Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140101098

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140101098

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Unravelling the structural complexity of ancient Australian arthropod venoms. Animal venoms contain a complex mix of molecules that have evolved over millions of years to target various biological processes. Their exquisite specificity and potent activity has made them an attractive source for development as therapeutic drugs with fewer side effects or as environmentally friendly insecticides. This project aims to for the first time explore the three-dimensional structure of all known classes of toxins in the venom of two ancient Australian arthropods (spiders and centipedes). This will provide a comprehensive overview of these venoms and provide opportunities in engineering new classes of venom based drugs and insecticides.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 31-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $150,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy | Structural Biology (incl. Macromolecular Modelling) | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural) | Structural Biology (incl. Macromolecular Modelling) | Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy

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