Current News
Congratulations to Dr. Carsten Ehrhardt who was elected to Fellowship.
Congratulations to our Senior Freshmen students Mena Eskander, Susanne Farrell, Aisling Kerr, Jordan Nally and Kate O'Donnell who have been elected to Scholarship following Foundation Scholarship Examinations.
Success in Research Funding
Two researchers from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have been successful in being awarded funding from Science Foundation Ireland under its Investigators Programme.
Asst. Prof. David Finlay and Prof. Anne Marie Healy were recently awarded funding for the following projects:
- Asst. Prof. Finlay: Characterising the role of mammalian target of rapamcyin complex 1 (mTORC1)/Srebp1c signaling in directing the differentiation and function of T cell subsets.
- Prof. Healy: Co-processing of active pharmaceutical ingredients with functional excipients to prevent unintentional generation of amorphous phase
Prof. Anne Marie Healy and Asst. Prof. Lidia Tajber are investigators in the Synthesis and Solid state Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), one of seven new, large-scale, world-class research centres which will receive a total of 200 million euro of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) funding, coupled with over 100 million euro in cash and in-kind contributions from industry partners, over the next six years.
The SSPC is a unique collaboration between 17 companies and 8 academic institutions and will position Ireland as a global hub for pharmaceutical process innovation and advanced manufacturing. Building a core capability in the area of process R&D, it will serve to cement the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland. Researchers in TCD's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will be involved in two of the three research strands of the SSPC: Crystal Growth and Design and Drug Product Formulation and Manufacture, with Prof. Healy acting as Strand Leader of the latter alongside Prof. Gavin Walker from the University of Limerick.
Prof. Healy is also a funded investigator in another of the research centres recently announced by SFI - AMBER: Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research Centre, led by TCD. AMBER will deliver world-leading research into engineered materials and interfaces for applications in a number of priority sectors in Ireland such as ICT, medical devices, and industrial technology.
All Ireland Schools Conference 2013
A group of postgraduate students accompanied by academic and research staff of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will be attending the annual All Ireland Schools Conference 2013. The event will commence on 25th March with four sessions of podium presentations and a poster viewing in the afternoon, followed by a social networking evening. Day 2 of the event will see three sessions of podium presentations and the conference will conclude with prize giving for best oral presentation and best poster. We would like to wish all attending participants from the Schools of Pharmacy best of luck in their presentations and hope that this event will be a good opportunity to strengthen existing collaborations and to make new friends.
Trinity Host PIER Careers Evening
The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences hosted a Careers Evening organised by PIER (Pharmacists in Industry, Education and Regulatory) on Thursday 14th March from 6-8pm. The event is open to 3rd and 4th year pharmacy undergraduate students from each of the three Schools of Pharmacy in TCD, RCSI and UCC, and to recent graduates.
The evening will comprise an hour long session in the McNeill Lecture Theatre in which pharmacists working in different areas of the industry will speak to their experiences; this will be followed by a networking type event where students can chat to individuals working in the industry.
A Celebration of our School’s Eminent Academics and Retirees
Monday 28th January from 6.30 pm in the Dinning Hall, Front Square.
The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences hosted an event to thank and mark the retirements of our academics and colleagues: Ingrid Hook, Des Corrigan, John Clancy, and Owen Corrigan. Each of these individuals has made unique contributions not only to our School, but also to Irish and international pharmacy and so their presence in our midst will be missed.
Far Left: Ingrid Hook, BSc (Pharmacy), FPSI Pharmacist, Botanist, Biotechnologist
Middle Left: Desmond Corrigan, BSc (Pharmacy), PhD, FPSI
Middle Right: John M Clancy, BSc (NUI), PhD (NUI), MA
Far Right: Owen Corrigan, BSc (Pharmacy) PhD FRIA FTCD FPSI
The evening also included a student awards event, recognising our excellent Pharmacy undergraduates.
Left: Paul Higgins Memorial Prize – Cahill May Roberts Ltd Prize in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
This prize is awarded to the student who
attains the highest overall combined mark in modules PH3002 and PH4002.
Winner: Anne-Marie Carroll
Middle: Pfizer Healthcare Ltd.Prize in Pharmacology
This prize is awarded to the student who
attains the highest overall combined mark
in modules PH3009, PH3010, PH3011, PH4009 and PH4010.
Winner: Katie Timoney
Right: Sanofi Prize
This prize is awarded to the student who
attains the highest overall combined mark in modules PH3003 and PH4003.
Winner: Anne-Marie Carroll
Left: Alumni Prize
This prize is awarded for the best combined overall mark in the Junior Sophister year.
Winner: Louise Gavaghan
Middle: LEO Pharma Prize in Pharmaceutics
This prize is awarded to the student who
attains the the highest overall combined mark in modules PH4004 and PH4005.
Winner: Anne-Marie Carroll
Right: Pfizer Healthcare Ltd. Junior
Freshman Pharmacy Prize
This prize is awarded for overall first place in the Junior Freshman Pharmacy Annual
Examination.
Winners:
Eibhlin Catherine, Mary Fitzpatrick and Kate O’Donnell.
Left: McNeil Pharmaceutical Prize
This prize is awarded to the student who
attains the highest overall combined mark
in modules PH4006, PH4007 (including
electives)
Winner: Anne-Marie Carroll
Right: The Actavis Academy Senior Sophister Pharmacy Prize
This prize is awarded to the student who obtains the highest overall mark in the
Pharmacy degree.
Winner: Anne-Marie Carroll