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Early Stage Researcher position for Marie Sklodowska Curie Innovative Training Network, RAMP (Rationalising Membrane Protein Crystallization)
Applications are invited for an Early Stage Researcher (ESR)/PhD studentship position funded by The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Innovative Training Networks (ITN) programme “Rationalising Membrane Protein Crystallisation” (RAMP) and working with Dr Jennifer McManus in the Soft Matter and Biophysical Chemistry group in the Department of Chemistry at Maynooth University in Ireland.
Date: Tuesday, 04 April 2017
PhD Studentships (x 2) – Bioanalytical Chemistry/Neurochemistry
Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. We are seeking two PhD students to join the team of Professor John Lowry on a Science Foundation Ireland-funded project involving the development of microelectrochemical sensors and biosensors for applications in real-time neurochemical monitoring of brain energy metabolism.
Date: Friday, 24 February 2017
Ph.D. Position in Soft Matter and Biophysical Chemistry
Applications are invited for a funded (EU fees plus stipend) Ph.D. in the Soft Matter and Biophysical Chemistry research group in the Department of Chemistry at Maynooth University.
Date: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Medicinal Chemistry Conference
The First Medicinal Chemistry Ireland conference at national level took place on Friday 1st July 2016 at Trinity Biomedical Science Institute (TBSI). Postgraduate students and academics from the Chemistry Department at Maynooth University participated in the event and showcased their research in the poster session.
Date: Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Summer Undergraduate Chemistry Research Award (SUCRA) 2016
Talented 3rd year undergraduate students pursuing an Honours Degree Programme, who wish to experience what university research is like are invited to apply for the SUCRA Programme.
Date: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Maynooth University researchers discover diabetes treatment with same biological effect as exercise
Researchers at Maynooth University have discovered a series of new compounds whose anti-diabetic effects mimic those of exercise. The findings mark the culmination of five years of work by a team led by Dr John Stephens from the Maynooth University Department of Chemistry.
Date: Thursday, 21 January 2016
Chemistry student writes of her experience in Maynooth
One of our Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Chemistry students Caytlin Boylan writes of her experiences in Maynooth on the university blog.
Date: Friday, 18 December 2015
Searching for new anti MRSA agents
Scientists at Maynooth University, led by Dr John Stephens (Department of Chemistry) and in collaboration with Dr Kevin Kavanagh (Department of Biology), have discovered a new anti MRSA compound that paves the way for further research into developing a new class of antibiotic.
Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2015
Maynooth University research paves way for new class of antibiotics
Researchers at Maynooth University have discovered a compound whose anti-MRSA qualities pave the way for the development of a new class of antibiotics.
Date: Monday, 30 November 2015
Meath Youth District Prize awarded to 2nd year Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Student
The Department of Chemistry would like to congratulate Leah Hughes, a second year Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Student at Maynooth University, on receiving a Meath Youth District Award in recognition of her excellent work establishing "Project Sunflower"
Date: Tuesday, 24 November 2015