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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Huge congratulations to Shan An who passed her PhD viva today!! 🥳 Shan's PhD focused on the development of gene-activated hydrogels for therapeutic delivery to enhance cartilage repair. Thank you so much to examiners Prof. Martin Stoddart, PhD and Caroline Curtin!

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

We were delighted to have Dr Huan Wang from the Mayo Clinic join us today in TERG to give a seminar on her work to date on peripheral nerve injury repair!

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

'A 3D Tissue-Engineering Model of Craniosynostosis to Study the Microenvironmental Signals Leading to Premature Suture Ossification' is now published in Bioengineering! This article is the result of a fruitful partnership with the Children’s Health Foundation Temple Street

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Congratulations to Head of TERG @fjobrien.bsky.social who was invited to give the prestigious Royal Academy of Medicine Ireland Graves Lecture yesterday, talking about his experience with 'Advanced Biomaterials for Repairing Damaged Tissues and Organs: From Concept to Clinic'! @rcsi.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Great to have 'PolyGraph – Flexible, Biocompatible & Electrically Optimized Graphene-Polymer Composites for Next-Generation Neural Interfaces' published in Advanced Healthcare Materials! Read the article here: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @fjobrien.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A great turnout today for the launch of the PPI Ignite Network Phase II! The launch included discussion panels and an introduction from Head of TERG @fjobrien.bsky.social. Great to have so many PPI collaborators, research staff and RCSI president Deborah McNamara in attendance.

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

StAR Lecturer Ian Woods presenting on his research to date on electroconducive 3D-printed MXene based scaffolds for neural repair applications at #TERMIS 2026 today! @fjobrien.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social

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AMBER Centre @ambercentre.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

An exciting opportunity for a PostDoc Fellow Position available on AMBER Funded Project! Come work with AMBER Researcher and Senior Lecturer in the RCSI Chemistry Department Marco Monopoli www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) hiring Postdoctoral Fellow – Glycan Analysis and Mass Spectrometry in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland | LinkedIn

Posted 8:55:41 AM. Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow – Glycan Analysis and Mass SpectrometryDepartment: Department of…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Congratulations to Juan Carlos Palomeque and Amanda Fantini de Camargo Andrade who were presenting on their research today at #TERMIS 2026!

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Well done to Rena Mullally and Michela Uberti who presented recently at #TERMIS 2026 on the research they have been conducting as part of their PhDs!

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Well done to Rena Mullally and Michela Uberti who presented recently at #TERMIS 2026 on the research they have been conducting as part of their PhDs!

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Great to have Eoin O'Cearbhaill and Thomas Lijnse in TERG today to give a guest seminar on 'Optimising the Interface between Medical Devices and Soft Tissue for the Delivery of Biologics and Cell-based Therapies'! @fjobrien.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Congratulations to Louise Hosty and Franz Lobianco who presented their research at #TERMIS 2026 today in Palma de Mallorca! #TERGonTour @fjobrien.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Great to have Prof John Mulvihill from the University of Limerick with us in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland today to give an excellent seminar on the role of meningitis in concussion @rcsi.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

We were delighted to host Professor Maria Kavallaris from the Children's Cancer Institute, Australia, today at @rcsi.bsky.social . As part of her visit Professor Kavallaris gave an excellent seminar entitled 'Technologies, Big Impact: Engineering Childhood Cancer for Precision Medicine'.

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RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences @rcsi.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

RCSI has marked a significant milestone with the official opening of 118 St Stephen’s Green by Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD and Minister James Lawless TD. This €95 million development represents a long-term investment in Ireland’s health system. Learn more 🔗 www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-... #SDGs

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

We were delighted to welcome Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Minister James Lawless to our labs yesterday for the opening of 118 St Stephen's Green, where the Taoiseach spoke with spinal cord injury activist and TERG PPI collaborator Ciaran McCarthy and head of TERG @fjobrien.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Cian O'Connor speaking this week at the SMA European Congress about how biomimetic viscoelastic hydrogels promote motor neuron outgrowth and modulate astrocyte behaviour for Spinal Muscular Atrophy regeneration applications! This work is kindly supported by the SMA Foundation. @fjobrien.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Wonderful to have Magnus Tägil with us in @rcsi.bsky.social today to give a seminar entitled 'Balancing Brakes and Accelerators in Bone Healing. The BMP History with a Swedish perspective and the Future Role Of BMPs in Orthopaedic Therapies'! @fjobrien.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Huge congratulations to Marko Dobricic for winning the Image Prize, and to Juan Carlos Palomeque for being awarded the best early career researcher presentation at the @rcsi.bsky.social Research Day 2026! 🥳 @fjobrien.bsky.social @rcsi-research.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Congratulations to Giulio Brunetti on being awarded an Invention Disclosure award as part of the Vice Chancellor Innovation Awards at the @rcsi.bsky.social Research Day 2026! @rcsi-research.bsky.social @fjobrien.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Louise Hosty presenting her research on developing a pro-angiogenic hyaluronic acid hydrogel decorated with vascular cell-derived extracellular matrix at @rcsi.bsky.social Research Day 2026! @rcsi-research.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Juan Carlos Palomeque-Chavez presenting his research entitled 'On-demand and scaffold-based delivery of miRNAs to enhance regenerative outcomes in chronic wound healing' as part of the @rcsi.bsky.social Research Day 2026! @fjobrien.bsky.social @rcsi-research.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Hadeel Abu Shaqrah presenting at the @rcsi.bsky.social Research Day 2026 on her work to date on the development of a zonal composite scaffold for load-bearing and cell-derived regeneration of articular cartilage! @fjobrien.bsky.social @rcsi-research.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Head of TERG and Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation in RCSI, @fjobrien.bsky.social, delivers the welcome address for RCSI Research Day 2026! @rcsi.bsky.social @rcsi-research.bsky.social

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AMBER Centre @ambercentre.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

AMBER Researchers from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences develop a novel implant that delivers tiny growth-promoting particles directly to injured nerve cells helping them to regrow after spinal cord injury. ambercentre.ie/amber-resear... #bioengineering @tissueengdublin.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

New paper! The article 'Development of a PTEN-siRNA activated scaffold to promote axonal regrowth following spinal cord injury' has now been published in Bioactive Materials! The study involves functionalisation of a collagen scaffold with PTEN-siRNA, promoting neurite outgrowth.

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Prof Fergal O’Brien @fjobrien.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Lovely weekend at @bini-irl.bsky.social conference. Superb plenary talks by Molly Stevens & Haughton Lecturer Michael Walsh. Well done to @tissueengdublin.bsky.social team for excellent presentations including prize winners Aamena Mejevdiwala, Eavan Pakenham & Joshua Pepper! #BinI2026 #TERGonTour

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

New study detailing the development of a next generation biomaterial for nerve repair using tailored laser patterning treatment which may promote early vascularisation and tissue regeneration is now published in Acta Biomaterialia! Read the paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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BioEngineering in Ireland 31 @bini-irl.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

📘 We’re excited to announce that the Abstract Book for Bioengineering in Ireland 2026 is now available! 🔗 Access the Abstract Book: bini2017.wpcomstaging.com/abstract-book/

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Prof Fergal O’Brien @fjobrien.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Great to have Prof Anthony Windebank in @rcsi.bsky.social today to discuss our IRFU Charitable Trust @ambercentre.bsky.social @tissueengdublin.bsky.social collaboration with Mayo Clinic on biomaterials for spinal cord injury.

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Prof Fergal O’Brien @fjobrien.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Well done to @researchireland.ie for developing this ARC hub program. These hubs will be unique & really exciting enablers of innovation in Ireland. Very pleased to be involved both from @rcsi.bsky.social institutional and @tissueengdublin.bsky.social & @ambercentre.bsky.social PI perspective.

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Well done to TERG PI Aamir Hameed and Lisa McNamee on organising such an interesting keynote event here in @rcsi.bsky.social today on Space Medicine, with two incredibly impressive female astronauts, Norah Patten and @shawnapandya.bsky.social speaking!

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Prof Fergal O’Brien @fjobrien.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Congratulations to Matthew and thanks to Fabio Quondamatteo and Ed Sander for taking the time to examine Matthew's PhD thesis. We are grateful to the @researchireland.ie @ambercentre.bsky.social for funding this project.

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Congratulations to Matthew McGrath on passing his viva today! Matthew's PhD research focused on development of biomimetic multi-layered antimicrobial scaffolds for enhanced wound healing. Thank you to examiners Fabio Quondamatteo and Ed Sander! Supervisors @fjobrien.bsky.social and Shane Browne

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Tomorrow! Join us tomorrow November 13th in the old Science Gallery in @tcddublin.bsky.social from 6-8pm to see the animated short 'Something's Missing' from TERG and 'Quantum Quest' from TCD with an introduction from @fjobrien.bsky.social

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Prof Fergal O’Brien @fjobrien.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Lovely evening at the @RCSI School of Postgraduate Studies Awards & Black Jacket ceremony for record intake of >150 new doctoral students. Delighted to welcome in particular our new group of @tissueengdublin.bsky.social PhD students!

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BioEngineering in Ireland 31 @bini-irl.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

📢Exciting news! The 31st RAMI BinI Conference will be held at The Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Jan 23- 24, 2026. Abstract submissions are open from Nov 1-14. For more info, including abstract submissions, see binirl.com. Registration and hotel details to follow.

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Prof Fergal O’Brien @fjobrien.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Just back from Wuhan and TERMIS Asia Pacific conference with our @tissueengdublin.bsky.social team #TERGonTour

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Prof Fergal O’Brien @fjobrien.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Great to have our latest paper published in Biomaterials on tissue engineering strategies for peridontal & endodontic regeneration. A really nice collaboration between @tissueengdublin.bsky.social & our dental colleagues. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Head of TERG @fjobrien.bsky.social discussing PPI in research with Clarinda Cerejo and Caitlin Rich as part of a special edition of their award winning podcast 'Not Just Patients!' at part of the launch of the National PPI Festival that took place in RCSI over the past 2 days. @rcsi.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Great to have Dr Claudio Intini in TERG today to deliver a guest seminar on his research to date in orthopaedics and his new research focus at the Universita degli Studi di Cagliari! @fjobrien.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Congratulations to all involved on TERG's newest article in collaboration with @erbalmayor.bsky.social 'Synergistic Osteogenesis After Co-Administration of cmRNAs Encoding BMP-2 and BMP-7 Utilizing a Transcript-Activated Matrix', published in Advanced Functional Materials! @fjobrien.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

A great first day at the International Congress on Biomaterials for Wound Healing for the TERG team yesterday! #ICBWH2025 @fjobrien.bsky.social @markodobricic.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social

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Tissue Engineering Research Group RCSI @tissueengdublin.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Join TERG! We're looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our project on advanced therapy medical products for cartilage regeneration! Follow the links to find out more! my.corehr.com/pls/coreport... www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42... @fjobrien.bsky.social

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