First
Name
John
Surname
Atkins
Research
Body
(UCC)
Pavel
Baranov
(UCC)
Werner
Blau
(TCD)
John
Boland
(TCD)
Dermot
Brabazon
(DCU)
Thomas
Brazil
(UCD)
Dermot
Brougham
(DCU)
Jim
Buckley
(UL)
Miguel
Bustamante
(UCD)
Geraldine
Butler
(UCD)
Martin
Caffrey
(TCD)
Jens
Carlsson
(UCC)
Gianpiero
Cavalleri
(RCSI)
Research Title
Using ribosome profiling to study
translation initiation/elongation
and facilitate optimization of
protein synthesis
Development of computational
resources for the analysis of
Genome Wide Information on
Protein Synthesis (GWIPS).
Systematic Bottom-Up Assembly of
Nanocarbon Based Photonic
Materials
Atom Level Engineering of
Material-on-Insulator Devices and
Sensors
Laser processing for fabrication of
advanced liquid chromatographic
systems
Green Power Amplifier
Technologies for Future Wideband
Reconfigurable Wireless
Communication Systems
(GrePATech)
Long-circulating Magnetic
Nanoparticles for Biomedical
Applications through Mimetic
Surface Chemistry
Establishing best practice in
Software Architecture Consistency
Processes
Genesis and Development of
Extreme Events in Fluids
Post-genomic analysis of biofilm
and virulence characteristics of the
pathogenic yeast, Candida
parapsilosis.
Membrane Structural and
Functional Biology. Tackling
communicable and noncommunicable diseases at the
membrane level.
Taxonomy and connectivity of
animal species at the Moytirra
hydrothermal vent field:
developing methods for assessing
ecological impacts of mineral
extraction in the deep-sea
The identification and
characterisation of genomic
signatures of hypoxia induced
Total Award*
381,032
1,616,824
597,214
2,481,498
814,992
984,565
199,000
276,377
285,211
1,362,601
2,478,511
194,498
381,150
natural selection
David
Chew
(TCD)
David
Clarke
(UCC)
Paula
Colavita
(TCD)
Stephen
Connon
(TCD)
John
Costello
(DCU)
Emma
Creagh
(TCD)
Bernie
Creaven
(ITT)
Kenneth
Dawson
(UCD)
Eithne
Dempsey
(ITT)
Kevin
Devine
(TCD)
Gary
Donohoe
(TCD)
Sean
Doyle
(NUIM)
Ken
Duffy
(NUIM)
Laurence
Egan
(NUIG)
Rachel
Evans
(TCD)
Stephen
Fahy
(TNI)
Microanalysis of detrital apatite: a
new provenance proxy in
sedimentary systems
Characterizaton of choA, a gene
encoding a novel cholesteroldegrading activity in the human gut
microbiome
Understanding lipid/carbon
interactions for the rational design
of biomaterials
Anhydrides as nucleophiles in new
catalytic asymmetric processes:
development, scope expansion and
application in drug development
Stagnation Layers in Laser Ablation
Based Analytical Techniques
Identification & Functional
Characterisation of Novel
Inflammatory Mediators.
Novel Dual SOD/CAT mimics: New
Therapeutic Strategy for Oxidative
Stress Related Diseases?
Biological Identity of Nanoparticles
Dispersed in Biological Media
Implementation of Gold
Quantitation ImmunoElectrochemistry (AURO-QUANT)
Cell wall metabolism in Gram
positive bacteria: investigating its
regulation and exploiting its
therapeutic potential.
Characterising the neural basis of
social cognition deficits in
schizophrenia using imaging
genetics
A Vaccination Strategy Against
Aspergillus fumigatus Infection.
Quantitative analysis of immune
cell fate: stochastic competition
and censorship
Molecular Regulation of the Tumor
Microenvironment in Colon Cancer
Metastasis
High-Efficiency Conjugated
Polymer-Inorganic Hybrids as
Luminescent Solar Concentrators
for Photovoltaics
Ultrafast energy dissipation in
semimetals and semiconductors:
279,826
244,360
306,216
1,404,834
816,950
210,169
203,300
1,758,794
353,600
1,240,385
284,650
358,497
228,820
281,760
325,371
1,299,545
Mario
Fares
(TCD)
David
Finlay
(TCD)
Garry
Fleming
(TCD)
Nial
Friel
(UCD)
Michael
Gilchrist
(UCD)
Martin
Glavin
(NUIG)
David
Gregg
(TCD)
Darren
Griffith
(RCSI)
Yurii
Anne
Marie
Gun'ko
Healy
(TCD)
(TCD)
Mary
Frances
Heaney
(NUIM)
Katherine
Howell
(UCD)
Suzi
Jarvis
(UCD)
Leigh
Jones
(NUIG)
Alan
Jones
(DIAS)
Simulation based on first-principles
electronic structure theory
Understanding the role of
molecular chaperones in
robustness and functional
innovation
Characterising the role of
mammalian Target Of Rapamcyin
Complex 1 (mTORC1)/Srebp1c
signaling in directing the
differentiation and function of T
cell subsets.
DENTAL glass-ionomer restoratives:
Development of an Enhanced Novel
Tailored Aesthetic Ligand based
glass-ionomer restorative
Advances for the probabilistic
analysis of network data
Characterising Mechanical
Properties of Brain Tissue using
Novel Micro Indentation Tests
Breast Cancer detection and
classification using Ultra Wideband
Radar Tomography
Data-centric ultra-low power
embedded computing
Novel Strategy for Overcoming
Chemoresistance and Toxicity
Associated with Platinum Anticancer Compounds
Chiral inorganic nanomaterials
Co-processing of active
pharmaceutical ingredients with
functional excipients to prevent
unintentional generation of
amorphous phase
"Clickable"• Azobenzenes, New
Molecular Glues for Generation of
Photoresponsive Biomolecular
Scaffolds capable of Answering
Biological Questions
Elucidating the the potential
therapuetic role of Erythropoietin
in the treatment of Emphysema
Nanoscale aqueous-substrate
interfaces
The Strategic Construction of
Magnetic Coolant Materials
IRECCSEM: Evaluating Ireland's
potential for onshore carbon
sequestration and storage using
371,358
261,606
309,617
289,240
315,007
243,900
563,120
192,029
808,460
188,919
215,339
348,343
1,233,925
179,675
278,616
electromagnetics
Daniel J
Kelly
(TCD)
Amir
Khan
(TCD)
Vojislav
Krstic
(TCD)
Ed
Lavelle
(TCD)
James
Lunney
(TCD)
Fiona
Lyng
(DIT)
Sheila
McBreen
(UCD)
Rachel
McDonnell
(TCD)
Patrick
McGarry
(NUIG)
Gerard
McGlacken
(UCC)
John
McInerney
(UCC)
Paul
McLoughlin
(UCD)
Rachel
McLoughlin
(TCD)
Tara
McMorrow
(UCD)
Grace
Morgan
(UCD)
Derek
Morris
(TCD)
A tissue engineered biological joint
replacement prosthesis for the
treatment of degenerative joint
disease
Molecular Aspects of Immune
Evasion and Subversion of
Membrane Trafficking by
Pathogens
Next-generation III-V Quasi-1D
Nanowires for Advanced Future
Information-Processing Circuitry
Modulation of innate and adaptive
immunity by particulate adjuvants
for improved parenteral and
mucosal vaccination
Pulsed laser deposition of thin films
at atmospheric pressure
Identification of clinically
important, high risk oral lesions
using Raman spectroscopy
Advances in gamma-ray Space
Science using Silicon
Photomultipliers
Cartoon Motion: Stylised facial
animation from motion capture
Active changes in artery structure
and contractility in response to
stenting
The Direct Arylation of Pyrones,
Coumarins, Pyridones and
Quinolones
Pulsed semiconductor lasers for
metrology and remote sensing:
synchronisation and stabilisation
dynamics
The role of the bone
morphogenetic antagonist gremlin
in the pathogenesis of chronic
hypoxic lung disease
Understanding cellular immunity to
Staphylococcus aureus is required
for novel anti-S. aureus vaccine
design
Molecular mechanisms of cilia loss
in mammalian epithelial cells
Nano-Assembly of Functional
Magnetic and Magneto-Optical
Materials
Gene discovery in schizophrenia
1,715,936
1,204,672
362,475
1,797,268
252,595
193,700
247,382
272,270
226,094
377,092
205,270
1,308,097
384,042
319,180
320,651
355,395
Paul
Moynagh
(NUIM)
Paul
Murphy
(NUIG)
Yvonne
Nolan
(UCC)
Stephen
O'Brien
(UL)
David
O'Connell
(UCD)
Cliona
O'Farrelly
(TCD)
Luke
O'Neill
(TCD)
Mani
Ramaswami
(TCD)
Fernando
Rhen
(UL)
James
Rice
(UCD)
Thomas
Ritter
(NUIG)
James
Rohan
(TNI)
Robert
Ryan
(UCC)
using family-based sequencing
methods
Defining the roles and mechanisms
of action of Pellino proteins in
immunity and inflammatory
diseases
Glycoside & glycoconjugate
synthesis through development
and application of chelation
induced anomerization
The nuclear receptor TLX as a cell
intrinsic regulator underlying
inflammation and stress-induced
changes in hippocampal
neurogenesis: relevance to
cognitive disorders
Applied mathematical modelling
applied to enterprise, science and
technology (MACSI)
Novel affinity matrices for
purification of biotherapeutics
Is Natural Resistance to Hepatitis C
in an Irish Cohort Associated with
JAK/STAT Resistance to HCV
Targeting? Towards New Anti-Viral
Strategies
Novel regulators of the Nlrp3
inflammasome and IL-1beta:
prospects for novel therpeutics and
diagnostics for inflammatory
diseases
Translational control of neuronal
mRNAs: its mechanisms, and roles
in memory and neurodegeneration.
Nanostructured alloy for highenergy-efficient fuel cells
Patterned nanomaterial’s using
ferroelectric lithography for
enhanced optical imaging
Novel therapeutic approaches to
improve corneal allograft survival
by cell and gene therapy and
insights into the mechanism of
action
Nanomaterials design and
fabrication for Energy Storage
Elucidation of the regulatory role of
bacterial cell-cell signalling in
persistent infection of the cystic
fibrosis lung by Burkholderia
cenocepacia
2,042,513
1,009,646
1,082,494
2,759,414
262,288
1,742,265
2,385,259
1,430,253
174,880
241,175
1,303,013
241,926
282,352
Corrado
Santocanale
(NUIG)
Igor
Shvets
(TCD)
Johannes
Klaas
Dagmar
Slingerland
(NUIM)
Stengel
(NUIG)
Nathan
Stevenson
(UCC)
Kevin
Sullivan
(NUIG)
Nicolas
Touzet
(ITS)
Paul
Townsend
(TNI)
Wenxin
Wang
(NUIG)
Graeme
Watson
(TCD)
Leonie
Young
(RCSI)
Xinmin
Zhan
(NUIG)
Cdc7 regulation of Claspin stability
and its effect on cell cycle
checkpoint function
Science of p-type transparent
conducting oxides: materials
towards transparent electronics
Topological Order and Fault
Tolerant Quantum Computation
Iodine in commercially valuable
Irish seaweeds: variability,
pathways, and implications for
industrial applications
Automated assessment of brain
maturation in the preterm infant
using EEG
Structure and assembly of
vertebrate kinetochore-associated
chromatin
Physiology and molecular biology
of microalgae for the biorefining of
valuable metabolites
Next Generation Photonic Access
and Data Communication Systems
Development and Delivery of
Nonviral S/MAR Minicircles for
Long-term Type VII Collagen Gene
expression for the Treatment of
Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis
Bullosa
Understanding the role of
interfaces in solid oxide fuel cell
efficiency: Optimising materials
through predictive computer
simulation
SRC-1 mediation of cancer cell
reprogramming in endocrine
resistant breast cancer
Green Farm: Development of OnFarm Co-Digestion of the Organic
Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste
and Animal Manure for Bioenergy
Production and Resource Recycling
292,484
1,924,402
719,693
244,782
145,697
387,900
379,845
2,570,493
267,291
905,910
681,543
361,010
*Subject to final agreement with Awardee/Research Body; inclusive of approx. 30% overhead
payment to Research Body