Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE190100641

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE190100641

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Brillouin microscopy for high-speed imaging of rigidity within cells. This project aims to improve the sensitivity and speed of Brillouin microscopes. Brillouin microscopes use light to measure the stiffness of samples in 3D without requiring physical access, allowing their use in inaccessible locations such as the interior of cells or within intact tissue. However, Brillouin microscopes are too slow to be used in most research. This project introduces a new approach based on different optical physics that is expected to enable faster and more precise imaging. The microscope will be used to study the movement of amoeba, where it is expected to reveal the controlled stiffening and fluidising of the different regions of protoplasm believed to underlie the cell mobility.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2019

End Date: 30-07-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $422,079.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Optical Physics | Classical and Physical Optics | Biological Physics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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

Other Keywords

Biological Physics | Classical and Physical Optics | Expanding Knowledge in Technology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Optical Physics

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