A/Prof. David McCurdy
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 5879 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 5472 |
| David.McCurdy@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Office | BG13, Biological Sciences |
Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 41 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $4,695,934 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
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2013 (1 grants)
Refurbishment of the Newcastle Plant Growth Facility$160,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy, Professor Christopher Grof, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $160,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1200380 | ||
2012 (1 grants)
2011 Emerging Research Leaders Program$15,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Emerging Research Leaders Program | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $15,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1200646 | ||
2011 (2 grants)
Specialised Greenhouse Space for New Initiatives
$500,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Christopher Grof, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $500,000 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1000631 | ||
Wall Ingrowth Formation in Plant Transfer Cells - Discovering Regulatory Transcription Factor Cascades$294,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Discovery Projects | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $294,000 | 2011 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1000128 | ||
2010 (4 grants)
Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$350,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Doctor Rick Thorne, Doctor Doug Smith, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Professor Christopher Grof, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Doctor Brett Graham, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Trevor Day, Professor Robert Callister | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $350,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0190369 | ||
Laser microdissection microscopy system for cell and development biology$215,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Doctor Rick Thorne, Doctor Doug Smith, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Professor Christopher Grof, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Doctor Brett Graham, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Trevor Day, Professor Robert Callister | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $215,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000874 | ||
ARE - Researcher of the Year 2010$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Award for Research Excellence | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1001075 | ||
Faculty of Science and IT - Award for Research Excellence$2,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Award for Research Excellence | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1001019 | ||
2009 (3 grants)
Electron Microscopes for Nanometer-scale Imaging/Microanalysis in the Materials, Biological, Physical, Engineering and Chemical Sciences$650,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Erich Kisi, Associate Professor Scott Donne, Doctor Vicki Keast, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Professor Robert Melchers, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Professor John O'Connor, Professor Reza Moheimani, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Professor Bruce King, Professor Geoffrey Evans, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Doctor Severine Roselli, Doctor Minjie Lin, Professor Christopher Grof, Doctor Silvia Frisia, Doctor Rebecca Lim, Doctor Heber Sugo, Doctor Jennifer Forrester, Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Doctor Andrew Fleming, Associate Professor Erica Wanless, Doctor Clovia Holdsworth, Doctor Russell Drysdale, Professor Stephen Fityus, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Doctor De Zhu | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $650,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189120 | ||
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for Live Cell Imaging$275,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Associate Professor Brett Nixon, Doctor Shaun Roman, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Doctor Rick Thorne, Professor Mike Calford | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $275,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189038 | ||
Electron Microscopes for Nanometer-scale Imaging/Microanalysis in the Materials, Biological, Physical, Engineering and Chemical Sciences$70,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Erich Kisi, Associate Professor Scott Donne, Doctor Vicki Keast, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Professor Robert Melchers, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Professor John O'Connor, Professor Reza Moheimani, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Professor Bruce King, Professor Geoffrey Evans, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Doctor Severine Roselli, Doctor Minjie Lin, Professor Christopher Grof, Doctor Silvia Frisia, Doctor Rebecca Lim, Doctor Heber Sugo, Doctor Jennifer Forrester, Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Doctor Andrew Fleming, Associate Professor Erica Wanless, Doctor Clovia Holdsworth, Doctor Russell Drysdale, Professor Stephen Fityus, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Doctor De Zhu | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $70,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190441 | ||
2008 (1 grants)
ComBio 2008 (Combined Annual Meeting of ASPS, ASBMB, ANZSCDB), National Convention Centre Canberra, 21/9/2008 - 25/9/2008$1,110
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,110 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0189550 | ||
2007 (2 grants)
Functional characterisation of membrane transporters responsible for sugar accumulation in tomato fruit$8,273
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Pilot Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $8,273 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187849 | ||
International Conference on Plant Vascular Biology 2007, Academic Sinica Taipei, Taiwan, 7/5/2007 - 11/5/2007$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187777 | ||
2006 (2 grants)
Induction of Plant Transfer Cells - Discovering Regulatory Networks$322,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Discovery Projects | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $322,000 | 2006 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0185249 | ||
8th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Adelaide Convention Centre, 20 - 25/8/2006$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186879 | ||
2005 (2 grants)
Plant Transfer Cells - Discovering the Mechanisms of Wall Ingrowth Formation$300,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Discovery Projects | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $300,000 | 2005 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0184327 | ||
High throughput proteomics - Thermo Finnigan ProteomeX LCQ Integrated Proteomicis Workstation$207,189
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Laureate Professor John Aitken, Professor Eileen McLaughlin, Associate Professor Peter Lewis, Conjoint Associate Professor Renate Griffith, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Professor Adam McCluskey, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Associate Professor Phillip Dickson, Professor John Rostas, Conjoint Professor Leonie Ashman, Professor Gordon Burns, Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Alistair Sim, Associate Professor Paul Tooney, Dr Fraser Ross | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $207,189 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0184185 | ||
2004 (2 grants)
Upgrade and expansion of Newcastle Plant Growth Facility$329,504
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Mr Michael Cole, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Professor John Rodger | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $329,504 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0183029 | ||
Mechanisms of wall ingrowth deposition intransfer cells.$9,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,500 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0183471 | ||
2003 (1 grants)
ComBio 2003 28/0903 to 2/10/03$873
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $873 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183737 | ||
2002 (2 grants)
Molecular and cellular analysis of cell division induction in totipotent plant cells$6,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $6,000 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181467 | ||
Gordon Research Conference on the Plant and Fungal Cytoskeleton New Hampshire, 11-16 August 2002$1,425
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,425 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181995 | ||
2001 (2 grants)
The role of the cytoskeleton in regulating development of plant transfer cells.$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Professor V Franceschi, Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,000 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0180129 | ||
Analysis of the biochemical and live cell properties of the fimbrin family of actin-binding proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana.$7,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy, Assoc. Prof C Staiger | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,000 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0180131 | ||
2000 (5 grants)
Genetic engineering of enhanced sweetness and flavour in tomato fruit$78,240
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Strategic Partnerships with Industry - Research & Training Scheme (SPIRT) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $78,240 | 2000 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0178642 | ||
Genetic engineering of enhanced sweetness and flavour in tomato fruit$30,000
Funding Body: Yates Vegetable Seeds Pty Ltd
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| SPIRT Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $30,000 | 2000 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181250 | ||
The Role of the Cytoskeleton During Differentialtion of Transfer Cells.$7,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0178974 | ||
Functional Characterisation of the Fimbrin-Like Gene Family in Arabidopsis Thaliana.$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0178975 | ||
Gordon Research Conference.$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0180304 | ||
1999 (2 grants)
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope Facility.$203,107
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Laureate Professor John Aitken, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Doctor Tim Roberts, Conjoint Associate Professor Russell Jones, Doctor John Clulow, Professor John Rostas, Professor Alistair Sim, Professor Gordon Burns, Conjoint Professor Loris Chahl, DR DAVID KAY | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Large Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $203,107 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0177945 | ||
The role of the cell cytoskeleton during differentiation of transfer cells$7,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,000 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0178190 | ||
1998 (3 grants)
Specialised Environmental Space for Newcastle Plant Growth$250,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Mr Michael Cole | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Large Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $250,000 | 1998 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0177584 | ||
Functional characterization of novel actin filament-bundling proteins and their genes identified in the higher plant Arabidopsis thaliana.$3,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $3,000 | 1998 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0177294 | ||
Gordon Research Conference: The Plant and Fungal Cytoskeleton, USA 9-13 August 1998$1,866
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,866 | 1998 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0180348 | ||
1996 (1 grants)
Molecular biology of plasma membrane hexose porters in developing tomato fruit$180,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Large Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $180,000 | 1996 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0175260 | ||
1995 (3 grants)
Laboratory Upgrade$17,600
Funding Body: Department of Education, Training & Youth Affairs
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Mr Michael Cole | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $17,600 | 1995 | 1995 |
| GNo:G0175592 | ||
Molecular cloning of myosin light chain genes in higher plants$14,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $14,000 | 1995 | 1995 |
| GNo:G0174848 | ||
Gordon Conference (Plant & Fungal Cytoskeleton)(New Hampshire) and ASPP Annual Meeting (North Carolina)$2,083
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,083 | 1995 | 1995 |
| GNo:G0175536 | ||
1994 (1 grants)
94,95,96 GRANT. Molecular control of plant cell morphogenesis: actin-binding proteins and their genes.$135,264
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Large Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $135,264 | 1994 | 1996 |
| GNo:G0172923 | ||
1993 (1 grants)
Molecular Control of Plant Cell Morphogenesis: actin-binding Proteins and their genes.$9,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor David McCurdy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,500 | 1993 | 1993 |
| GNo:G0172983 | ||