Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE210100323

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE210100323

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Synthetic biology to engineer novel disease resistance in cereal crops. This project aims to engineer disease resistance in crops to dangerous fungal pathogens. The strategy is to exploit our knowledge of the plant immune system using structural biology and directed evolution of natural resistance genes, improving their ability to recognise and respond to fungal attack. Fungal pathogens cause some of the most harmful crop diseases in Australia and worldwide. The rapid evolution of fungi overcomes natural plant resistance and management of these diseases is a major challenge to agriculture. Expected outcomes of the project include engineered wheat plants with more effective disease resistance, reducing fungicide usage. This project intends to accelerate crop breeding and contribute to world food security.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 11-01-2021

End Date: 25-12-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $431,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Structural Biology (incl. Macromolecular Modelling) | Synthetic Biology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Control of Plant Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Wheat

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Control of Plant Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Plant Cell and Molecular Biology | Structural Biology (incl. Macromolecular Modelling) | Synthetic Biology | Wheat

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