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May 2010 edition of Conway Focus now available

The latest edition of the Conway Focus newsletter is now available. The Conway Focus Issue 10 May 2010 highlights research and innovation achievements from the past three months including:

Worm research reveals cilia disease gene function - Research by Dr Oliver Blacque has revealed new information about a gene implicated in Joubert syndrome and related cerebellar disorders (JSRDs)

Conway collaborator scoops Irish Times Innovation Award - Irish biopharmaceutical development company, Sigmoid Pharma recently won the overall Innovation of the Year award at the inaugural Irish Times All-Island Innovation Awards.

Success in EU FP7 call - Dr. Tara McMorrow and Professor Michael Ryan have successfully secured €485,500 in funding as part of an overall award to the SysKid consortium. 

Bioinformatic analysis of HIV progression studies - Meta-analysis by UCD researchers led by Professor Denis Shields

GlycoExtractor advances glycan data manipulation - Dr Natalia Artemenko and Dr Matthew Campbell from the National Institute of Bioprocessing Research & Training (NIBRT) led by Professor Pauline Rudd have developed an open access, web-based interface to manipulate HPLC-glycan data.

Zebrafish model gives insights into diabetic blindness - New research led by Dr Breandán Kennedy indicates that treatment of diabetic blindness should look at protecting the neurons responsible for colour vision in the eye as well as targeting the blood vessels.

Centre of Excellence hosts international workshop - Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent’s University Hospital held an international two-day workshop on rheumatoid arthritis treatment in March 2010.

Frog peptide structure selected for journal cover - The work of UCD Conway team led by Dr Chandralal Hewage was selected as the front cover image for the April 2010 edition of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA); Proteins & Proteomics. 

Launch of Conway postdoctoral & graduate forum - a mix of research, technical and career developement presentations in an informal environment.