Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 O’Reilly Institute, Trinity College Dublin Research and Innovation Services

September 2005 Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005

O’Reilly Institute, Trinity College O’Reilly Institute, Trinity College DublinDublin

Research and Innovation ServicesResearch and Innovation Services


University of Dublin, Trinity CollegeUniversity of Dublin, Trinity College

Staff Staff - 636 Academic, 529 Research & 459 Admin. - 636 Academic, 529 Research & 459 Admin.

StudentsStudents – 11.3K under-grad., 4K post-grad. – 11.3K under-grad., 4K post-grad.

87% 87% are are IrishIrish and and 7% European (EU)7% European (EU)

Five FacultiesFive Faculties – –Health Sciences, Science, Social & Human Health Sciences, Science, Social & Human Sciences, Engineering & system sciences, Arts & HumanitiesSciences, Engineering & system sciences, Arts & Humanities

these are then divided into Schools & Disciplinesthese are then divided into Schools & Disciplines

City centre campus & Enterprise CentreCity centre campus & Enterprise Centre

Teaching HospitalsTeaching Hospitals


WhoWho are Research and Innovations? are Research and Innovations?

Innovation Centre founded in 1986 & hosts Innovation Centre founded in 1986 & hosts Research and Innovation ServicesResearch and Innovation Services

Functions: to foster academic/industry innovation Functions: to foster academic/industry innovation from a strong balanced research base in Collegefrom a strong balanced research base in College

Innovations provides advice on Intellectual Innovations provides advice on Intellectual property (IP)property (IP)

Research Office set up July 1994Research Office set up July 1994

Research Office deals with submission of grant Research Office deals with submission of grant proposals (pre-contract) & reports on institutional proposals (pre-contract) & reports on institutional proposals & development of strategyproposals & development of strategy


Research & Innovation ServicesResearch & Innovation Services

Dean of ResearchDean of Research Prof. Ian RobertsonProf. Ian RobertsonAssociate Dean of ResearchAssociate Dean of Research Dr. David LloydDr. David Lloyd

Innovation Services; founded 1986Innovation Services; founded 1986DirectorDirector Dr. Eoin O’NeillDr. Eoin O’NeillTechnology Transfer managerTechnology Transfer manager Dr Margaret WoodsDr Margaret WoodsTechnology transfer officerTechnology transfer officer Dr Miriam WalsheDr Miriam Walshe

Research Office: set up July 04 Research Office: set up July 04 Research Development OfficerResearch Development Officer Doris Alexander Doris Alexander Research Support Services OfficerResearch Support Services Officer Dr. Anthea LeesDr. Anthea LeesResearch Projects OfficerResearch Projects Officer Deirdre CadenDeirdre CadenResearch Projects officerResearch Projects officer Maria TreanorMaria TreanorResearch Projects OfficerResearch Projects Officer Dr. Oonagh KinsmanDr. Oonagh KinsmanResearch Projects OfficerResearch Projects Officer Dr. Jennifer EdmondDr. Jennifer Edmond


Dr. Anthea LeesDr. Anthea LeesScientific/Engineering/Medical Scientific/Engineering/Medical

Research funding bodiesResearch funding bodies

Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry QUB (1995)Chemistry Lecturer TCD (1999-2001)

Joined Research Office in 2001

Responsible for proposals from:Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland,Wellcome Trust, Health Research Board, EU etc.


TCD Research expenditure is TCD Research expenditure is currently at €56M an increase of currently at €56M an increase of

19% on 200319% on 2003€ 94.8

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4 Priority Research areas for 4 Priority Research areas for TCDTCD

4 themes were identified as priority areas over next 5 years4 themes were identified as priority areas over next 5 years

1. Meet challenges in Health sciences & Health 1. Meet challenges in Health sciences & Health managementmanagement

2. Meet challenges of Information Society2. Meet challenges of Information Society

3. Contributing to development of public social policy3. Contributing to development of public social policy

4. Contributing to deeper understanding of Culture & 4. Contributing to deeper understanding of Culture &

creative arts in Irelandcreative arts in Ireland

Strengths of TCD lie at overlaps with each of these strandsStrengths of TCD lie at overlaps with each of these strands


Health Related ResearchHealth Related Research2 major areas2 major areas

1. Health Policy & Delivery1. Health Policy & DeliveryIncludes issues relating to Policy, Global Health, Includes issues relating to Policy, Global Health, Quality of life Quality of life etcetc. . Integrates activities of Science & Health Science with Integrates activities of Science & Health Science with other Schools (BESS & humanities)other Schools (BESS & humanities)

2. Life Sciences2. Life SciencesIncorporates molecular medicine/genomic medicine Incorporates molecular medicine/genomic medicine and strands in Molecular medicine, Genetics, and strands in Molecular medicine, Genetics, genomics, Neuroscience & Biochemistry/Immunology.genomics, Neuroscience & Biochemistry/Immunology.


1. Health Policy & Delivery1. Health Policy & Delivery

Health PolicyHealth Policy: Findings from research in : Findings from research in medicine, nursing & in therapy disciplines lead medicine, nursing & in therapy disciplines lead to changes in policyto changes in policy

Global healthGlobal health: spans policy, climatic and : spans policy, climatic and environmental studies and basic biology of environmental studies and basic biology of infectious agents & parasites.infectious agents & parasites.

Quality of lifeQuality of life with sub-schemes in with sub-schemes in Men’s reproductive health, Development Health Men’s reproductive health, Development Health

and Ageingand Ageing


2. Life sciences2. Life sciences

Cancer Cancer

Clinical Research @ teaching hospitalsClinical Research @ teaching hospitals

Biomedical. & Biomolecular @Institute of molecular Biomedical. & Biomolecular @Institute of molecular medicinemedicine

Anti cancer drug develop: Schools of Chem & Anti cancer drug develop: Schools of Chem & Biochem/immunBiochem/immun

NeurosciencesNeurosciences

TCIN incorporates physiology/genetics/ psychologyTCIN incorporates physiology/genetics/ psychology

Neuropsychiatric disease @ Institute of molecular medicineNeuropsychiatric disease @ Institute of molecular medicine


2. Life sciences contd.2. Life sciences contd.

Infection & ImmunityInfection & Immunity

Research in Biochem.,Immunology, Microbiol.,Zoology, Research in Biochem.,Immunology, Microbiol.,Zoology, DentalDental

school & Medicineschool & Medicine

Major themes: Vaccines & suppression of inflammation Major themes: Vaccines & suppression of inflammation

GeneticsGenetics

Bacterial genetics, population genetics, cell death Bacterial genetics, population genetics, cell death

implications for cancer and inflammatory disease implications for cancer and inflammatory disease etc.etc.

With neuroscience: optical genetics & developmental biologyWith neuroscience: optical genetics & developmental biology


TCD Websites of interestTCD Websites of interest

Institute of NeuroscienceInstitute of Neuroscience http://www.neuroscience.tcd.ie/http://www.neuroscience.tcd.ie/

Institute of Molecular MedicineInstitute of Molecular Medicine http://www.tcd.ie/IMM/http://www.tcd.ie/IMM/

School of MedicineSchool of Medicinehttp://www.tcd.ie/Health_Sciences/medicine/medicineindex.php http://www.tcd.ie/Health_Sciences/medicine/medicineindex.php

School of Biochemistry & Immunology School of Biochemistry & Immunology http://www.biochemistry.tcd.ie/http://www.biochemistry.tcd.ie/

School of ChemistrySchool of Chemistry http://www.chemistry.tcd.ie/http://www.chemistry.tcd.ie/

School of PharmacySchool of Pharmacy http://www.pharmacy.tcd.ie/http://www.pharmacy.tcd.ie/

Genetics & MicrobiologyGenetics & Microbiology http://www.genetics-http://www.genetics-microbiology.tcd.ie/microbiology.tcd.ie/


Funding for Life sciencesFunding for Life sciences

Higher Education Higher Education Authority Authority Programmes of Programmes of Research in Third Research in Third Level institutions Level institutions (PRTLI) (PRTLI) www.hea.iewww.hea.ie

Health Research Health Research Board Board www.hrb.iewww.hrb.ie

Science Foundation Science Foundation Ireland Biotechnology Ireland Biotechnology division division www.sfi.iewww.sfi.ie

Enterprise Ireland Enterprise Ireland www.enterprise-irelandwww.enterprise-ireland.com.com

Irish Cancer society Irish Cancer society www.cancer.iewww.cancer.ie

Wellcome Trust Wellcome Trust

IRCSET IRCSET www.ircset.iewww.ircset.ie

EU EU Lifesciences, Lifesciences, genomics & genomics & Biotechnology for Biotechnology for healthhealth


Research & Innovation ServicesResearch & Innovation Services

Further queries please contact:

Dr Anthea LeesTel: 608 8483

Email [email protected]

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