Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP180102868

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP180102868

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

DNA exhibits new self-assembled structures due to clustered DNA methylation. This project aims to develop a technology to investigate detailed epigenetic patterns in DNA by directly interrogating the physical properties of DNA polymers in their native state. Epigenetics controls whether genes and genetic programs are turned on or off in living systems. The project will build on a recent discovery that key physical properties of native DNA polymers are strongly influenced by epigenetic patterns created by living organisms. By fully understanding this phenomenon, this project aims to provide new tools for the study of epigenetics with broad potential applications in the life sciences, biotechnology and nanotechnology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-2018

End Date: 02-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $342,616.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics) | Nanotechnology | Sensor Technology (Chemical aspects) | Nanobiotechnology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Technology

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