Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE230100003
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
The evolution of venom and its role in shaping biodiversity. This project aims to study how venom, nature's most powerful weapon, evolves and shapes biodiversity. Using the iconic Australian and New Guinean venomous snakes as a model, this project expects to develop a novel approach to profile venom composition from museum specimens, test competing hypotheses on the evolution of venoms, and test for the association between the evolution of venoms and the evolution of diversity in species richness and morphology. Expected outcomes include the largest venom database for any animal group and a better understanding of how venoms evolve and what role they play in earth’s biodiversity. The generated venom data has potential to be used in future studies to aid in the development of anti-venoms and drugs.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 12-2023
End Date: 12-2026
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $387,373.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Evolutionary biology | Molecular evolution | Phylogeny and comparative analysis |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
