MMI Clinical and Translational Research Scholars Programme ...

Regenerative Medicine InstituteThe Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) wasestablished at NUI Galway in 2004 as a ScienceFoundation Ireland funded Centre for Science,Engineering and Technology with a central focuson the development of novel therapies for treatingmajor human diseases involving adult stem celltherapy and gene therapy.NUI Galway Clinical Research FacilityThe NUI Galway Clinical Research Facility, fundedby the Health Research Board and the HealthService Executive, opened in 2008. A new purposebuiltfacility is due to open on the campus ofUniversity Hospital Galway. This joint clinical andtranslational research centre will comprise state-ofthe-artfacilities for patient-based research and forthe processing and analysis of biological specimenssuch as blood samples from those patients.Trinity College DublinInstitute of Molecular MedicineThe Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) wasestablished in 2003 as a state-of-the-art facilitywithin the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences atSt James’s Hospital. The IMM is dedicated toresearch into the molecular basis of human diseasewith significant core technology platforms in HighContent Screening Analysis, Cell Signalling, HighThroughput Genomics, and Transcriptomics. Keyresearch themes are Infection & Immunity, Cancerand Neurosciences.University College CorkUCC BioSciences InstituteBasic and translational research at UCC havebeen greatly enhanced by the opening, in 2002,of the Biosciences Institute (BSI). The Instituteincorporates six major research programmes:Neuroscience, Cancer Biology, Cell Signalling andCardiovascular Health, Plant Biotechnology andIntegrative Genomics, Food for Health and MicrobeHost Interaction.UCC Clinical Research FacilityA Clinical Research Facility funded by the HRB, HSEand UCC is being established at Cork UniversityHospital (children) and at the Mercy UniversityHospital (adults). The Clinical Research Facility willfacilitate the development of exciting new strategiesin partnership with UCC and affiliated hospitals andwith food and pharmaceutical industries to producenew treatments for patients across a large range ofclinical disorders.University College DublinDublin Academic Medical Centre (DAMC)UCD Clinical and Translational Research spansfrom, The Conway Institute of Biomolecularand Biomedical Research at Belfield across theDAMC, including St. Vincent’s University Hospital(SVUH) and The Mater Misericordiae UniversityHospital (MMUH). The integrated facilities featurea multidisciplinary Biomedical research Institutewith over 550 active research staff from across theuniversity and its associated teaching hospitals. TheUCD Clinical Research Centre (CRC) is located atthe two University Hospital sites SVUH and MMUHin purpose-built facilities supporting principalinvestigators involved in investigator-lead clinicaltrials, industry-sponsored studies and providesresearchers with research nursing services, datamanagement and biobanking facilities. The majorfocus of translational biomedical research at UCDincludes Inflammation, Infection, Immunity & Repair,Diabetes & Vascular Biology and Neuroscience.Dublin Centre for Clinical Research (DCCR)The DCCR, funded by the HRB and Wellcome Trust,will provide the infrastructure – the physical space,facilities and trained staff – needed to supportcollaborative clinical research studies across Dublin.As well as building a new Clinical Research Centreat St James’s Hospital, the DCCR is networking theresearch activities taking place at the RCSI ClinicalResearch Centre at Beaumont Hospital and theUCD CRC at Mater Misericordae University Hospitaland St. Vincent’s University Hospital into a facilityfor multi-centre clinical studies.CTRSP Application ProcedureTwenty scholarships are available in the first year ofthis prestigious national programme coordinated byMolecular Medicine Ireland. Scholars will be basedin one of the participating academic institutions:NUI Galway, TCD, UCC and UCD. Applicants arerequested to indicate their preferred host institutionin the application form.Scholarships include a stipend of €16,000 perannum for four years and an allowance for researchand travel expenses. Fees for EU students areincluded.High-calibre candidates holding, or expecting toreceive, a first-class or upper second-class honoursdegree in an appropriate discipline are encouragedto apply.Further details and application form are available at:www.molecularmedicineireland.ie/ctrsp5