Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0986372

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0986372

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Chromera velia - a new organism for understanding malaria and related parasitic diseases. Malaria and related parasitic diseases cause millions of deaths annually. Chromera velia is a recently discovered organism that was isolated from Australian corals and is the closest known relative to these parasites. Chromera is able to photosynthesis and live in the absence of a host, making it an excellent organism for developing antimalarial drugs. In this project we will determine key features of Chromera ecology, morphology, genetics and biochemistry. The resulting data will allow us to exploit Chromera as a model for developing anti-parasitic drugs and for understanding parasite evolution.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 05-01-2009

End Date: 13-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $290,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Medical Parasitology | Medical Microbiology | Phycology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) | Infectious diseases | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Infectious diseases | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Medical Microbiology | Medical Parasitology | Microbial Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Phycology

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