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Trinity researchers win funding to commercialise research to benefit the economy & society
Eleven Trinity projects were among the 38 research projects awarded funding by SFI to support the commercialisation of government-funded research.
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Potential new treatment for soft-tissue childhood cancer developed
CRISPR “genetic screens” and new approaches to drug design have provided a potential new therapy, which blocks the progression of synovial sarcoma tumours in pre-clinical trials.
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Professor Jane Farrar wins SFI 2018 Science Awards
Four researchers won prestigious awards, which recognise them as key leaders in the Irish research community.
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Trudy Mackay receives prestigious Dawson Prize
Trudy’s futuristic research on complex genetic traits continues to move science forward in the 21st century.
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Professor Aoife McLysaght to feature in 2018 CHRISTMAS LECTURES
Professor in Genetics at Trinity, Aoife McLysaght, will join Professor Alice Roberts in delivering the 2018 CHRISTMAS LECTURES.
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How does the wiring of our brains shape who we are?
Leading neuroscientist, Professor Kevin Mitchell, launched his exciting new book, INNATE, in Trinity earlier this week.
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Trinity Centre for New Irish Studies launches
The Centre will provide an important focus for the Making Ireland research theme across a wide range of disciplines in Trinity.
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Ancient Genome Analyses Reveal Mosaic Pattern of Goat Domestication
Farmers were selecting specific traits in goats such as coat colour and production ability as early as 8,000 years ago.
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Link between Long-term Memory and Neurodegenerative Disease
Scientists have just discovered that a small region of a cellular protein that helps long-term memories form also drives the neurodegeneration seen in motor neuron disease (MND).