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Trinity’s Prof Orla Hardiman named SFI Researcher of the Year
A new €10m Irish project is looking to develop new and innovative treatments for patients with motor neurone disease by bringing together medical research, data science and artificial intelligence.
Launched today (1 March) at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Precision ALS will build tools to enable clinical trials based on precision medicine, where treatments are personalised for individual patients.
€10m Irish project to focus on treating ALS with data science and AI
A new €10m Irish project is looking to develop new and innovative treatments for patients with motor neurone disease by bringing together medical research, data science and artificial intelligence.
Launched today (1 March) at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Precision ALS will build tools to enable clinical trials based on precision medicine, where treatments are personalised for individual patients.
Leading researchers and inventors celebrated at Trinity Innovation Awards
Congratulations to Dr. Dara Meldrum and Dr. Julie Kelly, they are both proud members of the Academic Unit of Neurology in Trinity College Dublin. Dr. Dara Meldrum won a Campus Company Award for Vertigenius and Dr. Julie Kelly won the Campus Company Founders Award for founding Neuropath Therapeutic Limited.
Trinity College researchers make breakthrough in understanding motor neurone disease
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have made a major discovery in understanding motor neuron disease (MND). The research team has found that MND has 4 distinct patterns of changes in electrical signals that can be identified using EEG (electroencephalography).
Project MinE receives 2020 Healey Center International Prize for Innovation in ALS
Today, Project MinE has received the prestigious 2020 Healey Center International Prize for Innovation in ALS. This global prize recognizes excellence in research for a team whose efforts have catalyzed exceptional discoveries leading to a transformative advance in...
Calling all People with ALS/MND and Caregivers of People with ALS/MND
***CLOSING DATE EXTENDED UNTIL DEC 31st 2020*** Take the IMPACT ALS European survey before December 31st to help guide drug development and services for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)/motor neurone disease (MND). In an effort to include your perspective to help...
Roisin McMackin wins competitive brain box prize to further her research.
Congratulations to our very own PhD candidate Róisín McMackin for being awarded the highly competitive Brainbox Initiative Research Challenge prize for 2020!! This award will provide Róisín with state-of-the-art neurostimulation equipment, further expert training and...
Gene therapy Clinical trial commencement!
Our lab has commenced a gene therapy clinical trial, making us 1 of only 4 centres in Europe to carry out this trial! The clinical trial, sponsored by the US Pharmaceutical Company Biogen, targets an abnormal expansion of the MND-associated gene C90rf72 using a novel...
Covid-19 and MND research funding
We are extremely proud to announce that Professor Orla Hardiman’s research project has been selected as one of the 26 successful projects to receive funding as she takes part in the national effort to tackle COVID-19! Professor Hardiman and her research team will...
30th International Symposium on ALS/MND & ENCALS in Perth, Australia 2019
The 30th International Symposium on ALS/MND took place in Perth, Australia between December 4th – 6th 2019. Each year the Symposium attracts over 1,000 delegates within the global MND research community. It is the largest medical and scientific conference specific to...
ENCALS Satellite Meeting 2019
The ENCALS (European Network to Cure ALS) satellite meeting also took place in Perth, Australia prior to the 30th International Symposium on ALS/MND on December 3rd. The goal of this satellite symposium is to discuss international collaborations, SOPs and translation...
Launch of TRICALS Consortium at the Railway Museum, Utrecht 2019
The Launch of TRICALS Consortium was held this year on November 7th at the Railway Museum in Utrecht. TRICALS is the largest European research initiative to find a cure for ALS to date. It includes 42 top research centres in 16 countries who have joined hands with...
PROBE: Research Uncovered at Trinity College Dublin 2019
PROBE Night took place from 5-9pm on Friday the 27th of September 2019. This free public pop up festival showcased the diverse range of academic research by engaging and involving the public with live experiments, exclusive demonstrations, interactive workshops and...
The ENCALS 2019
The ENCALS 2019 Conference took place last week in Tours, France with a strong contingent from the Irish ALS/MND Research Group at Trinity College. Excellent talks were given by PhD candidates Emmet Costello, Marie Ryan, Roisin McMackin and Stefan Dukic....
Healthcare Professionals MND Study Day 2019
The MND Study Day for healthcare professionals took place again on Friday 8th March 2019. The venue on this occasion was the Clayton Hotel Dublin Airport. Organised as a platform to share the insights of the MND Clinical and Research Team from the MND Clinic and...
Latin American Epidemiology Consortium in ALS
The TCD led international consortium, Latin American Epidemiology Consortium in ALS (LAENALS), took place in Uruguay from 29th and 30th of January. The consortium serves to determine the prevalance of ALS in Latin America through...
The 29th International MND Association Symposium
The 29th International MND Association Symposium on ALS/MND took place in Glasgow, Scotland between December 7 - 9. A complete update of all that happened at the conference can be found at their excellent website by clicking here. Research Motor Neurone had...
ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY OF CARE FOR THOSE WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLERSOSIS (ALS) /MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE
The following text is a summary of a larger document putting forward the case for supporting the internationally recognized high quality service for those with ALS/MND by providing sustainable funding for both the clinic, and the IMNDA nursing service, and the IMNDA...
PROJECT TRYMe
AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION TO FIND EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR MOTOR NEURON DISEASE More information can be found here: https://www.tcd.ie/medicine/neurology/project-tryme/ https://www.facebook.com/WalkWhileYouCan/ Document: walk-while-you-can-research To donate:...
Research Motor Neurone Annual Newsletter 2017
Hot off the presses the 2017 RMN newsletter is available now! Please click here to access the newsletter which has a selection of research and fundraising updates and acknowledgements for the year that was. Thank you for all your support, effort and enthusiasm in...
Healthcare Professionals MND Study at Beaumont Hospital
The MND Study Day for healthcare professionals took place again in Beaumont Hospital on Friday 17th November. The event was organised as part of an effort to share the insights gathered through clinical experience in the MND Clinic and elsewhere, as well as the...
The MRCG/HRB Joint Funding Scheme Research Call 2017-18
Opening Date: November 1st 2017 Closing date for pre-application form: November 30th 2017Closing date for full applications (if shortlisted): January 31st 2018 Level of funding: Up to €100,000 per annum Duration of Funding: Up to 3 years Focus of the call: Clinical...
Research Funding
Professor Orla Hardiman is awarded €7,945 from Enterprise Ireland to “Redefine the syndrome of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A network based approach toward novel biomarkers”. FOLLOW US ON TWITTERLIKE US ON FACEBOOKSITEMAPContact Us Current Research FAQs Fundraising...
ENCALS meeting 2017 Ljubljana, Slovenia
This year’s ENCALS meeting took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from the 18th-20th May. ENCALS, (European Network to Cure ALS), is a network of ALS centres in Europe. The annual ENCALS meeting is an important forum for the European MND community. This meeting is aimed at...
Irish scientists find link between Motor Neurone Disease and schizophrenia
RTE article 27th March: Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and schizophrenia have been shown to have a shared genetic origin by a Trinity College Dublin (TCD) led study that has wide implications for research into and treatment of the illnesses. The research found many of...
Motor Neurone Disease and Schizophrenia are genetically and biologically linked
Article in the Irish Times from 24th March: TCD researchers’ findings cast doubt on divide between psychiatry and neurology. Irish-based researchers have shown for the first time that motor neurone disease and schizophrenia are genetically and biologically linked. The...
Managing MND: The Impact of Cognitive and Behavioural Change
The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Research Group at Beaumont Hospital and Trinity College is developing an educational programme for Healthcare professionals treating patients and families of people with MND. As part of this educational programme the Trinity/Beaumont...
Dublin hosts major International MND Conferences
The 27th International Symposium on ALS/MND and the 7th International Symposium on Neuro-Imaging, (NISALS), both took place this month in Dublin. The Convention Centre played host to the more than 1,100 delegates attending 27th International Symposium on ALS/MND from...
Project aims to help people with motor neurone disease (MND) to maintain a sense of identity after they lose their ability to speak
The way we speak and our unique turn of phrase helps us to connect with friends and family in a more personalised way. Losing this ability can therefore have a devastating impact. MND is the name given to a group of diseases in which there is progressive degeneration...
Managing MND: The Impact of Cognitive and Behavioural Change
The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Research Group at Beaumont Hospital and Trinity College is developing an educational programme for Healthcare professionals treating patients and families of people with MND The purpose is to help those affected by MND to recognize the...
Geneticists pinpoint three new genes with important roles in MND
Researchers in Trinity College Dublin have helped to isolate three new genes that shed light on the underlying causes of motor neurone disease (MND). A large team led by researchers in the Netherlands and London conducted the largest-ever MND genetic analysis, which...
Peter Bede Silver Medalist ENCALS meeting 2016
Congratulations to Peter Bede, Research Fellow In Neurodegeneration, Academic Unit of Neurology TCD, who was awarded the ENCALS Young Investigator Silver Medal at the European ALS Consortium meeting in Milan on May 21 2016.FOLLOW US ON TWITTERLIKE US ON...
Behavioural Changes in MND: What Families Need to Know
The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Research Group at Beaumont Hospital and Trinity College is developing an educational programme for families of people with MND. The purpose is to help those affected by MND to recognize the thinking, behaviour and personality changes...
Mind Matters: Understanding and Protecting Your Brain
Please see the information below about an upcoming event organised by the NAI and the Irish Brain Council, which may be of interest: Are you interested in hearing from leading Irish experts about the latest research on understanding your brain and lifestyle factors...
26th ALS/MND symposium
The 26th ALS/MND symposium was held in Orlando, Florida from 11 – 13th December 2015 . More than 800 international researchers attended to hear the latest clinical and scientific ALS/MND research news. The Trinity College ALS research group was well represented with...
Neuropsychology research update
Mr. Tom Burke is a member of the Neuropsychology research division at the Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with the Department of Psychology at Beaumont Hospital, who is researching aspects of thinking and behaviour in MND under the...
Today with Sean O’Rourke: Project MinE
Listen back to RTE Radio 1 to hear MND patient Tim Sheehy and Prof Orla Hardiman discuss why they are supporting Project MinE Ireland, a crowdfunding project that aims to find the genes that cause MND....
Neurophysiology research awards
Dr Bahman Nasseroleslami works with the EEG (electroencephalography) research team in the Trinity MND group, researching the use of measurements of brain activity to allow early and accurate diagnosis of MND. Dr Nasseroleslami was awarded an Irish Research Council...
ENCALS meeting 2015
From 21st to 23rd of May 2015 more than 260 ALS/MND researchers attended the 13th international ENCALS (European Network for the Cure of ALS) meeting in Trinity College Dublin. “The ENCALS meeting is an important forum for the European MND community. The aim of the...
Trinity’s MND research group make the news
In a ground breaking paper just published in the international journal Neuron, an international consortium involving scientists and clinicians from Trinity College Dublin, led by their long term collaborator Dr John Landers of the University of Massachusetts has...
Professor Hardiman’s inaugural lecture and opening of the Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity College Dublin
On September 11th 2014, the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Professor Mary McCarron welcomed colleagues, family & friends to the opening of the Academic Unit of Neurology, in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin. Professor Orla...
Health Research Board Research Training Fellowship
A Health Research Board Research Training Fellowship of €251,449 has been awarded to Dr James Rooney and Prof. Orla Hardiman (Prinicipal investigator). The three year project titled “Environmental and genetic epidemiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis” aims to...
The 12th ENCALS Meeting
A number of members of the Academic Unit of Neurology attended the annual conference of ENCALS (European Network for the Cure of ALS) at the University of Leuven, Belgium from May 22nd – 24th. The diverse program highlighted some of the exciting research being carried...
Funding for neuropsychology research
Recently Dr. Niall Pender, Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist at Beaumont Hospital, was awarded sizable research funding to further investigate very specific neuropsychological processes thought to decline as a result of Motor Neurone Disease. This research will...
Tirasemtiv Clinical Trial
The phase II Tirasemtiv clinical trial has recently been completed. The results are expected to be reported during the forthcoming American Academy of Neurology (AAN) conference in Philadelphia from April 26th to 3rd May 2014. We would like to thank all our...
Be Brain Aware: Learn to Value this Wonderful Organ and How to Look After Your Brain
Leading experts Professor Orla Hardiman and Professor Ian Robertson gave a free public talks in the Science Gallery Dublin last Thursday 13th March as part of Events for National Brain Awareness Week.The event started at 6.15pm and the event was extremely well...
European Science TV and New Media Awards
On the 22nd of November 2013, Professor Orla Hardiman delivered the keynote speech on Science, Medicine & the Media at the European and Science TV and New Media Awards which was held in Lisbon. She also successfully picked up the Best Presentation of/or by a Woman...
MND Research trial
We are recruiting for a Phase II clinical trial until October 2013. This is a multi-national study called BENEFIT-ALS. Tirasemtiv is a tablet being developed to improve skeletal muscle function in diseases associated with muscular weakness or fatigue. The clinical...
MND research group awarded European grant to find ways to improve patient care
The MND research group at Trinity College Dublin have been awarded a €200,000 grant by the EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND). The grant is part of a European wide initiative to improve health care policies, strategies and interventions....
The 11th ENCALS Meeting
The 11th ENCALS (European Network for the Cure of ALS) Meeting was held in Sheffield, United Kingdom from Friday 31st May to Sunday 2nd June 2013. Investigators in ALS research presented their work, covering a range of topics including genetics, patient prognosis,...
Annual meeting of the Irish Neurological Association
The 49th Annual meeting of the Irish Neurological Association (INA) was recently hosted on May 9th and 10th during the European Month of the Brain by Trinity’s Academic Unit of Neurology in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute. The keynote address entitled...
Multidisciplinary Education Day
Please find below the presentations from the MND Education Day: A Guide to Management of MND in Ireland Today recently held in Beaumont Hospital. Professor Hardiman Dr Marwa Elamin Ms Geraldine Foley Guide to Breath Stacking Patient Guide to Breath Stacking Dr....
Healthcare Professionals MND Study at Beaumont Hospital
The MND Study Day for healthcare professionals took place again in Beaumont Hospital on Friday 17th November. The event was organised as part of an effort to share the insights gathered through clinical experience in the MND Clinic and elsewhere, as well as the...
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