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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.

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.

Professor Jane Farrar wins SFI 2018 Science Awards
Four researchers won prestigious awards, which recognise them as key leaders in the Irish research community.

Trudy Mackay receives prestigious Dawson Prize
Trudy’s futuristic research on complex genetic traits continues to move science forward in the 21st century.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).