Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160101313

Funded Activity Summary

New chromatography-electrophysiology methods for semiochemical discovery. The aim of this research is to develop new tools for discovering natural products that mediate insect-insect and plant-insect communication. Knowledge of such semiochemicals is critical for many applications in conservation biology, agriculture, and horticulture. Many of these compounds are difficult to identify with current chemical and electrophysiological methods. The goal is to develop new technology combining state-of-the-art chemical separation techniques and electroantennography to enable detection and identification of a broad range of chemicals of biological importance. The intended outcome is to apply this technology to pollination systems of plants of conservation and evolutionary significance, and of commercial importance in terms of insect control and pollination.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2016

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $383,536.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Organic Chemistry | Natural Products Chemistry | Instrumental Methods (excl. Immunological and Bioassay Methods) | Conservation and Biodiversity

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales | Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |

Other Keywords

Conservation and Biodiversity | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales | Instrumental Methods (excl. Immunological and Bioassay Methods) | Natural Products Chemistry | Organic Chemistry

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