Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/J/S/2002/00711
Assessing planktonic biodiversity in the Antarctic using large-scale sequencing of environmental genomic DNA and screening with DNA chips.
Fellowship Award
- Fellow:
- Dr C Cook, NERC British Antarctic Survey, NERC BAS - Cambridge
- Grant held at:
- NERC British Antarctic Survey, NERC BAS - Cambridge
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Genomics
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Environmental Informatics
- Technol. for Environ. Appl.
- Abstract:
- I propose to undertake large scale sequencing of DNA extracted from pelagic Antarctic environmental samples. The sequences will be used to assess biodiversity within planktonic ecosystems in the Southern Ocean. Following large-scale sequencing I will design sequence-specific probes and immobilize them on DNA arrays (phylochips). DNA extracted from previously unsampled sites will then be used to probe the phylochips. The methodology, once optimised, will allow rapid and large-scale biodiversity and ecological studies of planktonic communities in the Southern Ocean.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/J/S/2002/00711
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Advanced Fellow
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Advanced Fellow
This fellowship award has a total value of £309,197
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £254,198 | £55,000 |
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