2006 Headlines

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December 2006

 

• UCD Chemistry spin-out Celtic Catalysts to double employment
  Celtic Catalysts, the NovaUCD-based life sciences company, plans to double its workforce to 20 over the next 12 months after successfully completing its initial technology development phase.
  (Posted: December 7 2006)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• TY student Natalie Delaney on her week at the CSCB
  Natalie Delaney spent the week working in a research lab at the CSCB and explains why she would like to return to UCD to study science.
  (Posted: December 6 2006)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

November 2006

 

• Bingo, ball games and a quiz show – CSCB hosts RDS Science Live Demonstration lectures
  Students from over 20 schools visited UCD for interactive talks about research in areas such as combating climate change and discovering new anti-cancer drugs.
  (Posted: November 24 2006)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• TCD researchers chart chemical space in the search for new breast cancer treatments
  The research group led by CSCB investigator Dr Mary Meegan tested 12 compounds against estrogen receptor (ER) positive cancer cell lines and found that they performed up to 100 times better than Tamoxifen.
  (Posted: November 24 2006)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• CSCB chemists work their magic during Science Week
  190 secondary school students took part in chemistry illusions performed by PhD chemists at the UCD Conway Institute during Science Week.
  (Posted: November 17 2006)
  
  
  
  
  

 

• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance observes inhibitors bound to enzymes
  CSCB and UCD Conway investigators Professor Malthouse and Dr Chandralal Hewage are using the latest NMR technology to study proteins implicated in diabetes and obesity-related disorders.
  (Posted: November 17 2006)
  
  
  
  
  

• Transition year students take up the science challenge at the CSCB
  Transition year students from Coláiste de hÍde visited the CSCB at UCD and spent the morning working as chemists in the research labs.
  (Posted: November 10 2006)
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

October 2006

 

• CSCB researcher Dr Marc Devocelle awarded Servier Scholarship
  Dr Marc Devocelle from the RCSI was awarded the Servier Scholarship for Medical Research for his research on new anti-thrombotic agents for treating and preventing cardiovascular diseases and his projects on novel anti-infective and anti-cancer agents.
  (Posted: October 26 2006)
  
  
  
  
  

• Picture This - Digital images capture diversity of CSCB research
  Images of fluorescent respiring regions of a pathogenic biofilm, test tubes, Clofazimine crystallising in cells and Palladium catalysts all feature in this exhibition.
  (Posted: October 25 2006)
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

• Student investigators solve ink dye mystery at the CSCB
  Students from 5 Dublin secondary schools took part in a Science@CSCB workshop at the Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology in UCD.
  (Posted: October 13 2006)
  
  

 

 

• No Small Matter – Bringing science to the pub(lic)
  The Mercantile pub was the setting for the September Alchemist Café. CSCB investigator Professor John Kelly of TCD spoke about nanotechnology and its biomedical applications.
  (Posted: October 9 2006)

 

 

 

September 2006

 

• CSCB presents at the UCD Conway Festival of Research
  
Postgraduate students Helen Webb and Sihong Chen gave talks at the festival and CSCB researchers presented posters on topics including new ligands for asymmetric catalysis and novel titanocene anti-cancer drugs.
(Posted: September 29 2006)

 

 

• First European Chemistry Congress - CSCB PhD researcher Declan Cusack reports
  Over 3000 chemists attended the event held in Budapest from August 27 to 31. It showcased developments in organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, computational chemistry and material science.
  (Posted: September 26 2006)
  
  
  

 

• UCD researchers a step closer to finding a new way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  A new technology being developed by CSCB researchers aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by capturing carbon dioxide from exhaust streams before it is released into the atmosphere.
  (Posted: September 12 2006)
  
  
  
  

 

• Dr Cormac Murphy reports on the Society for General Microbiology Irish branch meeting
  Organised by CSCB researcher Dr Cormac Murphy, this meeting was held at UCD and included talks by microbiologists on bacteria that degrade explosives and the use of microbial enzymes in the resolution of racemic amino acid mixtures.
  (Posted: September 11 2006)

 

 

 

• CSCB NEWS Issue 3 (pdf)
  The September issue of the CSCB newsletter is now published. It includes information on recent and upcoming events, research highlights and media stories as well as an update on the Science@CSCB outreach programme.
  (Posted: September 01 2006)
  
  
  

 

• Science@CSCB - First year undergraduates visit the CSCB
  Tuesday August 29 saw a group of first year undergraduate students visit the CSCB as part of their campus orientation programme. The aim of the visit was to give them an insight into the research workcarried out at the CSCB and to impress on them the variety of career options open to science graduates in Ireland.
  (Posted: September 01 2006)
  
  

 

August 2006

 

• NO better way to discover potential new drugs
  A research team led by CSCB researcher Dr Celine Marmion from the RCSI

  aims to develop a new class of metal-based anti-cancer agents beyond those currently in use.
  (Posted: August 18 2006)
  
  

 

• CSCB awarded RDS Science Live Demonstration Lecture bursaries
  Dr Annette Byrne, Senior Research Fellow with the CSCB and UCD Conway Institute, and Dr Orla Donoghue, CSCB Communications Officer, were awarded RDS Science Live Demonstration Lecture bursaries. UCD has a long tradition of participation in this lecture series and this year received three of the twenty bursaries awarded.
  (Posted: August 18 2006)

 

• Latest research showcased at TCD
  Logic gates, DNA probes, nanotechnology and even surrealist art featured at a 'Fun Day of Chemistry' in the School of Chemistry Trinity College Dublin on July 25 2006.
  (Posted: August 1 2006)
  
  
  

 

 

July 2006

 

• TCD Chemistry Summer School - Igniting an interest in chemistry
  CSCB researcher Professor David Grayson from the TCD School of Chemistry hosted a Chemistry Summer School in association with the School of Chemistry in the Univeristy of Bristol.
  (Posted: July 26 2006)
  
  
  
  
  

 

• Science@CSCB - Workshop helps teachers bring technology back to the classroom
  The CSCB hosted a workshop in the UCD CSCB building on Wednesday July 7 2006 for secondary school teachers. It was run as part of the UCD Conway Institute series of SFI STARs support workshops.
  (Posted: July 7 2006)
  
  
  

 

• Computer model paves way for virtual screening of treatments for prostate condition
  Dr Isabel Rozas, a CSCB researcher from Trinity College Dublin has recently published work in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry which could help researchers design new drug treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BDH).
  (Posted: July 5 2006)
  
  
  

 

June 2006

• UCD PhD student Nigel Sweeney reports on COST meeting
  The Action Group D20 promoted research in the use of metal compounds in the treatment of cancer and viral diseases. They held their final meeting from June 15 to 18 in Brno in the Czech Republic.
  (Posted: June 22 2006)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Science@CSCB - Students get a taste of science at UCD
  164 second-level students attended the Science@CSCB taster talks, which were held as part of the Uni4U and fifth-year summer school programmes.
  (Posted: June 14 2006)
  
  
  
  

 

 

• SFI PIYRA researcher designs web-based biotech tool
  Dr Jens Nielsen has developed a unique online tool called the pKD web server, which allows scientists to study the biology of their protein at the click of a button.
  (Posted: June 1 2006)
  
  
  
  
  

 

May 2006

 

• Designer biocatalysts - Chemists, biochemists and engineers join forces
  Researchers in the Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology and the UCD Conway Institute promise to offer a versatile range for amino acid production in the manufacturing industry.
  (Posted: May 25 2006)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• From bench to business - A campus company with catalysts for success
  

  Campus spin-off company Celtic Catalysts has successfully realised the commercial potential of novel synthetic strategies developed within the UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. The company has developed new chiral catalysts, which can be scaled up efficiently for industrial use.
  (Posted: May 17 2006)
  
  
  
  

• Understanding the role of free radicals in thrombosis could lead to new therapy
  

  Anthranilic hydroxamic acid (AHA) derivatives synthesised by Dr Marc Devocelle, Professor Kevin Nolan and Professor Des Fitzgerald have shown significant biological activity in inhibiting the free radical activity that can contribute to cardiovascular diseases.
  (Posted: May 12 2006)
  
  

• CSCB awards €960,000 in PhD studentships to UCD researchers
  

  The CSCB has awarded PhD studentships to fund the work of 12 UCD PhD students. The range of projects covered aims towards discovering new therapeutic agents for a range of diseases and improving our understanding of the chemical-biological processes of life and the environment.
  (Posted: May 5 2006)
  
  
  

 

April 2006

• Science@CSCB - Changing minds about science
  

  As part of the Science@CSCB outreach programme, 15 students from seven second-level schools around Dublin participated in a half-day workshop at the centre. The visitors enjoyed a tour of the facilities, a “hands-on” lab session, and a taster lecture on chemistry and chemical biology.
  (Posted: April 28 2006)
  
  
  
  

• CSCB research at the RCSI Annual Research Day
  

  The RCSI research day on April 19 showcased the work of CSCB investigators Professor Kevin Nolan, Dr Celine Marmion, Dr Mauro Adamo and Dr Marc Devocelle though oral and poster presentations by postgraduate and undergraduate students.
  (Posted: April 27 2006)

 

 

• CSCB researchers discover potential chemotherapy agent for treating kidney cancer
  

  CSCB researcher Dr Matthias Tacke’s work on titanocene-based anti-cancer drugs aims to promote an improved titanocene into a clinical Phase I study against renal cell cancer in the near future.
  (Posted: April 7 2006)

 

 

March 2006

 

• 7th Annual Symposium on Supramolecular Chemistry in Ireland
  Over 100 visitors including academics, postdoctoral scientists and postgraduate scientists attended the 7th Annual Symposium on Supramolecular Chemistry in Ireland which was sponsored by the CSCB and held in Trinity College Dublin on March 31.
  (Posted: March 31 2006)
  
  
  
  

• Naked-eye sensors detect biologically important anions
  

  New naked-eye colorimetric anion sensors developed by Professor Thorri Gunnlaugsson and Dr Paul Kruger, CSCB researchers at Trinity College Dublin, have potential for checking water quality and detecting the presence of anions in biological samples.
  (Posted: March 29 2006)
  
  
  

• 125 second level students visit UCD CSCB building
  

  Guided tours of the CSCB building were given as part of UCD Open Days on March 15 and 16. A total of 125 students, who were all interested in finding out about the science degrees on offer at UCD, attended tours and demonstrations over the two days.
  (Posted: March 16 2006)
  
  
  

• AccesScience ’06 unravels scientific research
  

  Stephen Nolan, of UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science and Conway Integrative Biology, was the winner of the AccesScience ’06 final held in O’Reilly Hall on March 7, where six postgraduate students rose to the challenge of explaining their work without using scientific jargon.
  (Posted: March 8 2006)

 

• Training bugs to eat plastic… CSCB researchers team up to convert polystyrene into a biodegradable plastic
  

  CSCB and UCD Conway investigator Dr Kevin O’Connor and his research team have teamed up with Professor Walter Kaminsky of the University of Hamburg to work on a solution to the global growth of the styrofoam mountain.
  (Posted: March 1 2006)
  

 

February 2006

• Taoiseach opens UCD Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology Building
  On Thursday, February 2, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern officially opened the new UCD Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology (CSCB) building on the Belfield campus.
  (Posted: February 2 2006)
  
  

 

 

 

January 2006

 

• First visit of aspiring young scientists to CSCB building on January 24, 2006
  

  The CSCB hosted its first outreach event, with the visit of 15 transition year students from 15 different schools for a half-day, as part of the week-long programme at UCD Conway Institute.
  (Posted: January 24 2006)

 

 

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