Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200101552

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200101552

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Unravelling the contributions of Denisovan DNA to the peoples of Oceania. This project aims to investigate the impact gene flow from Denisovans, an archaic hominin species, has had on individuals from Papua New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. These people owe up to 5% of their genomes to these mysterious ancestors, but the repercussions of this finding remain poorly understood. In order to identify the biological contributions these fragments of DNA make to the individuals who carry them, this project aims to combine anthropological genetics with cutting-edge functional genomics in a pioneer multidisciplinary approach. Ultimately, this project may transform our understanding of both the population and evolutionary pressures that have acted upon these groups in the past 50,000 years.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 28-02-2020

End Date: 31-12-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $560,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Gene Expression (incl. Microarray and other genome-wide approaches) | Genome Structure and Regulation | Genetics | Anthropological Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Past Societies not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Anthropological Genetics | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Gene Expression (incl. Microarray and other genome-wide approaches) | Genetics | Genome Structure and Regulation | Understanding Past Societies not elsewhere classified

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