ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT130100572

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT130100572

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Is 'junk DNA' involved in gene editing in human cells. Exciting results suggest that non-coding RNAs (ncRNA), some of which emanate from regions in the human genome traditionally known as “junk DNA”, actually function to regulate protein-coding gene transcription. The goal of this project is to explore the role of ncRNAs on a genome-wide level to determine those proteins involved in this process and to what extent this process results in directed genome editing. Knowledge of the ncRNA pathways may lead to a novel methodology to activate silenced genes as well as determine the role of ncRNAs in genome evolution.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-06-2016

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $821,640.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics) | Genome Structure and Regulation | Molecular Evolution | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Inherited Diseases (incl. Gene Therapy) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Genetics | Genome Structure and Regulation | Inherited Diseases (incl. Gene Therapy) | Molecular Evolution

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