Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP250200781]
Researchers:
James Heffernan
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Ian Paulsen
(Chief Investigator)
,
Professor Mikael Boden
(Chief Investigator)
,
Yosephine Gumulya
(Chief Investigator)
,
Asst Prof Carlos Acevedo-Rocha
(Partner Investigator)
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Brief description Engineering synthetic methanotrophs for methane to protein production. This project aims to engineer synthetic methanotrophs for scalable methane-to-protein conversion by integrating computational enzyme design, high throughput screening and directed evolution. This project expects to generate new knowledge of how biological systems activate inert C-H bonds and new platform for converting methane waste into single cell proteins. Expected outcomes include new methane monooxygenase with improved catalytic efficiency and engineered microbial hosts for methane biotransformation. This should provide benefits such as reducing industrial methane emissions, creating a sustainable local protein supply for Australian agriculture, and strengthening Australia’s leadership in low carbon biomanufacturing technologies.
Funding Amount $400,000
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP250200781
- ARC : LP250200781