Australian Laureate Fellowships - Grant ID: FL150100038

Funded Activity Summary

Reconstructing the universal tree and network of life. Reconstructing the universal tree and network of life: This fellowship project aims to obtain 100 000 genome sequences and systematically organise these into natural phylogenetic relationships comprising both vertical inheritance and lateral transfers. One of the challenges in biology today is to reconstruct the complete evolutionary history of life on Earth. A major hurdle to this goal is our inability to culture most microbial species which comprise the bulk of evolutionary diversity. The framework developed in this project seeks to replace the current incomplete classification of microorganisms to provide fundamental insights into ecology and evolution. It is hoped that the outcomes of the project can be applied to manage risk and capture opportunities in important Australian industries including agriculture, mining and biotechnology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-08-2015

End Date: 30-12-2021

Funding Scheme: Australian Laureate Fellowships

Funding Amount: $2,982,714.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Genetics | Microbial Ecology | Genomics | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of environments not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Application Software Packages (excl. Computer Games) |

Other Keywords

Application Software Packages (excl. Computer Games) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of environments not elsewhere classified | Genomics | Microbial Ecology | Microbial Genetics | Microbiology

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