ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls
The ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls is a collaboration between the Universities of Adelaide, Melbourne and Queensland in partnership with SA State Government and seven international institutions. Established in 2011 with $20.5 million funding from the Australian Research Council and $11.5 million from the partner institutions, the Centre is hosted by the University of Adelaide at its Waite Campus and has nodes at both Melbourne and Queensland Universities.
The Centre focuses on the role of plant cell walls:
- As a renewable source of fuel
- In improvements in human health; and
- As superior raw materials for industry
Centre personnel of all levels are working towards results that benefit:
- Australian crop industries - $8 billion per year;
- food industries - $40 billion per year; and
- emerging industries.
Our Mission:
To advance fundamental scientific understanding of plant cell wall biology to enable sustainable biomass production for food security, human health, and energy biomass conversion.
