Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0667713]Researchers: Dr Jiping Wang (Chief Investigator) , Ross McKinnon (Chief Investigator) , Susan Semple (Chief Investigator) , Mr David Claudie (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Pharmacological investigation of medicinal plant products from Kaanju Homelands, Wenlock and Pascoe Rivers, Cape York Peninsula. This research will examine the potential for products to be developed from plants on Kaanju homelands. Kaanju people have an immense ecological knowledge accumulated over generations, about the natural resources in an area recognised as being one of Australia's most biologically diverse. Preservation of this knowledge is critical not only to Kaanju people but to the heritage of the Nation as a whole. The research also addresses the National priority 'Promoting & maintaining good health' through the investigation of novel pharmacological activities in areas of cardiovascular health, diabetes and cancer. The collaborative research partnership will serve as a model to assist other Aboriginal organisations, particularly in rural & remote areas.
Funding Amount $155,500
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0667713
- ARC : LP0667713