Category Archives: News

TCD Scientists to study the link between illness, brain dysfunction and dementia

Posted: 1st November 2016 Author: Vi Doan

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin will study the interaction between acute illness and brain dysfunction after they were awarded significant funding – a projected $1.2 million over five years — from the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Assistant Professor in Neuroscience in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity, Colm Cunningham, will […]

Three NUI Galway investigators identified as the next generation of research talent

Posted: 28th October 2016 Author: Vi Doan

(from left to right): Director General of Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland, Professor Mark Ferguson, NUI Galway’s Dr Laura Russo and Dr Aideen Ryan, Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation, John Halligan TD. Three NUI Galway researchers have been awarded significant funding in an announcement made […]

NUIG-based CÚRAM teams with Neograft to develop new method to manufacture of coronary bypass device

Posted: 24th October 2016 Author: Vi Doan

Neograft, a Boston based medical technology company has teamed up with CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research in Medical Devices, to develop a novel manufacturing method for coronary bypass devices. Based at NUI Galway, CÚRAM has over 250 researchers engaged in current projects, both in collaboration with industry and on blue-sky research. Coronary […]

UCC develops arsenal of alternatives to antibiotics

Posted: 21st October 2016 Author: Vi Doan

Scientists at the APC Microbiome Institute at UCC have identified an arsenal of new antimicrobials which can kill many harmful bacteria. The latest antimicrobial, called formicin, is a bacteriocin which is a small bacterially produced antimicrobial protein. The research on formicin has been picked up by the editor of the journal Microbiology where it is […]

Trinity and St James’s Hospital announce plans for new cancer institute

Posted: 19th October 2016 Author: Vi Doan

Ireland’s first cancer centre to set gold standard in cancer patient care The intention to develop a new cancer institute was jointly announced by Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital at the launch of Cancer Week today. The first of its kind in Ireland, the new cancer institute will set a new standard for cancer […]

First research grant in Traffic Medicine awarded to UCC research team

Posted: 18th October 2016 Author: Vi Doan

The €40, 000 grant was awarded by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), in association with the National Programme Office for Traffic Medicine (NPOTM) following a competitive process. Dr Carol Sinnott and Dr Colin Bradley, Department of General Practice at University College Cork, will lead a team of five researchers, representing UCC, the ICGP and the […]

Trinity College Dublin Welcomes US First Lady, Michelle Obama and Daughters for Visit

Posted: 17th October 2016 Author: Vi Doan

Trinity College Dublin welcomed US First Lady, Michelle Obama and her two daughters, Sasha and Malia to visit the Old Library today. The leading Irish university was the first visit as part of their itinerary in Ireland. Welcoming the Obamas, Provost Dr Patrick Prendergast said: “We are delighted to welcome the US First Lady and […]

Cancer Week 2016 kicks off with optimistic outlook on new era in treating cancer

Posted: 17th October 2016 Author: Vi Doan

From training the body’s own immune system to attack cancer cells, to robotic cancer surgery, the options for treating cancer are entering a new era. Cancer Week Ireland 2016 kicks off today with a conference at Trinity College Dublin to explore new frontiers in personalised cancer care. Scientists and clinicians will discuss the future of […]

UCD leads €6m Horizon 2020 project to improve air quality in European cities

Posted: 14th October 2016 Author: Vi Doan

iSCAPE aims to develop sustainable strategies to treat and reduce air pollution Study seeks to formulate policy interventions and implement behavioural change Researchers at UCD will lead a consortium of international scientific institutions in a new €6m Horizon 2020-funded research project to improve the air quality of several European cities. In the context of climate […]

New programme to Advance Clinical Research Capability

Posted: 13th October 2016 Author: Vi Doan

A team of Irish clinical academics have secured one of seven major awards that have been made across the UK and Ireland by the Wellcome Trust as part of an initiative to increase clinical research capability. The scheme, which will be known as the Wellcome – HRB Irish Clinical Academic Training Programme, will support the […]

Celebration to mark 10 years of Graduate Entry Medicine in Ireland takes place in RCSI

Posted: 12th October 2016 Author: Vi Doan

Doctors who completed the Graduate Entry Medicine programme in RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) return to the College today to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the introduction of this innovative new approach to educating doctors. In 2006, RCSI became the first medical school in Ireland to admit students to a four-year Graduate […]

University of Limerick appoints senior UCD academic as new president

Posted: 11th October 2016 Author: Vi Doan

Prof Des Fitzgerald’s appointment strong signal UL is seeking to move up in world rankings Prof Fitzgerald, a clinical academic, has earned wide-spread recognition for his research into platelets and thrombosis in coronary artery disease. Prof Des Fitzgerald, a vice-president of UCD and of the country’s highest paid academics, is set to be appointed as […]

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