ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT170100213

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT170100213

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Archaeal dark matter and the origin of eukaryotes. This project aims to investigate the highly controversial origin of eukaryotes and thus all multicellular life within Archaea, a domain of single-celled microorganisms. Resolving eukaryotic origins has long been hampered by an inability to cultivate archaea from the environment. This project aims to develop a novel high-throughput single-cell genomics approach to recover archaeal genomes, thus bypassing the cultivation step. The genomes will contribute to a comprehensive taxonomic framework which will facilitate the evaluation of evolutionary relationships between the eukaryotic and archaeal domains. This may uncover previously unknown archaea with novel metabolic capabilities.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-12-2017

End Date: 30-12-2022

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $728,776.00

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 |

Other Keywords

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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