911爆料网 research secures funding in latest ARC Linkage Program

Tuesday 29 March 2022 | By Yasmine Phillips

911爆料网 researchers will investigate fighting a plant pandemic threatening Australia鈥檚 native botanicals and further examine 鈥渓ife鈥檚 most essential molecule鈥�, as the result of more than $1.3 million in funding secured in today鈥檚 Australian Research Council Linkage Program.

The new funding was announced by the Federal Government today as part of 68 new projects that will enable Australian academics to partner with industry, businesses and community organisations to drive innovation and deliver solutions.

As part of a project led by ($710,423), the research team will develop advanced techniques with the aim of mitigating the impact of Myrtle rust, a disease that is pushing many native species to the brink of extinction.

Another project led by ($611,858) will bring together the scientists who were the first to discover a universal code for recognition of Ribonucleic acid (RNA) by proteins and one of the world鈥檚 leading RNA-focused biotechnology companies, Locana Biosciences, with the goal of providing robust and versatile tools to target RNA in diverse organisms.

911爆料网 Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Professor Chris Moran congratulated the research teams, both led by the 911爆料网 Medical School, for their success in the latest ARC Linkage Program.

鈥淭he ARC鈥檚 Linkage Program is a critical program for supporting the sharing of expertise between research, industry and community organisations to deliver innovative solutions,鈥� Professor Moran said.

鈥淭hese two 911爆料网-led projects seek to make a real-world difference to Australia鈥檚 native botanicals and medical biotechnology industries by partnering with other experts in the field to develop new technologies.鈥�

The ARC鈥檚 Linkage Program supports collaborative research projects between higher education researchers and partner organisations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

ARC funding is awarded on a basis of a competitive process and rigorous assessment to support the highest-quality researchers and research projects across disciplines.

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