Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150100705]Researchers: Dr Cheong Xin Chan (Chief Investigator) , Heroen Verbruggen (Chief Investigator) , Asst Prof Bradley Olson (Partner Investigator) , Debashish Bhattacharya (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Genome dynamics following plastid endosymbiosis. Plastid endosymbiosis events (enslavement of an algal cell inside of a host cell to form a plastid) are difficult to pinpoint because the genomic data required for a broad array of species are rarely available. Furthermore, the classical method used to infer endosymbiotic gene transfers is being criticised. This project will elucidate the origin of chlorarachniophyte and dinoflagellate plastids and characterise the genome dynamics following endosymbiosis. It uses densely sampled genome data obtained with high-throughput sequencing technologies. Simulation studies will be used to evaluate methods for inferring endosymbiotic gene transfer and alignment-free methods will be used to improve phylogenomic pipelines.
Funding Amount $443,900
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- ARC : DP150100705
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150100705
