Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0879229

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0879229

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Microbial Pathogens as Selective Agents in the Evolution of Arthropod Sociality. We will reveal ecological and evolutionary forces that have shaped a major response of social insects to microbial disease, then apply the results to drug discovery. We will generate the first data on a new approach to antibiotic bioprospecting in the social insects yielding two major outcomes: First, we identify novel sources of antimicrobial compounds. Second, we demonstrate that the new, biorational approach is a potent tool for natural product pharmaceutical bioprospecting. Both outcomes contribute directly to the National Research Priority Goal for the Sustainable Use of Australia's Biodiversity by developing new ways to find and identify novel natural resources.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 30-06-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $250,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Ecology | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | Conservation And Biodiversity | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) | Environmental and resource evaluation not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Conservation And Biodiversity | Environmental and resource evaluation not elsewhere classified | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics)

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