Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150100784

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE150100784

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Molecular probe development for the oxytocin and vasopressin receptors. The oxytocin and vasopressin receptors are part of a 600 million year old signalling system that is widely distributed in the kingdom of life. It is involved in many fundamental physiological functions, however we still lack a complete toolbox of selective probes to delineate the individual receptor subtypes. This project aims to introduce a novel and innovative strategy that uses state-of-the art discovery techniques to identify selective ligands in nature. Leads will be developed into molecular probes to facilitate in-depth studies of this system. This strategy is applicable to other systems and the outcomes will contribute to a significant advancement of knowledge in chemical biology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-05-2015

End Date: 03-05-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $373,254.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Proteins and Peptides | Natural Products Chemistry | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Receptors and Membrane Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Natural Products Chemistry | Proteins and Peptides | Receptors and Membrane Biology

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