Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP130101774

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP130101774

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A methodological analysis of the application of evolutionary medicine to non-communicable diseases. This project draws on recent work in philosophy of science to understand how evolutionary thinking can inform medical research. It will analyse how evolutionary thinking contributed to recent advances in understanding diseases such as diabetes and metabolic syndrome, and facilitate extending this approach to new areas of health and disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 18-04-2013

End Date: 31-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $160,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

History and Philosophy Of Specific Fields | History and Philosophy of Science (incl. Non-historical Philosophy of Science) | History and Philosophy of Medicine |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | History and Philosophy Of Specific Fields | History and Philosophy of Medicine | History and Philosophy of Science (incl. Non-historical Philosophy of Science)

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