Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP180103212

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP180103212

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Signalling pathways for sexual differentiation of apicomplexan parasites. This project aims to study the sexual development of apicomplexan parasites, which cause major diseases in humans, livestock and wildlife, including malaria. Only sexually differentiated cells can survive in the mosquito vector and hence this development is essential for the parasite's life-cycle. This project will employ a new approach that separates female from male parasites, thus enabling new information to be gleaned about the development of these parasites. The expected outcomes are an understanding of the mechanisms of sexual differentiation and a functional characterisation of novel sex-specific molecules. This will provide significant benefits, such as pivotal prerequisites for new approaches to parasite intervention.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2018

End Date: 31-12-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $501,374.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Developmental Genetics (incl. Sex Determination) | Infectious Agents | Medical Parasitology | Microbiology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Infectious Diseases

Other Keywords

Developmental Genetics (incl. Sex Determination) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Infectious Agents | Infectious Diseases | Medical Parasitology | Microbiology

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