Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0211823

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0211823

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The effect of mitochondrial and nuclear-cytoplasmic variation on longevity, metabolism and stress resistance in Drosophila. Much research points to a major role of free radical damage in aging, thus the belief that antioxidants might be beneficial in delaying aging. Free radicals are mostly formed in the subcellular organelles which consume oxygen and produce energy, and this may be the major site of age-related damage. This project seeks to understand the degree to which variation among these subcellular organelles affect free radical damage and aging, using the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-05-2002

End Date: 30-04-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $187,118.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Quantitative Genetics | Geriatrics And Gerontology | Cell Metabolism | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Health related to ageing | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Cell Metabolism | Genetics | Geriatrics And Gerontology | Health related to ageing | Quantitative Genetics

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