ARC: Biological Sciences researchers have attracted 9 funded ARC Discovery grants plus one Linkage grant in the current round.

Congratulations to:

Patrick Baker (x2), Jenny Davis, Damian Dowling, Jill Lancaster, Ralph Mac Nally and Anne Peters who are the lead CIs, and to Magdalena Nystrand, Ross Thompson, Bob Wong and Paul Sunnucks who are co-CIs on various of these Discovery grants. In addition John Beardall obtained a Linkage grant and Carla Sgro and Sridevi Sureshkumar were co-CIs on successful Discovery grants submitted through UQ.

Congratulations to Dr Beth McGraw and Dr Francesca Frentiu for their recent success with NHMRC.

Dr McGraw has funding for her project - "Natural variation and genetic basis of dengue virus transmission rate in Australian mosquitoes" "

Dr Frentiu's research is investigating the Evolutionary response of dengue and Chikungunya viruses to a novel biocontrol method.

Congratulations to the "Eliminate Dengue Team" of having 2 papers published in the latest edition of Nature.

Nature 476, 450-453(25 August 2011) doi:10.1038/nature10355

The wMel Wolbachia strain blocks dengue and invades caged Aedes aegypti populations

Nature 476, 454-457(25 August 2011) doi:10.1038/nature10356

Successful establishment of Wolbachia in Aedes populations to suppress dengue transmission