Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0987461

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0987461

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Global genetic regulation of carbon metabolism in filamentous fungi. Fungi are of great importance in medicine, agriculture and industry. They are used extensively for food, antibiotic and chemical production and, increasingly, for generating cheap substrates for bioethanol. However many are serious pathogens of plants and humans. Understanding how fungi control their metabolism is of fundamental importance for their more effective use or control. This project takes advantage of a fungus that is easily studied in the laboratory by advanced genetic techniques to identify the ways in which genes are turned on and off in response to changes in the nutrients available. By comparing DNA sequences the results are readily applied to fungi of economic importance.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $345,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cell Metabolism | Gene Expression | Genetics | Mycology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) | Crop and animal protection chemicals | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Cell Metabolism | Crop and animal protection chemicals | Gene Expression | Genetics | Mycology | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics)

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