Articles: Research Spotlight

Industrial Biochemistry student Kapriassia Djuhadi has spent her summer investigating recycling-derived fertilisers and their effects on plant growth and microbial nutrient cycling, as part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering Summer Research Bursary Programme.

Industrial Biochemistry student Anna Feenan is undertaking the quantification and identification of furanocoumarins using HPLC-QTOF over the summer, as part of the Science and Engineering Summer Bursary Programme.

Bioscience student Brian Gleeson is spending his summer exploring the role of an inflammatory protein complex called the NLRP3 inflammasome in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), a type of blood cancer most common in geriatric patients at University of Limerick.

Applied Physics Student Niamh Terranova is spending her summer investigating the Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Silicon/Graphite-based Anode for next generation of Li-ion batteries at University of Limerick

Bioscience student Manuela Faddetta is spending her summer investigating tibolone-mitochondria crosstalk in neuroinflammation, as part of the S&E Summer Research Bursary Programme at University of Limerick