Dublin City University's Life Sciences Institute
Dublin, Ireland
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Find out more about the innovative research and cutting-edge technologies at @DCU Life Sciences Institute healthnews.ie/life-sciences/…
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#stormclaudia + wide interest for UG courses @DcuBiotech gathered 1000s of prospective students for the #DCUOpenDay last Friday and Saturday. Exciting event and a showcase of @DCU_LSI and the Microbial Bioprocess Facility. Thanks @LunaStockmann @FCerrone_DCU and everyone involved
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🔬 Are you a Life Sciences researcher at DCU or beyond?
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DCU Life Sciences Institute retweeted
Discover the fun of STEM at LifeLab’s interactive exhibit during #ScienceWeek! Hands-on science, tech & engineering for families & young people 🧪✨
📅 8 Nov | 10-2 | Rediscovery Centre, Ballymun
Register: eventbrite.ie/e/lets-talk-sc…
#DCUScienceWeek #STEM #FamilyFun
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Cian Ennis, PhD student from @DCU_LSI and @DcuBiotech supervised by @OTooleRonan @GaetanThilliez published his 1st article. doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2025…
#Antimicrobialresistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ireland belong to large phylogenetic clusters dominant in other countries.
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Flavia used daphnids as “canaries in the coal mine” for assessment of pharmaceutical pollution. Flavia received the award for the best oral presentation at the 6th International Conference on Risk Assessment of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment. @DcuBiotech @DCU_LSI
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Emma Rowan at the 6th ICRAPHE meeting in Aveiro presented her findings in the development of phenotypic methods as new approach methodologies to support pharmaceutical pollution and risk assessment. @DcuBiotech @DCU_LSI We thank the @BiochemSoc for their financial support.
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It’s fantastic to see @DCU ranked 1st in Ireland for Research Quality. We at the @DCU_LSI are delighted to see this recognition of the research output from the university.
Great news! DCU is now ranked in the top 350 universities in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings @timeshighered, its highest position ever.
DCU is 1st in Ireland for Research Quality.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/3L2XCIQ
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We have worked for 15 years primarily via @DCUIndia and @LawGovDCU , but also in Life sciences @DCU_LSI and Astronomy. We now want to deepen those ties and broaden that to other domains.
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How vaping primes the lungs for COVID-19 damage.
Piece by Dr Keith Rochfort @keithrochfort, Assistant Professor @DcuBiotech, for @ConversationUK.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/3IFxYJI
ALT Dr Keith Rochfort
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Day 1 of the prestigious 18th International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology. Here is @coileain delivering a talk on HER-targeting TKIs in BC @CCRTIreland @DCU_LSI
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Calling all prospective Ph.D students, see below:
@DCU_LSI @DcuBiotech @DCUWater #PhD #Biodiversity #eDNA @DCUFSH
ALT Based at Dublin City University, you will be one of five PhD students to join the exciting interdisciplinary MariBiome project that also includes University of Limerick (UL), Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). Start Date: September/October 2025 Funding: 4-year scholarships including full EU/UK fees and tax-free stipend (€25,000/year), and research expenses.
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DCU Life Sciences Institute retweeted
DCU's Life Sciences Institute is a multidisciplinary research centre focused on the study of living organisms.
LSI’s more than 70 research teams are focused on addressing global challenges.
For more info, you can visit the @DCU_LSI website at dcu.ie/lifesciences
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DCU Life Sciences Institute retweeted
University of Notre Dame @NotreDame and Dublin City University set to collaborate on new Precision Biomedical Technologies.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/3SyaEii
ALT University of Notre Dame and Dublin City University
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A 'game changing' way for Irish farmers to test for potato blight. Lateral flow tests, inspired by Covid-19 tests, can give growers vital information to deal with blight during Ireland's summers, writes @anne_parle @DCU_LSI @DCU @Researchirel rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0527/…
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A 'game changing' way for Irish farmers to test for potato blight.
Piece by Prof Anne Parle-McDermott @anne_parle, Director of the Life Sciences Institute @DCU_LSI, for @RTEBrainstorm.
Read here: launch.dcu.ie/4kC6D8k
#RTEBrainstorm
ALT Prof Anne Parle-McDermott
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DCU Life Sciences Institute retweeted
@DcuBiotech is looking for an assistant professor in #ComputationalBiology with a permanent contract @DCU_LSI @DCUFSH (deadline 4th June 2025) Please check specifics in the DCU Jobs webpage (Ref 002982) my.corehr.com/pls/dcurecruit…
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DCU Life Sciences Institute retweeted
Learning loads at BIOSENSORS 2025 in Lisbon….really clever technologies being developed! Great to share our contribution with my NSRP CREDA collaborator Prof Paulo Prodohl @QUBelfast @DCU_LSI @DCUFSH #NSRP #biosensors2025
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DCU Life Sciences Institute retweeted
Pleased to share this new publication by @Dr_Alex_Eustace and I, investigating the non-transcriptional role of mutant TP53 in calcium mediated apoptosis. @DCUFSH
🔬Exciting #TNBC research! @DCUFSH @DCU scientists @Dr_Alex_Eustace and @DR_PB1 show TP53 mutations reduce calcium-driven apoptosis, which can be overcome by p53 reactivation, revealing promising new TNBC treatment✅
Check out the full study here👇
mdpi.com/2072-6694/17/10/161…
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DCU Life Sciences Institute retweeted
Windows closed, sunglasses on - how to dodge the pollen bomb.
Prof Christine Loscher @celoscher, Professor of Immunology @DCUFSH, spoke to Brendan O’Connor
@RadioBrendanRTE, about how to get through the hay fever season with minimal impact.
Listen here: launch.dcu.ie/3GMIoFS
ALT Prof Christine Loscher
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Emma Rowan from @DcuBiotech and @DCU_LSI showcases her research on the impact of pharmaceuticals in non target species in the Hellenic Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry. Funded by @scienceirel Emma addressed pharmaceutical pollution in the molecular level.
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