Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP250200621]
Researchers:
Angelo Keramidas
(Chief Investigator)
,
Anne Beasley
(Chief Investigator)
,
Irina Vetter
(Chief Investigator)
,
Paul Ebert
(Chief Investigator)
,
Professor Michael Furlong
(Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Next generation pesticides from Australian marine cone snail venoms. This project aims to develop new eco-friendly pesticides using pure peptides from marine cone snail venoms. The agricultural industry urgently needs insecticides that are environmentally safe and circumvent pest resistance to conventional synthetic insecticides. The project expects to generate new interdisciplinary knowledge by (1) developing peptide scaffold structures that bind and modulate invertebrate ion channel receptors and (2) developing functional assays of invertebrate neurobiology to assess insecticidal/anthelmintic potency. The outcomes of this project should provide benefits to Australian agriculture by eliminating the need for current synthetic pesticides that are harmful to the environment and ineffective due to resistance.
Funding Amount $184,803
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP250200621
- ARC : LP250200621