Interrogating the extremes of skeletal muscle plasticity in vertebrates
Description: This project aims to interrogate how muscles adapt to growth and endurance stimuli at different stages of life, relevant to addressing challenges facing the world’s ageing population. Using innovative gene technologies and molecular physiology in zebrafish and mice, this project will answer important, unresolved questions in muscle biology. The project will generate knowledge needed to develop interventions to improve quality of life for older Australians and address the physical realities of an ageing workforce. Benefits extend to enhancing workplace safety and productivity, improving farming efficiencies for livestock and aquaculture industries, and training emerging leaders in the biological sciences.
Funder: Australian Research Council
Amount: A$595,500
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: Discovery Projects
Start date: 2024-01-01
End date: 2027-03-03
Investigator: Gordon Lynch
Institution: The University of Melbourne
Funded outputs count: 2
Funder award ID: DP240102721
OpenAlex ID: G7120575715