Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0987302

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0987302

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Mathematical models and bioinformatic analyses of bacterial genome evolution. Bacteria are vital agents in earth's biosphere, breaking down and synthesising a wide variety of compounds. Some bacteria cause disease; others are exploited for a range of biotechnological applications. Bacteria have a remarkable ability to survive and thrive in changing conditions. For example, pathogenic bacteria confronted by antibiotics easily evolve resistance to them. With the reality of climate change, we expect more rapid shifts in the structure of bacterial communities, possibly leading to the emergence of new pathogens. The benefits of this project are to discover how the genetic structure of bacteria confer this flexibility, and to help keep Australia at the forefront of research in bioinformatics and mathematical biology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $614,870.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Applied Mathematics | Biological Mathematics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate change | Infectious diseases | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Applied Mathematics | Biological Mathematics | Biological sciences | Climate change | Infectious diseases

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