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Grant Award View - GA141228

Conferring life-like functions to protocells

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GA ID:
GA141228
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
1-Dec-2020
Publish Date:
8-Dec-2020
Category:
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research
Grant Term:
30-Jun-2021 to 14-Mar-2025
Original: 1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2023
Value (AUD):
$414,000.00 (GST inclusive where applicable)
Variations:

One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No

PBS Program Name:
ARC 20/21 Discovery
Grant Program:
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Grant Activity:
Conferring life-like functions to protocells
Purpose:
For life to have arisen, simple self-assembled chemicals must have performed key life-like functions. This project aims to generate new knowledge in the fields of soft condensed matter physics and astrobiology by understanding how primitive life could have obtained nutrients and completed “cell” division without proteins. This ambitious goal is expected to not only contribute towards understanding the origins of life, one of the grand challenges in science, but also to elucidate principles in membrane biophysics and self-assembly. The fundamental scientific findings will be applied to making responsive capsules that can confer advanced functionalities to soft materials. Several international collaborations are anticipated.

GO ID:
GO Title:
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for funding commencing in 2021
Internal Reference ID:
DE21 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive

Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No

Grant Recipient Details

Recipient Name:
The University of New South Wales
Recipient ABN:
57 195 873 179

Grant Recipient Location

Suburb:
KENSINGTON
Town/City:
KENSINGTON
Postcode:
2033
State/Territory:
NSW
Country:
AUSTRALIA

Grant Delivery Location

State/Territory:
NSW
Postcode:
2033
Country:
AUSTRALIA

Contact Details

ARC NCGP General Enquiries

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02 6287 6600

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