Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0988812

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0988812

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Evolutionary biomedicine: genetic pathologies as selection agents in three model systems. Our environment is changing at a rate never seen before, rendering organisms 'maladapted' if they cannot evolve quickly enough - that is, there will be a mismatch between their genes and the environment in which they evolved. Humans are the most extreme example; maladaptation in modern society elevates risk of cancer, heart disease and psychological disorders (e.g., anxiety probably evolved to help escape predators). I bring together two research areas that aim to explain what causes maladaptation - reproductive medicine and evolutionary biology. Results from this research will help us better understand genetic disease, future health hazards, and predict risk factors of extinction.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 05-01-2009

End Date: 30-06-2015

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $725,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology | Genetics Not Elsewhere Classified | Genetics | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Genetics | Genetics Not Elsewhere Classified | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Sociobiology And Behavioural Ecology

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