Category Announcements

Congrats to Eoin Gillespie from the Lowndes Group on succesfully defending his PhD thesis in his viva examination.

Our congrats to Dr Brennan of the Lowndes Lab who successfuly defended her doctoral research in her recent PhD viva exam.

The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, James Lawless, announced the reciepients of €23.6 M in funding through Research Ireland‘s ‘Frontiers for the Future’ grants this week. Five Principal Investigators at the University of Galway have… Continue Reading →

Congratulations to Dr Modafferi of the Dunleavy lab who successfuly defended her PhD thesis today in her viva exam.

The CCB wishes a very happy retirement to Professors Kevin Sullivan, Bob Lahue and Heinz-Peter Nasheuer, all of whom were former PI’s in the CCB and lecturers in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences. We thank them all for… Continue Reading →

Congratulations to Shaylee Kieffer for successfuly defending her PhD thesis today. Dr Keiffer completed her PhD in the Lowndes Lab and has since worked in the Lahue Lab as a short-term research assistant.

Prof Uri Frank of the Frank Group is one of 100 “outstanding scientists” to have been recently appointed as a member of EMBO on this year, the 60th anniversary of EMBO. He joins a collective of more than 2,000 “leading… Continue Reading →

Congratulations to Dr Áine Varley of the Frank group on succesfully defending her doctoral research in her viva examination today.

Today we congratulate Dr Helen Horkan of the Frank group who successfully defended her doctoral research in her viva examination this morning. We wish her the best of luck in her future endeavours.

Various funded positions are being offered by three groups at the CCB. Interested candidates should contact the group leaders directly. Lowndes Group Morrison Group Santocanale Group