Media release: Genomics research to benefit wine and biodiversity
Two new research projects at the 成人大片 will use leading genomic expertise and technologies to benefit the wine industry and biodiversity conservation.
The two projects have won funding from the Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF), enabling them to access AGRF鈥檚 genotyping and genome sequencing services.
Researchers aim to use the latest genomics technologies to provide the first definitive scientific explanation of wine terroir鈹the unique 鈥榮ense of place鈥 captured in the world鈥檚 leading wines.
Led by Dr Cassandra Collins and Dr Carlos Rodriguez Lopez in the , the researchers will investigate the interplay of genetics, plant physiology, environment (including climate, soil, topography and vineyard management) and wine quality.
Their long-term aim is to provide information that can be used by the industry to maximise the expression of terroir in Australian wines, helping to secure the future of the Australian wine industry.
In the second project, researchers will reconstruct crucial aspects of Australia鈥檚 recent environmental history using the genomes of four iconic species to investigate why there is widespread, and potentially disastrous, lack of genetic diversity in Australia鈥檚 native animals.
Led by , Australian Laureate Fellow and Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, the researchers will complete the first genomic reconstructions of the dingo, emu, red kangaroo and thylacine to generate evolutionary and population histories unavailable from the fossil record or other means.
This information will help us to understand the vulnerability of current biodiversity to future threats. The project will also involve a training program in bioinformatics to help build the next generation of researchers to operate at the interface of informatics and evolutionary biology.
鈥淭he grants represent the first step towards establishing a proposed South Australian-based genomics centre to accommodate a national hub of agriculture and environment research,鈥 says Dr John Stephen, AGRF National Operations Manager and Adelaide Node Manager.
成人大片 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Mike Brooks said the projects were tremendous examples of applying cutting-edge genomics research to challenges in agriculture and environmental biodiversity.
The two projects have won funding from the Australian Genome Research Facility (AGRF), enabling them to access AGRF鈥檚 genotyping and genome sequencing services.
Researchers aim to use the latest genomics technologies to provide the first definitive scientific explanation of wine terroir鈹the unique 鈥榮ense of place鈥 captured in the world鈥檚 leading wines.
Led by Dr Cassandra Collins and Dr Carlos Rodriguez Lopez in the , the researchers will investigate the interplay of genetics, plant physiology, environment (including climate, soil, topography and vineyard management) and wine quality.
Their long-term aim is to provide information that can be used by the industry to maximise the expression of terroir in Australian wines, helping to secure the future of the Australian wine industry.
In the second project, researchers will reconstruct crucial aspects of Australia鈥檚 recent environmental history using the genomes of four iconic species to investigate why there is widespread, and potentially disastrous, lack of genetic diversity in Australia鈥檚 native animals.
Led by , Australian Laureate Fellow and Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, the researchers will complete the first genomic reconstructions of the dingo, emu, red kangaroo and thylacine to generate evolutionary and population histories unavailable from the fossil record or other means.
This information will help us to understand the vulnerability of current biodiversity to future threats. The project will also involve a training program in bioinformatics to help build the next generation of researchers to operate at the interface of informatics and evolutionary biology.
鈥淭he grants represent the first step towards establishing a proposed South Australian-based genomics centre to accommodate a national hub of agriculture and environment research,鈥 says Dr John Stephen, AGRF National Operations Manager and Adelaide Node Manager.
成人大片 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Mike Brooks said the projects were tremendous examples of applying cutting-edge genomics research to challenges in agriculture and environmental biodiversity.
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