2021 News
Teaching the World about Science:Dr Megan Hanlon’s ‘Unravelling Science’ Podcast
During the depths of lockdown 2020, Dr Megan Hanlon, a post-doctoral Research Fellow at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, started a podcast.
A health economist adding value and heart to research: In conversation with Dr Peter May
Dr Peter May is a health economist based in the Centre for Health Policy and Management in Trinity College Dublin.
Trinity researcher champions the involvement of those impacted by lung cancer in cancer research
More than 2,700 people are diagnosed with lung cancer each year in Ireland, and lung cancer accounts for approximately 1 in 5 of all cancer related deaths.
New Hope for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Cloonan Lab at Trinity College Dublin
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a lung disease that makes it increasingly hard to breathe.
Dendritic cells in the joint: One size does not fit all for rheumatoid arthritis
Trinity School of Medicine researchers provide unique insight into joint inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Exercise and serum biomarkers after cancer treatment: An area for further discovery
While the historical advice to cancer patients was mainly to rest and avoid exercise, there is now compelling evidence showing that physical activity is not only safe for cancer survivors, but improves quality of life whilst reducing anxiety, fatigue, and depression.
Drug-taking at festivals: how to reduce harm and protect health and wellbeing
Festival drug-related deaths are a growing public health concern.
Positive ageing week: TILDA making Ireland the best place in the world to grow old
TILDA is a large-scale, nationally representative, longitudinal study on ageing in Ireland, the overarching aim of which is to make Ireland the best place in the world to grow old. TILDA collects information on all aspects of health, economic and social circumstances from people aged 50 and over in a series of data collection waves once every two years.
Cycle at Work: An intervention to reduce workplace sedentary behaviour among men
You may have heard of ‘Cycle TO Work’ but Trinity School of Medicine researchers are interested in a more original idea, coined ‘Cycle AT Work’.
Type 1 diabetes and exercise: supporting patients in meeting the guidelines for health
Researchers from Tallaght University Hospital studied how well Irish patients with type 1 diabetes comply with physical activity guidelines, and what the barriers to compliance were.
From Trinity to Harvard: Trinity PhD student heads to the US
School of Medicine PhD candidate Maria Davern is heading Stateside to take up a post-doctoral research position at the prestigious Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School with Professor Anthony Letai.
The Irish Childhood Cancer Survivorship Project
To coincide with Child Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke to Dr Michael Capra, Paediatric Oncologists at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin, and Trinity Senior Clinical Lecturer (Paediatrics).
What we learn from flies: Studying the biological processes that allow our brains to remember provides hope for future development of drugs for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
Trinity College Dublin Assistant Professor in Physiology, Dr Tamara Boto, was co-author on a study that reviewed our understanding of gene expression changes due to memory consolidation.
Trinity medical students study the impact of COVID-19 on older adults
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Medical Students published a review on the effects of the pandemic on the wellbeing of older adults
Sleepy Surgeons Slipping Up? The effect of sleep deprivation on surgical performance
School of Medicine PhD researcher found that surgeons were already sleep deprived before their on-call shifts and were even more sleep-deprived afterwards, and crucially, that sleep deprivation impacted surgical performance.
A successful exercise programme for cancer survivors
Neutralising the Pandemic: Trinity College Dublin researchers develop tool to track immune response to Covid-19 and vaccines against it.
Ussher Assistant Professor Gareth Brady, Dr William McCormack and colleagues have published their research on a dynamic, integrated screening system for measuring the effectiveness of antibodies against a key protein from SARS-CoV2. The research was published in Viruses
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Cloonan lab leads research into the fourth leading cause of death in Ireland
Kate Smyth talks with Dr Suzanne Cloonan, Associate Professor in Respiratory Biochemistry in the School of Medicine, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, and Tallaght University Hospital
World Ovarian Cancer Day: Know the Signs
To coincide with World Ovarian Cancer Day, we spoke to Dr Sharon O’Toole, a Senior Research Fellow who is researching ovarian cancer in Trinity College Dublin. Dr O’Toole coordinates the national awareness campaign for ovarian cancer for World Ovarian Cancer Day. She works closely with over 20 groups across Ireland to increase awareness of the disease.
Science needs more Philosophy
School of Medicine PhD student publishes column in Nature on how her background in philosophy has improved her scientific reasoning.
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PhD candidate Susan Ward is researching symptomatic hypermobility in children.
Trinity Researchers put Patients at the Centre of Rheumatoid Arthritis Research
For National Arthritis Week, we caught up with Professor Ursula Fearon regarding her research in the area of rheumatoid arthritis.
Q&A with Dr Laure Marignol
Meet our School of Medicine researcher who is focusing on developing solutions for the destruction of cancer cells.
Trinity School of Medicine researchers create an education storybook for families with a rare genetic condition associated with autism
On World Autism Awareness Day Dr Ciara Molloy, a Research Fellow in the Autism and Rare Neurodevelopmental Research Group in Trinity College Dublin, spoke to us about the storybook they developed for families of children with NRXN1 deletions.
Q&A with Dr Dania Movia
Meet our School of Medicine researcher who is investigating new non-animal technologies to replace animal studies in cancer and lung toxicity research.
Scientists find that binding iron improves the effect of the anti-TB drug Bedaquiline
Although Tuberculosis, or TB, killed nearly as many people as COVID-19 (approx. 1.8 million) in 2020, it did not receive as much media and public attention.
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PhD candidate Andrew Sheppard is researching new types of therapy for oesophageal cancer.
Exploring better ways to arrest seizure activity
Brain tumours arise from the abnormal growth of cells in the brain (neurons), with roughly 500 people every year in Ireland diagnosed with a tumour that arises from cells inside the brain.
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PhD candidate Croí Buckley is researching the role of cellular metabolism in the response of rectal cancer to radiation therapy.
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PhD candidate Rikke Siersbaek is researching the delivery of equitable healthcare access for homeless adults with complex needs.
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Tallaght University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, and St James’s Hospital collaborated on chronic pancreatitis genetic study.
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PhD candidate Naomi Algeo is researching cancer survivorship and employment
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A ‘one stop’ health surveillance clinic for children with Down Syndrome
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PhD candidate Jack Banks is exploring digital solutions for epilepsy management.
Quality of life and the need for respite care for those with rare genetic disorder
Our researchers at the School of Medicine in Trinity College Dublin, along with a research team from Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Tallaght University Hospital, evaluated the impact of rare genetic disorder Prader-Willi syndrome on the quality of life of the affected child and their family.
Meet our Emerging Young Star Neuroscientist - Roisin McMackin
The ink has hardly dried on her PhD thesis but outstanding research student Roisin McMackin, is already on the cusp of being a world-class neuroscientist.
Discovery pinpoints new therapeutic target for atopic dermatitis
Researchers from Trinity have discovered a key mechanism underlying bacterial skin colonisation in atopic dermatitis, which affects millions around the globe.Researchers from Trinity have discovered a key mechanism underlying bacterial skin colonisation in atopic dermatitis, which affects millions around the globe.