{"id":938,"date":"2024-04-04T23:20:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T22:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/?page_id=938"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:26:24","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/about\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1r Sc\u00e9al"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Bunchusp\u00f3ir<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebebeb\">Aghaidh a thabhairt ar bhearna\u00ed suntasacha in\u00e1r dtuiscint ar strucht\u00far, fheidhm, mhacasamhl\u00fa, rial\u00fa, agus ghluaiseacht na gcr\u00f3mas\u00f3m, ar mhaithe le c\u00f3ire\u00e1il galair cr\u00f3mas\u00f3im amhail ailse.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">L\u00f3g\u00f3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Is dearadh teib\u00ed den h\u00e9ilics dh\u00fab\u00e1ilte DNA, at\u00e1 mar bhunstrucht\u00far na gcr\u00f3mas\u00f3m, \u00e9 l\u00f3g\u00f3 an ionaid le dh\u00e1 casadh de ribe amh\u00e1in agus an fad 3.4 nm eatarthu l\u00e9irithe. Cialla\u00edonn an l\u00f3g\u00f3 seo n\u00ed hamh\u00e1in go bhfuil \u00e1r n-eola\u00edocht d\u00edrithe ar \u00e1r DNA ach chomh maith, go thagann \u00e1r n-eola\u00edocht d\u00edreach as \u00e1r DNA. Is f\u00e9idir leat an l\u00f3g\u00f3 a iosl\u00f3d\u00e1il <a href=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CCB_UoG_Logo_Pack.pptx\">anseo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-ff2b2bdf3f352b803ac8529e53564ca6\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-ff2b2bdf3f352b803ac8529e53564ca6\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CCB_UoG_Logo_Pack.pptx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-cropped-CCB-Full-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1142\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-cropped-CCB-Full-Logo.png 512w, https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-cropped-CCB-Full-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-cropped-CCB-Full-Logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-cropped-CCB-Full-Logo-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-cropped-CCB-Full-Logo-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-cropped-CCB-Full-Logo-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cropped-cropped-CCB-Full-Logo-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Buna\u00edodh Ollscoil na Gaillimhe in 1845, an bhliain ch\u00e9anna ina buna\u00edodh an t-irisleabhar <em>Scientific American<\/em>. \u00d3 shin i leith, t\u00e1 a l\u00e1n daoine c\u00e1ili\u00fala m\u00fainte agus fostaithe ag an ollscoil, agus eolaithe suntasacha ina leith\u00e9id amhail Joseph Larmor (1880), an fear a cheap leictreoin, William King (1849) a d\u2019aithin agus a d\u2019ainmnigh na N\u00e9andart\u00e1laigh, agus Thomas Dillon (1919) a rinne taighde t\u00e1bhachtach ar cheimic org\u00e1nach na gcarbaihiodr\u00e1it\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">D'fhorbairt an t-ionad as an ngr\u00fapa don sheasmhacht g\u00e9an\u00f3ma\u00edoch a bunaigh tri\u00far taighdeoir\u00ed le suim sa dh\u00e1m\u00e1iste DNA  in 2001. Go tapa, leathnaigh an m\u00e9id foirne agus an r\u00e9imse taighde a bh\u00ed ag an ngr\u00fapa go dt\u00ed go raibh aon ghr\u00fapa taighde d\u00e9ag ina measc ag fiosr\u00fa \u00e1bhair cromas\u00f3im ceangailte amhail deisi\u00fa DNA, macashaml\u00fa DNA, scaradh na gcr\u00f3mas\u00f3m, agus rial\u00fa an tras-scr\u00edofa. In 2008, tugadh st\u00e1das ionad taighde oifigi\u00fail ar an ngr\u00fap\u00e1 agus th\u00e1inig an t-ionad chun cinn mar mheitheal m\u00f3r le raon taighde n\u00edos leithne le n\u00faicl\u00e9as\u00f3im, ceintrim\u00edr\u00ed, agus an eipg\u00e9ineola\u00edocht mar \u00e1bhair sp\u00e9ise nua don ionad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">In 2014, d'oscail an iarthaoiseach Enda Kenny Foirgneamh na n-Eola\u00edochta Bitheacha (f\u00e9ach ar <a href=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/facilities\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9\">\u00c1iseanna<\/a>. Bhog an tIonad go dt\u00ed na saotharlanna ar bhunurl\u00e1r an fhoirgnimh at\u00e1 suite ar an gcampas thuaidh den Ollscoil (f\u00e9ach ar <a href=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/about\/info\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"940\">Eolas<\/a>). In 2025, chuaigh an tIonad leis an <a href=\"https:\/\/universityofgalway.ie\/ihdi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institi\u00faid don Fhionnachtain agus Nu\u00e1la\u00edocht Sl\u00e1inte<\/a> a chuid\u00edonn comhshaothar idir eola\u00ed, innealt\u00f3ir\u00ed, agus saineola\u00ed clinici\u00fala chun taighde bun\u00fasach, aistritheach, agus clinici\u00fail sna heola\u00edochta\u00ed sl\u00e1inte a chur chun cinn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/taoiseachnuigalwaypost.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/taoiseachnuigalwaypost.jpg 425w, https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/taoiseachnuigalwaypost-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong><span class=\"ek-underline\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bail Emeritus<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:420px\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=rppV7JcAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof Bob Lahue<\/a> (Seasmhacht G\u00e9an\u00f3ma\u00edoch) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityofgalway.ie\/our-research\/people\/biological-chemical-sciences\/heinznasheuer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof Heinz-Peter Nasheuer<\/a> (Macasamhl\u00fa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityofgalway.ie\/our-research\/people\/biological-chemical-sciences\/kevinsullivan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof Kevin Sullivan<\/a> (Ceintrim\u00edr\u00ed)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityofgalway.ie\/our-research\/people\/biological-chemical-sciences\/stephenrea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Stephen Rea<\/a> (Hiost\u00f3in)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C\u00e1il<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" class=\"ek-underline\">An Ionaid<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">T\u00e1imid chun cinn bitheola\u00edocht chromas\u00f3im le go leor foilseach\u00e1in bliant\u00fail ar thaighde ceannr\u00f3da\u00edoch in irisleahair \u00e9ags\u00fala le m\u00f3rthionchar acu. T\u00e1 inn\u00e9acs h me\u00e1nach de mh\u00e9id 32 agus airmhe\u00e1nach de mh\u00e9id 34 ag cinnire na ngr\u00fapa\u00ed, agus l\u00e9ir\u00edonn sin aicme ard sheasmhach i measc na ngr\u00fapa\u00ed go l\u00e9ir. Le ch\u00e9ile, t\u00e1 inn\u00e9acs i10 thar 500 ag an ionad, gaisce a l\u00e9ir\u00edonn ina theannta sin an ardmh\u00e9id agus an ardcaighde\u00e1n foilseach\u00e1in at\u00e1 ag an ionad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">\u00d3 bhuna\u00edodh s\u00e9, cuims\u00edtear leis an ionad le c\u00e9adta taighdeoir amhail c\u00fant\u00f3ir\u00ed taighde, iarch\u00e9ime m\u00e1istreachta, iarch\u00e9ime docht\u00faireachta, agus taighdeoir\u00ed iardhocht\u00faireachta. T\u00e1 br\u00f3d orainn as an rath at\u00e1 ag go leor iarbhaill an ionaid c\u00e9 acu at\u00e1 sa saol acad\u00fail n\u00f3 in earn\u00e1il na tionscla\u00edochta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\" class=\"has-inline-background\">Dr James Gahan (<a href=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/groups\/frank\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Gr\u00fapa Frank<\/a>), Pr\u00edomhthaighdeoir ag an ionad.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\" class=\"has-inline-background\">Dr Muriel Grennon (<a href=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/groups\/lowndes\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Gr\u00fapa Lowndes<\/a>), L\u00e9acht\u00f3ir ag OnaG &amp; Bunsti\u00farth\u00f3ir Cell Explorers.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\" class=\"has-inline-background\">Dr Caitr\u00edona Collins (<a href=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/groups\/dunleavy\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Gr\u00fapa Dunleavy<\/a>), L\u00e9acht\u00f3ir ag TUS<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\" class=\"has-inline-background\">Dr Christine Colleran (<a href=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/groups\/mcstay\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Gr\u00fapa McStay<\/a>), Sti\u00farth\u00f3ir D\u00e9ant\u00fasa\u00edochta ag Regeneron.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\" class=\"has-inline-background\">N\u00edamh N\u00ed Chuile, MSc, (<a href=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/groups\/santocanale\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Gr\u00fapa Santocanale<\/a>), Eagarth\u00f3ir Eola\u00edochta ag Frontiers, Ireland.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" class=\"ek-underline\">Na hOllscoile<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">T\u00e1 an t-ionad mar chuid de <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityofgalway.ie\/science-engineering\/schoolofbiologicalandchemicalsciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Scoil na Bitheola\u00edochta agus na Ceimice,<\/a> roinn de <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universityofgalway.ie\/science-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Chol\u00e1iste na hEola\u00edochta agus na hInnealt\u00f3ireachta<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityofgalway.ie\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Ollscoil na Gaillimhe.<\/a> T\u00e1 tionchar sonrach ag an Ollscoil ar oideachas,taighde, agus nu\u00e1la\u00edocht a leannan \u00f3 buna\u00edodh \u00ed in 1845. Le maoini\u00fa taighde blianti\u00fail os cionn \u20ac65M, infheist\u00edocht chaipiti\u00fail de bharr \u20ac400M, n\u00edos m\u00f3 n\u00e1 3000 chomhph\u00e1irt\u00ed domhanda, agus leabharlann eolais leathan, n\u00ed haon ionadh \u00e9 go bhfuil Ollscoil na Gaillimhe rangaithe ina measc an 2% den ollscoil is fearr ar domhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/18W4JJ-jDr8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission To address key gaps in our understanding of chromosome structure, function, replication, regulation, and migration, with impacts on the understanding and treatment of chromosome diseases such as cancer Logo The CCB logo is an abstract representation of the DNA&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/about\/our-story\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":13,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-nosidebar.php","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_eb_attr":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-938","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=938"}],"version-history":[{"count":93,"href":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2120,"href":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/938\/revisions\/2120"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chromosome.ie\/gae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}