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DCU Life Sciences Institute @dcu-lsi.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

New publication from some of our LSI members. This study examined chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer organoids and found that FASN was a targetable modulator of resistance

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Seán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

It was a joy to contribute to this paper led by @sandyheth.bsky.social, Corentin Loron and Laura Cooper. We show the Devonian fossil, Prototaxites, is not a fungus but is in fact an organism from an as yet unknown extinct eukaryotic lineage. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @dcu-lsi.bsky.social

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Prototaxites fossils are structurally and chemically distinct from extinct and extant Fungi

Prototaxites fossils are distinct from Fungi, suggesting that they represent an extinct lineage of eukaryotic life.

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Seán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

From ProtoSigns Lab in The Conversation this week – 'Could life exist on Mars today?' Devyani Jambhule took the lead here – excellent from an early stage PhD student 👏 @protosignslab.bsky.social @theconversation.com @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @researchireland.ie

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

DCU's Life Sciences Institute is a multidisciplinary research centre focused on the study of living organisms. LSI’s more than 70 research teams are focused on addressing global challenges. For more info, you can visit the @dcu-lsi.bsky.social website at dcu.ie/lifesciences

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Bríonna McGorman @brionnamcgorman.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

It was brilliant to attend and present my research at the #SCNAC2025 conference last week in the beautiful Český Krumlov. Thanks to @hoceklab.bsky.social for organising another fantastic meeting of nucleic acid scientists 🧬👩‍🔬 @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dcu-lsi.bsky.social

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Francesco Calzaferri (he/him) @franczf.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Our Carbon Dots are also at the 22nd SFRR-I Biennial Meeting in Galway! ✨ @sfrre-ecr.bsky.social @researchireland.ie @dcu-lsi.bsky.social

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

A 'game changing' way for Irish farmers to test for potato blight. Piece by Prof Anne Parle-McDermott, Director of the Life Sciences Institute @dcu-lsi.bsky.social, for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social. Read here: launch.dcu.ie/4kC6D8k #RTEBrainstorm

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Francesco Calzaferri (he/him) @franczf.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

What do we do in our research group? ⚗️🧪🧬 Our group leader Prof Silvia Giordani tells you about it in this video! 👇🏻 I enjoyed so much this filming session 🤣 and the result is amazing! @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social youtu.be/sAAvrxyg-BI?...

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Fighting Cancer with Nanotechnology – Prof Silvia Giordani

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DCU Life Sciences Institute @dcu-lsi.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Happy New Year to Emma Rowan ,from DCU SoBT and DCU LSI, leading a study on the impacts of ionic liquids (ILs). ILs are classified green solvents but a threat to the aquatic ecosystem. Molecular signatures capture toxicity relative to the carbon tail of ILs. Funded by @researchireland.bsky.social

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Seán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

📢 PhD Opportunity Alert! 🌍🔬 Join the ProtoSigns Lab to explore novel biosignatures for microfossil interpretation! Fully-funded 4-year PhD with fieldwork, cutting-edge facilities & interdisciplinary training. 🔗 Apply by 31 Jan 2025 Full details: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/302167

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Seán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Come and join our team here at the ProtoSigns Lab in DCU as part of our ERC funded project! We're making some really exciting discoveries around protocell membrane formation with implications for the origin of life and the search for life elsewhere in our solar system! #originoflife #modeling

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deniscollins.bsky.social @deniscollins.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Delighted to present our work on NK cells in metastatic HER2+ breast cancer @ The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2024! Work is funded by The Cancer Clinical Research Trust and The Caroline Foundation. @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social #sabcs2024

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deniscollins.bsky.social @deniscollins.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Massive congratulations to Marta Valenti on passing her PhD viva today! Marta was funded through the @researchireland.bsky.social ACORN project in @dcu-lsi.bsky.social It was a pleasure to supervise the project. My thanks to the co-supervisory panel members Dr Alex Eustace and ProfJohnCrown

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DCU Research @dcuresearch.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

On Monday evening, Dr @EadaoinCarthy, @R2B2_13 and Prof Fiona Regan featured on the latest episode of @rte's 10 Thing to Know About The episode covered the impact of plastic pollution Watch here: rte.ie/player/serie...

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deniscollins.bsky.social @deniscollins.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Congrats to Myra Castel on passing her viva and obtaining her PhD! It was a pleasure to supervise the project funded through our @researchireland.bsky.social ACORN project. Thanks to the co-supervisory panel members @neilconlon.bsky.social, Dr Naomi Walsh, Prof John Crown @dcu-lsi.bsky.social

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