Investigating the role of gene loops in regulating gene expression

识别调控元件中功能变异的能力将对从分子医学到农业的多个生物学领域的研究人员产生影响。将我们的研究产生的专业知识和应用转移到这些领域，将改善疾病易感性的诊断，并提高动植物产品的质量。这些结果将使所有澳大利亚人受益。这些知识还将改善澳大利亚大学学生的教育，因为它有助于开发高级课程和获得更强大的研究方法。此外，该项目还将促进澳大利亚研究人员与海外研究人员之间的重要合作。

The ability to identify functional variants in regulatory elements will have implications for researchers in multiple fields of biology, from molecular medicine to agriculture. Transfer of expertise and application of the knowledge generated by our research to such fields stands to improve diagnosis of disease predisposition and to improve quality of animal and plant products. These outcomes will benefit all Australians. This knowledge will also improve the education of Australian University students as it contributes to the development of advanced curricula and access to more powerful research methods. In addition, the project will foster important collaborations between Australian researchers and those overseas.