$2.9 million for new collaborative research

Professor Alan Cooper (ARC Federation Fellow and Director, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA) has been awarded $500,000 for his collaborative project on 'Environmental Genomics'.
Photo by Randy Larcombe.

Professor Alan Cooper (ARC Federation Fellow and Director, Australian Centre for Ancient DNA) has been awarded $500,000 for his collaborative project on "Environmental Genomics".
Photo by Randy Larcombe.

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Thursday, 28 May 2009

Ten new research projects led by the University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊÆ±¹ÙÍø have today been awarded more than $2.9 million in Federal funding, with projects spanning the fields of environment and ecology, water, agriculture, finance, health, genetics and marketing.

The funding has been announced in Round 2 of the (ARC) scheme for 2009.

The successful projects and funding are:

  • Environmental Genomics: mining, climate change, water, crime and health
    $500,000 to Professor Alan Cooper (ARC Federation Fellow, ; and Director, )

  • Role of alanine aminotransferase in improved nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in cereals
    $480,000 to Dr Brent Kaiser (Senior Lecturer, )

  • Reduced water consumption in commercial malting processes
    $450,000 to Professor Geoff Fincher (Deputy CEO of the (ACPFG))

  • Proteomic analysis of central nervous system inflammation in multiple sclerosis
    $375,000 to Professor Shaun McColl (Microbiology & Immunology Professor,