1. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 O’Reilly Institute, Trinity College Dublin Research and Innovation Services

2. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 University of Dublin, Trinity College Staff - 636 Academic, 529 Research & 459 Admin. Students – 11.3K under-grad., 4K post-grad. Students – 11.3K under-grad., 4K post-grad. 87% are Irish and 7% European (EU) 87% are Irish and 7% European (EU) Five Faculties – Health Sciences, Science, Social & Human Sciences, Engineering & system sciences, Arts & Humanities these are then divided into Schools & Disciplines City centre campus & Enterprise Centre City centre campus & Enterprise Centre Teaching Hospitals Teaching Hospitals

3. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 Who are Research and Innovations? Innovation Centre founded in 1986 & hosts Research and Innovation Services Functions: to foster academic/industry innovation from a strong balanced research base in College Innovations provides advice on Intellectual property (IP) Research Office set up July 1994 Research Office deals with submission of grant proposals (pre-contract) & reports on institutional proposals & development of strategy

4. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 Research & Innovation Services Dean of ResearchProf. Ian Robertson Associate Dean of ResearchDr. David Lloyd Innovation Services; founded 1986 DirectorDr. Eoin O’Neill Technology Transfer managerDr Margaret Woods Technology transfer officerDr Miriam Walshe Research Office: set up July 04 Research Development Officer Doris Alexander Research Support Services Officer Dr. Anthea Lees Research Projects OfficerDeirdre Caden Research Projects officerMaria Treanor Research Projects Officer Dr. Oonagh Kinsman Research Projects Officer Dr. Jennifer Edmond

5. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 Dr. Anthea Lees Scientific/Engineering/Medical Research funding bodies Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry QUB (1995) Chemistry Lecturer TCD (1999-2001) Joined Research Office in 2001 Responsible for proposals from: Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Wellcome Trust, Health Research Board, EU etc.

6. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 TCD Research expenditure is currently at €56M an increase of 19% on 2003

7. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 4 Priority Research areas for TCD 4 themes were identified as priority areas over next 5 years 1. Meet challenges in Health sciences & Health management 2. Meet challenges of Information Society 3. Contributing to development of public social policy 4. Contributing to deeper understanding of Culture & creative arts in Ireland Strengths of TCD lie at overlaps with each of these strands

8. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 Health Related Research 2 major areas 1. Health Policy & Delivery Includes issues relating to Policy, Global Health, Quality of life etc. Integrates activities of Science & Health Science with other Schools (BESS & humanities) 2. Life Sciences Incorporates molecular medicine/genomic medicine and strands in Molecular medicine, Genetics, genomics, Neuroscience & Biochemistry/Immunology.

9. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 1. Health Policy & Delivery Health Policy: Findings from research in medicine, nursing & in therapy disciplines lead to changes in policy Global health: spans policy, climatic and environmental studies and basic biology of infectious agents & parasites. Quality of life with sub-schemes in Men’s reproductive health, Development Health Men’s reproductive health, Development Health and Ageing

10. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 2. Life sciences Cancer Clinical Research @ teaching hospitals Biomedical. & Biomolecular @Institute of molecular medicine Anti cancer drug develop: Schools of Chem & Biochem/immun Neurosciences TCIN incorporates physiology/genetics/ psychology Neuropsychiatric disease @ Institute of molecular medicine

11. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 2. Life sciences contd. Infection & Immunity Research in Biochem.,Immunology, Microbiol.,Zoology, Dental school & Medicine Major themes: Vaccines & suppression of inflammation Genetics Bacterial genetics, population genetics, cell death implications for cancer and inflammatory disease etc. With neuroscience: optical genetics & developmental biology

12. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 TCD Websites of interest Institute of Neuroscience http://www.neuroscience.tcd.ie/ Institute of Molecular Medicine http://www.tcd.ie/IMM/ School of Medicine http://www.tcd.ie/Health_Sciences/medicine/medicineindex.php School of Biochemistry & Immunology http://www.biochemistry.tcd.ie/ School of Chemistry http://www.chemistry.tcd.ie/ School of Pharmacy http://www.pharmacy.tcd.ie/ http://www.pharmacy.tcd.ie/ Genetics & Microbiology http://www.genetics-microbiology.tcd.ie/

13. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 Funding for Life sciences Higher Education Authority Programmes of Research in Third Level institutions (PRTLI) www.hea.ie www.hea.ie Health Research Board www.hrb.ie www.hrb.ie Science Foundation Ireland Biotechnology division www.sfi.ie www.sfi.ie Enterprise Ireland www.enterprise- ireland.com www.enterprise- ireland.com Irish Cancer society www.cancer.ie www.cancer.ie Wellcome Trust IRCSET www.ircset.iewww.ircset.ie EU Lifesciences, genomics & Biotechnology for health

14. Copyright, TCD, Research & Innovation Services, 2005 September 2005 Research & Innovation Services Further queries please contact: Dr Anthea Lees Tel: 608 8483 Email leesa@tcd.ieleesa@tcd.ie