Epigenetic silencing in vertebrates: evolution and function from the bottom-up

主要的好处是为澳大利亚的知识库做出贡献，提高澳大利亚功能基因组学的形象，研究重点是建设和改造澳大利亚工业的前沿技术，优先目标是突破科学和前沿技术。本项目主要研究围绕基因调控和性染色体进化的重要生物学问题。国际上的关注已经导致了澳大利亚标志（小袋鼠，塔斯马尼亚魔鬼和鸭嘴兽）的基因组特征，对这些和其他澳大利亚动物的更多研究将进一步突出澳大利亚动物群的重要性，并对我们的科学形象产生积极影响。

The primary benefits are contribution to Australia's knowledge base and raising the profile of functional genomics in Australia, with the research priority of Frontier Technologies for Building and Transforming Australian Industries and priority goals in Breakthrough Science and Frontier Technologies. This project focuses on important biological questions surrounding gene regulation and sex chromosome evolution. International attention has already resulted in genome characterization of Australian icons (wallaby, Tasmanian devil and platypus), more research on these, and other Australian animals, will further highlight the importance of Australian fauna and impact positively on our scientific profile.