Some materials, when they get a billion times smaller than size of a human body, acquire principally new and often unexpected features. Miniscule but powerful nanoparticles (from Greek word “nanos” meaning “dwarf”) drive the modern technical progress and shape the way we live. Computers and smartphones, medical scanners and spacecrafts, CCTV cameras, telescopes and the cosmetics are just a few examples of devices that exist thanks to the advanced nanomaterials.
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Small solutions for large healthcare problems: School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology researchers are at the forefront of nano-biosensor research
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Luxcel Biosciences has been acquired by Agilent Technologies
09 Jan 2018An article published in the Irish Times newspaper today highlights the acquisition of Luxcel Biosciences by Agilent Technologies.
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Ribosome counting mechanism in human mRNA
04 Jan 2018Researchers from the School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology discovered a molecular timer in the human gene AMD1.
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Ageing with good health
28 Nov 2017An article published in the Irish Times newspaper today highlights the School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology's, Professor Tom Cotter's, research on age-related degenerative eye conditions.
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BioPharma Careers seminar hosted by UCC Biochemistry and Biotechnology Society
16 Nov 2017The first seminar, hosted by the Biochemistry and Biotechnology Society this academic year, was held on Wednesday 15th November at 6.00 pm in Western Gateway Building G01.
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Dr Dmitriev connects our School with the American Society for Cell Biology
09 Nov 2017Dr Ruslan Dmitriev has been recently appointed as the Society Ambassador, secured a travel grant from the Society and was selected for a Microsymposia talk.
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BSc in Biomedical Science Conferring 2017
20 Oct 2017The BSc Biomedical Science class of 2017 were conferred with their awards at the joint UCC-CIT conferring ceremony on Friday October 20th hosted by CIT.
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BSc in Biochemistry Conferring 2017
19 Oct 2017Forty of our BSc (Hons) Biochemistry students graduated at a ceremony on Thursday, 19th October.
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Art Champlin Gold Medal Award 2017
19 Oct 2017The Professor Art Champlin Gold medal award for academic excellence in Biochemistry, was presented to Carolyn Murray on Thursday October 19th by Professor Rosemary O’Connor of this School.
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Exciting Scholarship Opportunity for STEM Students
18 Oct 2017Science, Engineering, Technology and Maths Entrepreneurship Excellence Masters Program (ESTEEM) at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.
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