Research Ireland

🚨 New research 🚨 Recent advances in genomic testing are unlocking personalised treatments for difficult-to-treat epilepsies. Researchers at FutureNeuro & Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) identified patients with genetic mutations in the DEPDC5 and NPRL3 genes, linked to the mTOR pathway. Using everolimus, a repurposed drug, 3 patients saw a significant reduction in seizures—offering new hope for those with epilepsy triggered by these mutations. This is the first evidence of everolimus benefiting epilepsy caused by DEPDC5 mutations, but more research is needed. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dje-mzcC #EpilepsyResearch #GenomicTesting #PrecisionMedicine #FutureNeuro Research Ireland Epilepsy Ireland

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Patrick O'Donovan TD has announced the appointment of members of the Board of Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland. The new appointees are: ▪ Michael Horgan - Chairperson ▪ Dr Eoin O'Sullivan ▪ Anne Vaughan ▪ Professor Niamh Moloney ▪ Professor Valeria Nicolosi ▪ Dr Godfrey Gaston ▪ Professor Rebecca Braun ▪ Patricia Quane CDir ▪ Lorraine Allen ▪ Leonard Hobbs Read more: https://lnkd.in/dVc4deGH

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O'Donovan TD, has today announced the first 9 teams to receive Grow Phase funding under the €65 million #NationalChallengeFund – a competitive programme aiming to deliver solutions for major environmental and societal issues. Since its launch, 96 teams have been funded through the National Challenge Fund, and today’s announcement sees the first nine teams become finalists in this competitive funding model. The nine teams selected today will have the opportunity for additional funding in the final phase of the programme, where prize funding of €1 million will be on offer to the most competitive teams under both the 2050 and the Future Digital Challenges. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gJAxnQqH #NextGenerationEU European Commission Government of Ireland Trinity College Dublin University College Dublin University of Galway Technological University Dublin Atlantic Technological University Dublin City University Aonghus Mc Nabola Mary Kelly-Quinn Seamus O'Shaughnessy Daniel Trimble Andrew D. Phillips James Carton Robert O'Connor Mary Pryce Oisin Boydell Eoghan P. Holohan Andrew Daly Karl Mason Philip Long Prof. Eleni Mangina Jibraan Esoof Nan Zhang Wenxin Wang

'What If We Could Swallow Medicines Instead of Needing Painful Injections?' is the title of a new paper published by the scientific journal ‘Frontiers for Young Minds’ by researchers at CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices. ‘Frontiers for Young Minds’ makes cutting-edge research available and accessible to young audiences by bringing young people and researchers together to develop articles that tell readers about the creative and exciting advances in research that will have an impact on how we live. The article explores Prof David Brayden's research that focuses on finding alternative ways of delivering medicines like insulin to the body. Read here:https://lnkd.in/e_NtxKW4 University of Galway #IrishResearch

How to design a transport plan for Enniscorthy and other Irish towns. A great piece for RTE's Brainstorm platform focused on the CONUNDRUM project, which brings together academics from different backgrounds to reimagine how we tackle transport problems. The project is using Enniscorthy in Co Wexford as its testbed for challenging how we design solutions to transport issues. Read more:https://lnkd.in/ex48KXGZ #NationalChallengeFund #NextGenerationEU Dean Phelan Madeleine Gan Rachel McArdle Niamh Moore-Cherry Keyvan Hosseini Brian Caulfield Trinity College Dublin University College Dublin

An 8,000-year-old sheep bone has helped scientists from Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin discover secrets about a harmful bacteria that may have evolved along with the development of farming. 'Brucella melitensis', as the pathogen is called, was discovered by the team in a sheep bone from the Neolithic age. The bacteria is responsible for an infection known as brucellosis which affects millions of people every year and causes significant damage to livestock. This study was funded by SFI. Read more on Silicon Republic here: https://lnkd.in/e7qk8j4A #IrishResearch Louis L'HOTE Kevin Daly

Interested in the SFI-Defence Org Innovation Challenge? Join us for a workshop at University of Limerick on Thursday, 8th August. The purpose of the workshop is to provide researchers with an opportunity to develop their application ideas and work with other researchers to build collaborations. Workshops will be facilitated by members of SFI's Challenge Research Team Registration for this workshop will close at 13:00 on 29th July 2024. To register, please visit:https://lnkd.in/ewUcSei4 Irish Defence Forces

Claire Boles, PhD researcher at SSPC, SFI Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals will join Ireland’s Women’s Rugby Sevens team at the #Olympics. Claire works under the supervision of Dr Jessica Whelan and Dr Roderick Jones, researching the development of a Process Analytical Technology (PAT) method, using a PharmaFlow system for real-time monitoring and control of manufacturing processes that improve efficiency, accuracy, and consistency in pharmaceuticals products. Wishing Claire and team Ireland the very best of luck! Read here: https://lnkd.in/eCEiTg5j

Do you want to know more about the SFI-Irish Aid SDG Challenge? A workshop covering SDG Challenge 2: Zero Hunger will take place on Thursday, 1st August in University College Dublin's Research Building. The event is open to all researchers interested in applying for this call. To view the full agenda, and to register, please go to:https://lnkd.in/eF-W5Vve #SDG

Interested in the SFI-Defence Org Innovation Challenge? Join us for a workshop at University of Limerick on Thursday, 8th August. The purpose of the workshop is to provide researchers with an opportunity to develop their application ideas and work with other researchers to build collaborations. Workshops will be facilitated by members of SFI's Challenge Research Team Registration for this workshop will close at 13:00 on 29th July 2024. To register, please visit:https://lnkd.in/ewUcSei4 Irish Defence Forces