Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP190101916

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP190101916

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Funded Activity Summary

Evolving rates: foundations for the next generation of molecular clocks. This project aims to investigate the causes and consequences of variation in rate of DNA sequence evolution across three kingdoms of life. Dates estimated from DNA sequences have a wide range of applications, including evolutionary biology, conservation prioritisation and epidemiology. These methods rely on accurate rate estimates, but current models lack information about the biological drivers of rates of genomic change. This project will test reliability of current methods, identify potentially misleading estimates of disease origin or conservation priorities, and develop new approaches with empirically-informed models of rate change.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-06-2019

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $462,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis | Molecular Evolution | Bioinformatics | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of environments not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Bioinformatics | Evolutionary Biology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of environments not elsewhere classified | Molecular Evolution | Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis

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