Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP140100711

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP140100711

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Examination of unique tear lipids and their role in the tear film's structure and function. The tear film lipid layer covers the eye, stabilises the tears and prevents their evaporation. Yet its structure, function and composition are yet to be fully elucidated. The aim of this project is to fully characterise the unique lipids in this layer, the long-chain omega-hydroxy fatty acids (not found elsewhere in the body), and to determine their role in its structure and function. The project is significant because the unique combination of skills including synthetic chemistry, mass spectrometry, lipidomics, biochemistry, biophysics which aim to result in a major shift in the understanding of this layer.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2015

End Date: 30-06-2019

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $450,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Analytical Chemistry | Vision Science | Organic Chemical Synthesis | Analytical Spectrometry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Hearing, Vision, Speech and Their Disorders |

Other Keywords

Analytical Chemistry | Analytical Spectrometry | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Hearing, Vision, Speech and Their Disorders | Organic Chemical Synthesis | Vision Science

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