Federation Fellowships - Grant ID: FF0883440

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FF0883440

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The toxins of water-borne cyanobacteria: regulation and exploitation of their biosynthesis. Water quality is a major concern in Australia, as is the global need for new natural products with antibiotic activity. The mechanisms by which cyanobacteria produce toxins that reduce the quality of water may very well be the answer to the lack of novel medicinal compounds currently being discovered in nature. Encompassed in this one program are the aims of ameliorating the effects of toxic algal blooms as well as introducing the means for the design and synthesis of a range of novel bioactive products. The benefits include better water quality and biosafety management options, a new generation of drug design and discovery, and the associated transformation of environmental and medical research and education in Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2008

End Date: 30-06-2013

Funding Scheme: Federation Fellowships

Funding Amount: $1,638,730.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Agricultural Biotechnology | Microbial Ecology | Genetic Engineering And Enzyme Technology | Gene Expression

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmental health | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Agricultural Biotechnology | Biological sciences | Environmental health | Gene Expression | Genetic Engineering And Enzyme Technology | Microbial Ecology | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics)

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