Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170100428

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE170100428

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Diversity and evolution of methanogens. This project aims to discover methane-metabolising microorganisms and link their metabolic capabilities to cryptic parts of the carbon cycle. To date, only a small fraction of microbial diversity has been characterised, so there are significant gaps in our understanding of carbon cycling, while the metabolic capabilities of undiscovered and widely distributed microorganisms involved in methane metabolism remain unknown. This project will study these microorganisms’ metabolic pathways using DNA sequencing, bioinformatics and cultivation techniques. By understanding these microorganisms’ metabolisms, researchers expect to assess how they affect global carbon cycling and climate change.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-02-2017

End Date: 31-12-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $368,968.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Ecology | Genomics | Bioinformatics | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Climate and Climate Change not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Bioinformatics | Climate and Climate Change not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Genomics | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology

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