2020 News
TRINITY RESEARCHERS DRIVE LUNG CANCER RESEARCH TOWARDS NON-ANIMAL MODELS
The research work of Dr Dania Movia and Prof Adriele Prina-Mello (Laboratory for Biological Characterisation of Advanced Materials (LBCAM), Trinity Translational Medicine Institute) is among those cited in a knowledge base developed by the EU Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) and freely available to download here: https://data.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset/176d71e6-5082-4b29-8472-b719f6bda323).
School of Medicine PIs to Star at START European Researcher’s Night
Join researchers Michelle Leech and Claire Poole, from the Discipline of Radiation Therapy at Trinity, and patient advocates at 5pm on Friday, November 27th for a Citizens
Meet our PhD researcher - Dale Whelehan
Introducing Dale Whelehan, School of Medicine, who is undertaking a PhD in Surgical Performance, under the Sub-Discipline of Behavioural Science.
Scientists pinpoint two new potential therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis
A collaborative team of scientists has pinpointed two new potential therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis – a painful inflammatory disease that affects an estimated 350 million people worldwide.
Welcome to our IRC Scholars as they embark on their PhD research
The School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin is delighted to welcome and congratulate Amrita Dwivedi, Kathryn Dane and Isabellla Batten, our 3 recipients of the 2020 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Awards.
Meet our PhD researcher and IRC 2020 Scholar - Isabella Batten
I am very happy to have been awarded an IRC Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship award 2020, under the supervision of Dr. Nollaig Bourke, Ussher Assistant Professor, Medical Gerontology, TCD.
Meet our researcher – Oisín C. Joyce - PhD Student Physiology
He confesses to a yearning for superpowers, but for the time being Oisín Joyce, has set aside the cape and cowl for science and research.
Meet our researcher – Serena Foo - PhD Student Clinical Medicine
Serena is a first year PhD student in Clinical Medicine under the supervision of Prof Ursula Fearon.
Meet our researcher - Jason McGrath – PhD Student Surgery
Jason graduated in Biomedical science in Queen’s University Belfast in 2014 followed by a Master’s degree in the Molecular Pathology of Cancer in 2018.
Meet our school Researchers – Aisling Heeran - PhD Student Surgery
Aisling Heeran graduated from RCSI with a BSc. in Pharmacy in 2013 followed by a Masters in Pharmacy in RCSI in 2014.
Opportunity to work in Ireland as post doc in a Globally recognised University and one of Ireland’s leading innovation companies
We are looking for a talented post-doctoral scientist to jointly apply to the Enterprise Ireland CAREER Fit-plus program https://www.horizon2020.ie/career-fit-plus/ on project: “ANTIDOTE- Antimicrobial Coating designed to tackle the emergent crisis of microbes and Viruses”.
Meet our school researchers – Laura Kane, PhD Student Surgery
Laura began her undergraduate degree in General Science in Trinity College Dublin in 2014 and graduated with a First-Class Honours Degree having specialised in Zoology in 2018.
Q&A with emerging academic research leader, Dr Laura Gleeson
Dr Laura Gleeson, Clinical Medicine, St James Hospital, Dublin, is one of four Trinity researchers who has been acknowledged by the Health Research Board as an emerging leading-edge health researcher.
New study demonstrates a lack of high quality studies investigating physical activity and brain health in children with potential bias towards promoting benefits of physical activity.
International and national committees have started to evaluate the evidence for the effects of physical activity on neurocognitive health in childhood and adolescence to inform policy.
High levels of frailty among homeless people
Open 6-month Postdoc Opportunity
A postdoc position is available for a period of 6 months as part of the EIT-Health Brain PhD school. This is a non-lab/non-research based project that can be worked on remotely. This 6-month specific project may suit those whose research has been placed on hold due to Covid-19.
How blocking iron drives the lung immune system to control infection
Although COVID-19 commands the headlines today, tuberculosis (TB) remains the biggest infection killer in the world and multiple drug resistant TB, which does not respond to regular antibiotics, continues to be a major threat to global health.
Inspiring précis of research-led response to COVID
The newly launched School of Medicine e-brochure is a fascinating insight into the extraordinary efforts of School of Medicine academic clinicians and researchers to tackle Covid-19.
Potential new therapeutic target for eye disease
New research into eye disease, led by TCD Fellow Dr. Sarah Doyle, Assistant Professor in Immunology, School of Medicine, has pinpointed a potential new therapeutic target for treating retinal degeneration.
PhD Position in Respiratory Biochemistry and Immunology
The Cloonan lab in the School of Medicine is offering an exciting opportunity to join a young, vibrant cutting edge lab in the School of Medicine, Trinity Biosciences Institute (TBSI), Trinity College Dublin.
1st person with haemophilia in Ireland to be treated with ground-breaking gene therapy
The Wellcome-HRB Clinical Research facility in St James’s Hospital has announced it is participating in a ground-breaking Gene therapy trial.
Sláintecare TCD Researcher nominated as HRB Research Leader
Dr Steve Thomas, Director Centre for Health Policy & Management, School of Medicine, TCD is one of five new research leaders newly funded by the HRB to conduct research programmes that will deliver evidence to directly inform changes in health policy and practice.
Adults over 70 are the fabric of their community and deserve acknowledgement of this during the COVID-19 crisis
The findings of a new study released today (Wednesday, 24th March 2019) by Trinity College Dublin, underscores the vibrant and important contribution that the over 70s make to society in Ireland.
Research into early detection of frailty in older adults awarded €1.5m
A breakthrough research programme into early detection of frailty in older adults at School of Medicine, Trinity College has been awarded €1.5 million in funding as part of the SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders Award programme.
HRB Award is huge boost for paediatric psychiatry research in TCD
The School of Medicine is absolutely thrilled to welcome the truly outstanding Dr. Ian Kelleher to the Discipline of Psychiatry to advance research in his expert area of psychosis in childhood and adolescence.
School of Medicine Researcher is honoured for Cancer Research
Dr Gráinne Sheill, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, has been awarded Post-doctoral Researcher of the Year by the Irish Cancer Society for her contribution to studies on improving patients’ fitness after intensive cancer treatments.
Palliative care patient needs to increase in next 25 years
A new report co-authored by Dr. Peter May, Research Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, TCD, predicts a significant increase in the deaths of Irish people with palliative care needs over the next 25 years.
How bacterial evolution of antibiotic arsenals is providing new blueprints for drug designers
Scientists from Trinity have discovered that two very different species of bacteria have evolved distant, powerful antiobiotic arsenals for use in the war against their bacterial neighbours.