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UCD School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science
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BSc, MSc & PhD programmes spanning key areas of biomolecular & biomedical science;Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, Biotherapeutics, Infection Biology, Regulatory Affairs & Toxicology.

https://www.ucd.ie/sbbs
On #InternationalMensDay we conclude our series with 2 tributes honouring family and academic mentorship:💙Matteo Prencipe, honoured by Maria Prencipe & 💙Prof. Breandán Kennedy, honoured by Camilla Fontana.
Thank you to everyone for their stories celebrating men and mentors ➡️https://bit.ly/4oNueWe
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
For #InternationalMensDay we share 4 more stories from our SBBS series celebrating Men & Mentors:

💙 Jay Campbell on Prof. John Crean

💙 Eoin McCabe on Prof. Paul McCabe

💙 Caoimbhe Burke on Dr Arman Rahman

💙 Clodagh Murphy on Prof. William Gallagher

Read all four tributes: http://bit.ly/4r1Dtng
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Day 2 of our #InternationalMensDay series highlights these mentors, nominated by our community, for their help shaping and inspiring the work of early-career scientists:

💙 Dr Gary Brennan

💙 Prof. Breandán Kennedy

💙 Prof. David O’Connell

Read their SBBS mentees' stories➡️:
http://bit.ly/4r1Dtng
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Today we are delighted to begin our #InternationalMensDay series, celebrating mentors who’ve inspired our SBBS community:

💙 Cormac Murphy’s tribute to his father

💙 Mario Manresa honouring Cormac Taylor

💙 A student honouring their father’s resilience

Read full stories here ➡️http://bit.ly/4r1Dtng
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🧫Celebrating #ScienceWeek!
We begin with a 2025 school highlight! Undergrads help discover 2 new yeast species-Cyberlindnera hibernica & Barnettozyma discipulorum. Now in the scientific record ➡️
🔗 https://microbiologysociety.org/blog/new-to-science-the-latest-species-discovered-around-the-world.html
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Exciting recognition for UCD undergraduate research!
The @microbiologysociety.org has featured the discovery of 2 new yeast species our students helped uncover:Cyberlindnera hibernica (“of Ireland”)& Barnettozyma discipulorum(“of students”)discovered in Glengarriff Woods🍃📄 🔗 bit.ly/3LiJonn
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🏅 Huge congratulations to Dr Tess McCann from SBBS & UCD Conway Institute — winner of the 2025 UCD Conway Festival Gold Medal for discovering a new gene mutation linked to inherited blindness, with Prof Breandán Kennedy’s team. 👏
#UCDResearch #SBBSUCD #WomenInSTEM
October 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Celebrating the #ClassOf2025! 🌍🚀

🎓 Congrats to our top BSc students awarded medals yesterday:

🥇Aoife McLoughlin – Biochemistry
🥇Maryna Startseva – Biochemistry Project
🥇Seán O’Reilly – Genetics
🥇Alanna Doherty – Microbiology
🥇Clíodhna de Brún – Neuroscience
🥇Toni Oladimeji – Pharmacology

#UCD
September 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A HUGE CONGRATS to the #Classof2025 graduating today from across our 5 BSc degrees:

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 🧬
Genetics 🔬
Microbiology 🦠
Neuroscience 🧠
Pharmacology 💊

We are so proud of what you have achieved. Well done to our incredible graduates! 🎉🎓✨

#UCDGraduation #BelieveInScience
September 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🎓 A huge congratulations to our newest PhD graduates @ucd-sbbs.bsky.social 🌟

These researchers are tackling global challenges in health, disease, & the environment. We are incredibly proud of their achievements & the impact they’ve made in our research community. 👏🌍🧪🔬

#ScientificDiscovery #STEM
June 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
🎉Huge congratulations to Simran Khatri, Stage 3 Pharmacology student,who has been named joint winner of the 2025 Mary Mulvihill Award. Her essay “In Life for Life – A Monologue from the Heart of a Young Researcher,” is a powerful reflection on the ethics of animal research in science.
bit.ly/4mtiwPR
May 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🎉 Huge congrats to our 3 #PhD students

⭐Grace Ruddin ⭐
⭐Rhys Orimaco⭐
⭐Molly Davies⭐

who each won a prize for their presentations at yesterday’s SBBS Research Day 2025 🏆🧪

🔗 lnkd.in/e2-WFaug

@ucdscience.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

#SBBSRD2025 #UCDResearch
May 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🎉 SBBS Research Day 2025 is here!
An internal UCD event celebrating our research in:
🔬Infection Biology
🧠Disease Mechanisms
💊Drug Discovery
🧫Biomedical Models
🧪Biotech & Synthetic Biology

Talks, posters & more! Stay tuned for highlights from our community throughout the day 📈🦠 🧬🌾
lnkd.in/e2-WFaug
May 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Delighted to announce our #ENGAGE2025 winners:

🏆🥇Clodagh Murphy–Orchestrating a Treatment for Lung Cancer
🥈 Molly Davies–UnPAXing DNA Structure in Ovarian Cancer
📊 Best Poster: Caoimbhe Burke
🥈 Runners-Up: Braden Miller & Climate Change Poster

Huge thanks to all who joined us in person & online!🙏
April 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🎤 It’s nearly showtime…

TOMORROW is the ENGAGE 2025 Grand Final!

📍 UCD Science Centre Wed 16th April 5PM
💻 Or join us online

Open to the public 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦

6 science stories that will inform, inspire & entertain 🧬🎭

Register to attend in person or online👉 bit.ly/3EUekHj

#ENGAGE2025
April 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
👋 Last week we introduced the 6 finalists for ENGAGE 2025…Now it’s time to meet our host & judges!

🎤 MC: @claireoconnell.bsky.social
🧠Judges: @Stephen Flanagan, Joan Mahon, Kate Gajewska

Open to the public join us this Wed April 16 at 5pm in person or online⬇️
🔗 bit.ly/3EUekHj

#AccessibleScience
April 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Our ENGAGE Finalist Spotlight concludes!

Introducing Finalist #6: Clodagh Murphy⭐🎼

🫁 Clodagh’s work uses long non-coding RNAs to silence cancer genes in lung tumours—a new wave in RNA-based therapies

Catch Clodagh live at UCD or online April 16 @5pm👇
www.ucd.ie/sbbs/newsand...
#AccessibleScience
April 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🎉ENGAGE Finalist Spotlight! ⭐

📢Introducing Finalist #5: John Fehilly⭐

John uses zebrafish🐟to study genetic eye conditions and bring new hope for vision research 👁️‍🗨️

📅 See his talk in person or online next Wed 5pm April 16👇
www.ucd.ie/sbbs/newsand...
#AccessibleScience
April 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🎉ENGAGE Finalist Spotlight! ⭐

📢Introducing Finalist #4: Emma Doyle 🧬

🔬 Emma explains CRISPR gene editing and how it’s unlocking powerful discoveries in biomedical research

📅 Catch her live in UCD or online at 5pm Wed April 16👇
www.ucd.ie/sbbs/newsand...

#AccessibleScience @conwayer1.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🎉ENGAGE Finalist Spotlight!⭐

📢Introducing Finalist #3: Molly Davies 🎗️

🧬 Molly investigates how ovarian cancer rewires DNA structure—giving new insights into tumour behaviour🧫

📅 Don’t miss her talk at the ENGAGE Final, 5pm April 16 at UCD or online👇
www.ucd.ie/sbbs/newsand...
#AccessibleScience
April 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🎉ENGAGE Finalist Spotlight! ⭐

📢Introducing Finalist #2: Ciarán Carey🧫

🫁 Ciarán explores how a deadly bacterium adapts in the low-oxygen lungs of people with cystic fibrosis—and how to fight it

📅 Register to see him live on April 16 in UCD or online👇
www.ucd.ie/sbbs/newsand...

#AccessibleScience
April 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🎉 Just 1 week to go until ENGAGE 2025 Final!

We are delighted to spotlight each of our 6 finalists this week, starting with Felix Joel Brooke🎤!

Felix is brewing a solution to food waste—using microalgae to turn brewery leftovers into omega-3 and biofertiliser!
See him on April 16👇
lnkd.in/dh9QeYbx
April 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🎉 Just 2 weeks to go until ENGAGE 2025!
Wishing the very best to our six brilliant finalists as they prepare to share their research with the world. 🎤🧬🎼🐟

📅 April 16 | 📍 UCD Moore Auditorium & online
🔗 Register: https://www.ucd.ie/sbbs/newsandevents/2025/engage2025/

#ENGAGE2025 #ScienceForAll #UCD
April 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🎉 Meet the ENGAGE 2025 Finalists! 🎤
Taking the stage on April 16:

🧪 Felix Brooke
🧫 Ciaran Carey
🎗️ Molly Davies
🔬 Emma Doyle
👁️ John Fehilly
🎼 Clodagh Murphy

🎤 Open to the public!
Register to attend in person or online ⤵️
🔗 bit.ly/3EUekHj

#ENGAGE2025 #ScienceCommunication #UCD
March 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
✨ Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025! ✨​

Women around the globe are driving change and shaping the future. This year's theme, #AccelerateAction, emphasises the need for swift progress toward gender equality. ​

💐​ #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction #WomensDay
March 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM