If you're a prospective student thinking about higher education make sure you stop into the University of Galway open day this Saturday (9th March). Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Retweets Appreciated! We have a number of PhD positions available in the group. Details and Application form via this link: monaghanlab.com/vacancies

Massive congratulations to Karolina Salciute on successfully defending her PhD thesis on international women’s day 2024. Thanks to the examiners Paola Vagnarelli and Dr Michael Carty and chairperson Peter Dockery. Well done Dr Salciute!

Well done @RobbieWylie Fada Medical

Heads up! The #MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 call opens in April. 🔍 Start your journey early by exploring potential host organisations now and gear up to craft the perfect proposal! 🌟 🎓🔬 More info and opportunities this way ➡️ europa.eu/!KJ8XY7

Today we are profiling the research of Assistant Professor Brooke Tornifoglio. Brooke's state-of-the-art research focuses on the interplay between biomedical imaging, biomechanics, and device design. Find out more here: bit.ly/biomedical-ima… #researchsnapshot #researchmatters

📢 Exciting opportunity for PhD research position! Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway University of Galway Research & Innovation STEM at University of Galway

Recruiting 1 PhD student and 1 postdoctoral researcher to join our group Biomedical Engineering University of Galway BioMEC! Projects will build on our previous work to further understand and modulate the foreign body response using actuatable medical implants. Informal enquiries welcome - get in touch!!

Wound healing mechanisms differ depending on the sex. Therefore, sex should be considered in the design of nanomedicine- and materials-based wound healing therapies, both in preclinical and clinical testing. New article by Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD Simon Matoori et al go.nature.com/4a0OJGO

Our latest article is out in Biomaterials Science. Congratulations Lesley Trask for leading this! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

One week left to apply for an Assistant Professor / Lecturer position in Biomedical Engineering (Comp Biomechanics, ~5 year post) Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway. Come and join us in Galway! Link: universityvacancies.com/university-gal…

Congratulations Luca Rosalia. Delighted to be involved in a great study! Click below to read more.

New in Science #Robotics: Soft #robotic actuators implanted in rats offer a new reversible way to model aortic banding. Ellen Roche MIT 📄: scim.ag/7jD

Happy to be a finalist in the Life Sciences category of the Falling Walls #GlobalCall24 & represent our work from Science Robotics science.org/doi/abs/10.112…. The Science Breakthroughs of the Year will be announced at the #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit24 in Nov. falling-walls.com/science-summit…

Implantable soft #robotic #actuators enable tunable #aortic constriction in small animal models, aiding the study of #cardiac remodeling in #HeartFailure. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/7md

We have an exciting project as part of this call on monitoring the foreign body response in real time to build closed loop drug delivery technologies - come work with Rachel Beatty and I and build out our recent paper in Science Robotics science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Humbled to be named a Life Sciences winner amongst such an esteemed line up for #FallingWalls #ScienceBreakthrough 2024 -Our work is described as "Breaking the Wall of Implantable Drug Delivery" & was a major collaborative effort with the Ellen Roche MIT lab led by Rachel Beatty

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📢Excited to share our latest review article doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv… published in Journal of Vascular Surgery. This work explores the composition of chronic total occlusions to support better biomimetic analogues and advance revascularization strategies in chronic limb threatening ischemia #CLTI

Thanks Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway. Great to be mentioned alongside so many brilliant people. Silicon Republic