Research Impact Case Stories
Research Impact Stories
Towards a kinder yet impactful way to conduct lung cancer research
Dr Dania Movia champions the reduction and replacement of animal testing via research and training of young scientists. Dr Dania Movia Senior Research Fellow, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute.
Improving education for GPs regarding Adolescent Mental Health
Youth suicide rates in Ireland are above the European average, and research has highlighted that there has been a notable increase in anxiety and depression among young people in Ireland over the past 10 years. Dr Dónal Wallace Assistant Professor.
Dr Geraldine Foley, Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy
Supportive relationships between patients and family caregivers for decision-making in palliative care
Better adjuvants for paediatric vaccines
In their first year, children receive vaccinations against dangerous infections but achieve protection only after several booster vaccinations. Dr Kiva Brennan Research Fellow, Department of Clinical Medicine, TCIN, School of Medicine.
Social prescribing to improve adolescents’ wellbeing
Dr Margaret Lawler's research focuses on understanding the role of psychosocial factors in adolescents' body image and physical activity participation. Dr Margaret Lawler, Assistant Professor in Psychology
Listening to the voices of young people with disability experience
Life experiences particularly in late childhood and adolescence can impact on how young people see themselves in relation to their peers
Multimodal Intervention for Depression Prevention in Older People
A large body of Dr Robert Briggs’s work has focused on advancing the understand of the mechanistic pathways underpinning late life depression, especially the link with cardiovascular disease...