Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160102400

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160102400

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Phenotypic profiling from DNA using genetic and epigenetic information. The project intends to quantify how much information about a person can be inferred from a DNA sample. A DNA sample contains epigenomic information additional to the genome sequence. This information can reflect age and the past and present lifestyle of the individual whose sample it is. The project aims to quantify the accuracy of lifestyle and phenotypic prediction from DNA. Existing genome-wide genotype and methylation array data from thousands of blood samples from human subjects will be statistically analysed to develop and validate predictors for chronological age, smoking, caffeine use, pesticide exposure, diet and body mass index. Potential applications of epigenomic prediction are widespread, ranging from forensics to ecology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $328,700.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics) | Genomics | Genetics | Quantitative Genetics (incl. Disease and Trait Mapping Genetics)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Genetics | Genomics | Quantitative Genetics (incl. Disease and Trait Mapping Genetics)

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