Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0881351

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0881351

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A shared genetic basis for development of the nervous system and glands. Fruit flies possess strikingly similar versions of the genes that promote normal human development. The list of systems with genetic parallels between humans and fruit flies includes the respiratory and circulatory systems; cardiovascular development and disease; sleep; learning and memory; brain development and disease; taste, sight, smell and hearing. This project could add at least some human glands, the mucous-secreting goblet cells, to this list, providing a potentially useful model for studying human diseases associated with gland dysfunction.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 31-12-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $195,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Genetics | Genetic Development (Incl. Sex Determination) | Neurobiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Digestive system and disorders | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Digestive system and disorders | Genetic Development (Incl. Sex Determination) | Genetics | Neurobiology

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