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Environment
Marine
Energy
Marine Biotechnology
Dr Grace McCormack
Environment
Marine
Energy
Evolution & Systematics
Dr. Grace McCormack, Zoology
the use of organisms or their components to provide goods or services
Marine sponges – Ultra‐deep sequencing, metagenomics, transcriptomics, phylogenetics, taxonomy, chemistry, microbiology
molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, cell biology, biochemistry
Applications – novel compounds & activities gy,
Nanotechnology, biomaterials
vast potential to discover new compounds with therapeutic and industrial applications
new tools to monitor ecosystem health and find solutions for difficult environmental problems Environment
Marine
Energy
Algal Biosciences
Drs. Stengel, Popper (Botany)
Dr Tuohy (Biochemistry)
Applications of
Algae in Marine Biotechnology
Chemical Characterization/Profiling/Quantification with Bioactive Extracts
Algal Research at NUI Galway • Sustainable Utilisation, Climate Change, Waste Water Treatment
• Food Ingredients , Functional Foods (e.g. ‘NutraMara’), Iodine and Health Marine Biodiscovery Group, Chemistry
NUI Galway Expertise
Research and Teaching
Environmental/Resource Management
Health & Nutrition
Health & Nutrition
Prof. Deniz Tasdemir
Environment
Marine
Energy
Seaweeds &
Microalgae
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Natural and Cultivated Resources
Algae‐Climate/Environment Interactions
Biochemical and Bioactive Composition
Analytical Facilities Skills and Applications
Analytical Facilities, Skills and Applications
Biosensors, Contaminants and Toxicity
Ground Material
Optimal Extraction Method
Freeze‐Drying
Teaching
• MSc (Res) and PhD programmes
• Denominated Degree in Marine Science
• Specialist Courses in Algal Biology as part of Botany Degree Programme
Medicine • Novel Bioactives , Algal Biodiscovery
Energy and Biomaterials GC‐MS characterization
Profiling/Quantification
HTS Bioassay
Networking and Interactions • Liquid Biofuels, Biorefinery, Phycocolloids, Novel Biomaterials
Algal BioSciences
• Industry, National and international Consortia
• Advice to Agencies, Outreach
Q‐TOF‐MS characterization
Profiling/Quantification
NMR characterization
Profiling/Quantification
HPLC Profiling/Quantification/Purification
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Environment
Marine
Energy
Environment
Marine
Energy
Microbial Oceanography Research Group
Dr. Gerard Fleming, Microbiology
• Deep‐sea microorganisms • Cultures of deep‐sea water and sediment under conditions of in‐situ
pressure
• Chemostat culture for enrichment / selection of deep‐sea microorganisms with biotechnological potential (antimicrobial activity / degradation of xenobiotic materials etc. )
Environment
Marine
Energy
Carna Research Station
• Relevant Project portfolio
• EIRCOD – Cod breeding & Broodstock
• Energetic Algae
• Salmonid Diets & Seaweeds
• Finfish Waste Utilisation
• Climate Change : Seaweeds & Fish
Marine Ecology
Dr. Anne Marie Power, Zoology
natural ‘glue’ proteins evolved to achieve ‘wet adhesion’
characterise and apply
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