of ageing muscle. Skeletal muscle is the largest organ in the body and plays a vital role in maintaining independent living and social interaction. As it ages, skeletal muscle loses its ability to build up new muscle proteins. However, the principles underlying the biology of skeletal muscle ageing are not well understood. MicroRNAs (MiRNAs) are essential regulators of skeletal muscle biology. Whether they play a role in the ageing process and how ....Understanding the role of miRNAs in the biology of ageing muscle. Skeletal muscle is the largest organ in the body and plays a vital role in maintaining independent living and social interaction. As it ages, skeletal muscle loses its ability to build up new muscle proteins. However, the principles underlying the biology of skeletal muscle ageing are not well understood. MicroRNAs (MiRNAs) are essential regulators of skeletal muscle biology. Whether they play a role in the ageing process and how they regulate muscle protein synthesis as we age has not been investigated. This project aims to identify the MiRNA species involved in muscle protein synthesis and will provide a better understanding of the biology of ageing skeletal muscle.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE210101144
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$429,450.00
Summary
Understanding crosstalks between Natural Killer cells and Dendritic Cells. This project aims to investigate the interactions between two populations of immune cells: natural killer cells and dendritic cells. This proposal will advance basic knowledge in immunology by innovating in considering the heterogeneity and diversity of these two immune populations and combining interdisciplinary approaches using cutting-edge technologies. Expected outcomes from this proposal include the identification of ....Understanding crosstalks between Natural Killer cells and Dendritic Cells. This project aims to investigate the interactions between two populations of immune cells: natural killer cells and dendritic cells. This proposal will advance basic knowledge in immunology by innovating in considering the heterogeneity and diversity of these two immune populations and combining interdisciplinary approaches using cutting-edge technologies. Expected outcomes from this proposal include the identification of new immunoregulatory pathways, the development of new scientific theories, and enhancement of Australia’s research capacity through international collaborations and student training. This project will provide significant benefits such as the identification of biological targets for development of new biotechnologies. Read moreRead less