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Dean's Research Initiatives Fund

In 2016-17 the Faculty of Health Sciences launched its second call for the Dean's Research Initiatives Fund, which is specifically designed to support new and innovative research that will enhance Trinity College's and the Faculty of Health Sciences' ability to compete for large-scale, interdisciplinary, single- and multi-investigator extramural awards. The fund aims to advance the research priorities of Trinity College's Strategic Plan, to raise the national and international profile of the University and to increase receipt of Horizon 2020 and HRB awards and other funding. The Dublin Midlands Hospital Group have provided finding for two additional Dean's Awards, bringing the total amount awarded to €180,000. The Dean thanks Dr Susan O'Reilly, Chair of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group for her generous support.

A high volume of quality applications were received from across all four Schools in the Faculty, and each of the five research focus areas of the award were represented. It is with great pleasure that we announce nine winners of the 2016-17 Faculty of Health Sciences Dean's Research Initiatives Fund:

 

Better Bones Better Health: Development of a risk assessment tool for the prediction of osteopenia and osteoporosis among people with intellectual disability. Applicant: Eilish Burke, School of Nursing & Midwifery Research Team: Eilish Burke (PI), Maire O'Dwyer, Rachael Carroll, Bernard Walsh, Mary McCarron, Philip McCallion. Pictured: Eilish Burke, Maire O'Dwyer

Retrospective cohort study of healthcare utilisation among Adults with frailty in Ireland and the United States (RADIUS) Applicant: Peter May & Lorna Roe, School of Medicine Research Team: Charles Normand (PI), Peter May, Lorna Roe Pictured: Peter May, Lorna Roe

Epigenetic Approaches: Therapeutic Targeting of Histone Deacetylases (HDAC) in Dentine-Pulp Regeneration Treatment Strategies Applicant: Hal Duncan, School of Dental Science Research Team: Hal Duncan (PI), E. Shimizu, P.R. Cooper Pictured: Hal Duncan

Transcriptional profiling of inter-individual variation in immune response underlying schizophrenia. Applicant: Shigeki Nakagome, School of Medicine Research Team: Shigeki Nakagome (PI), Aiden Corvin, Ross McManus Pictured: Shigeki Nakagome

Assessment of a nanocarrier to deliver trastuzumab through the Blood Brain Barrier in a murine model of HER2+ breast cancer brain metastasis. Applicant: Oliviero Gobbo, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Team: Oliviero Gobbo (PI), Gavin Davey, Eoin Scanlan Pictured: Oliviero Gobbo, Gavin Davey, Eoin Scanlan

Development of a novel biomolecular scaffold for radiosensitising microRNA delivery. Applicant: Stephen Maher, School of Medicine Research Team: Stephen Maher (PI), Micheal Monaghan Pictured: Stephen Maher, Micheal Monaghan

Design of a bespoke application (app) to enhance adherence and compliance to a meditation programme designed to reduce emotional burnout in emergency department staff. Applicant: Padraic Dunne, School of Medicine Research Team: Padraic Dunne (PI), Barry White (PI), Laurence Freeman, Geraldine McMahon, Lucia Prihodova, Caoimhe O’Leary, HRB-Wellcome Clinical Research Facility, St. James’ Hospital, and TickerFit. Pictured: Barry White

Type 3c diabetes in pancreatic disease. Applicant: Sinead Duggan, School of Medicine Research Team: Sinead Duggan (PI), Kevin Conlon (PI), Donal O’Connor (PI), Linda Kelleher (PI), James Gibney. Pictured: Linda Kelleher, Donal O'Connor, Kevin Conlon

A pilot study to develop a non-invasive bioclinical tool for the identification of obesity-related fatty liver disease. Applicant: Sara Naimimohasses, St James's Hospital / School of Medicine Research Team: Sara Naimimohasses (PI), Jacintha O-Sullivan (PI), Suzanne Norris (PI), Niall Conlon (PI), Derek Doherty (PI), Donal O’Shea (PI), John Gormley (PI) Pictured: Sara Naimimohasses

 

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