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UCD Research News 2009

December 2009

• Independent review shows return on investment for research at UCD

November 2009

• Company developing genetic tests for equine industry wins NovaUCD 2009 Start-Up Award

• UCD celebrates National Science Week

• UCD researcher scoops Irish Software Association Award

• New chemical reaction offers opportunities for drug development

• Nutrition research on abdominal obesity shows nurture modifies nature

• Key role for UCD scientist in world’s most ambitious study of animal evolution

• UCD’s HeyStaks Technologies Wins European Entrepreneurship Competition

• Increased heart risk for babies of diabetic mums to be

• Ancient muscle tissue extracted from 18 million year old fossil

• UCD spin-out short listed for European Entrepreneurship Competition Final

• UCD tops the table in SFI-funded research programmes

October 2009

• Government invests €7.9 million in Early Career Research Scientists

• US-Ireland R&D Partnership to investigate diabetic kidney disease

• 2009 Research Images Competition – Winners Announced

• UCD nanotech lab to target €113bn renewable energy market

• New UCD-led research cluster to boost IFSC capabilities

• UCD in Top 100 in Times Higher Education QS World University Rankings

September 2009

• Clean-tech Entrepreneurs to Deliver Lunchtime Seminars at NovaUCD

• UCD Ulysses Medal for Nobel prize-winning memory scientist

• UCD/TCD Innovation Alliance to collaborate with Irish Technology Leadership Group in Washington

• €19.5 million commitment from Government and industry in Systems Biology R&D

• UCD scientist secures lead role in expedition to explore impact of climate change on world's oceans

August 2009

• UCD Conway researchers gain insights into development of prostate cancer

• Irish researchers awarded unique access to European supercomputing system

• SFI funding of €8.8million for eight groundbreaking UCD research projects

• UCD and Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute sign all-island research and training agreement

• UCD Conway fellows among cluster for cancer-focused strategic research

• Life Sciences Entrepreneur Receives NovaUCD 2009 Innovation Award

• ‘Target Melanoma’ research to explore new potential targets for skin cancer therapy

July 2009

• UCD spin-out BiancaMed raises an additional €6 million in funding

• Cutting edge clinical research presented from PRTLI-funded Clinician Scientist Fellowship Programme

• Minister O’Keeffe gives go-ahead for redevelopment of UCD Science Centre

• Computer Science Summer School to promote research skills and industry collaboration

June 2009

• Ancient plant fossils reveal possible impact of global warming on plants

• HeyStaks wins UCD’s Entrepreneurship Competition

• UCD and TCD sign agreement with Silicon Valley Irish technology leaders

• NovaUCD highlights one invention per week during 2008

• UCD Conway Fellows host prestigious EMBO conference in cancer proteomics

• UCD Centre for Disability Studies conducts first national epilepsy prevalence study

• Innovators ready for final stage of UCD entrepreneurship competition

• Older suburbs, younger inner city, and fewer cyclists – the transformation of Dublin’s population since the 1980s

• Early use of antiretroviral treatment improves survival rate of HIV patients, clinical study shows

• UCD Historian Robert Gerwarth awarded largest European Research Council personal grant

• Barrington Medal for UCD economist

• UCD Professor honoured by Institute of Chemical Engineers

May 2009

• Scientists uncover sticky nature of pathogenic fungi

• King of Sweden honours UCD professor of geography

• Nobel prize-winning scientist receives UCD Ulysses Medal

• UCD Conway Institute announced as reference centre for new protein stabilising technology

• Working conditions may increase chances of pregnant women having underweight or premature babies, study suggests

• UCD Professor granted patents on technology to improve online shopping and information access

• UCD Conway researcher gains novel insights into the hepatitis B virus

• UCD Professor receives major international surgical honour

April 2009

• NovaUCD’s Enzolve Technologies to Launch Novel Screening Test for Newborn Babies

• High GI foods during late pregnancy may lead to an increased risk of childhood obesity

• Dinosaurs may have evolved wings to impress breeding mates

• 16 New High-tech Ventures Commence NovaUCD’s 2009 Enterprise Support Programme

• Fish oils in cattle feed may reduce greenhouse gas emissions

• UCD research on seasonal correction factors for radon measurements wins AccesScience 2009

• Irish biodiversity loss linked to intensive farming practices, study shows

March 2009

• Higher Education Authority launch ‘Making an Impact’ competition for researchers

• UCD Ulysses Medal for President of Stanford University

• UCD launches new entrepreneurship competition to transform business ideas into commercial enterprises

• UCD-Trinity Innovation Alliance to drive Smart Economy job creation

• UCD Geary Institute study confirms the importance of Ireland retaining an EU Commissioner

• UCD awarded a new SFI Strategic Research Cluster in data analytics which promises commercial and employment opportunities

• Inner workings of photosynthesis revealed by powerful new laser technique

February 2009

• HIV antiretroviral medications linked to heart attacks

• UCD-led Strategic Research Cluster to explore Ireland’s solar energy potential

• TRIL featured on TV3 Science Series

• UCD Conway scientist recognised for prostate cancer research

• Major Research Funding Received by UCD Biosystems Engineering Professor

• UCD researcher develops stethoscope to detect hidden heart problems

• Plans for new Charles Institute building unveiled

January 2009

• Outstanding Academic Title Accolade for UCD Professor of Modern German Literature and Culture

• UCD science research showcased at 2009 BT Young Scientist Exhibition

• Applications Sought for NovaUCD’s 2009 Campus Company Development Programme

• UCD palaeontologist uncovers new dinosaur species in the Sahara

• Royal Irish Academy honours UCD academics

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