Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180103370]Researchers: Camilla Whittington (Chief Investigator) , Christopher R Murphy (Chief Investigator) , Colin Ashley Simpfendorfer (Chief Investigator) , Michael Thompson (Chief Investigator) , Simpfendorfer, Colin (Chief Investigator)
Brief description Placental nutrient transport shows how complex traits evolve. This project aims to use amino acid transport in the vertebrate placenta as a model to demonstrate how genes are recruited and modified to produce a major organ. Using an innovative combination of a new technology, selected reaction monitoring, and transcriptomic and molecular approaches, plus carefully selected Australian species pairs, this project will study the evolution of a complex trait (placental amino acid transport). The project will provide fundamental advances in our knowledge of the nutrient transport during pregnancy that is required to produce a healthy baby.
Funding Amount $572,496
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180103370
- ARC : DP180103370