Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0662755

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0662755

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Recombination of mitochondrial genomes: what can we learn from chigger mites? This project will bring three benefits to Australia. First, it will enhance Australia's research capacity in the fields of organelle genomics and evolutionary biology. Second, it will yield highly skilled young researchers: a postdoctoral fellow (Shao), a PhD student and two BSc Honours students. Third, it will generate new knowledge about genome recombination in animal mitochondria. Recombination is a fundamental, yet poorly understood issue in mitochondrial genomics and evolutionary biology. Knowledge from this project will also improve our understanding of other important issues that are associated with animal mitochondria; like the mechanisms of mitochondrial disease and ageing, and the evolution of modern humans and other animals.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $260,057.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Molecular Evolution | Genome Structure | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Genetics | Genome Structure | Molecular Evolution

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