The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Limerick offers a wide array of research fields and academic expertise across several biological disciplines. Here's a breakdown of the main fields of research and focus areas:
Neurobiology and neuroendocrine aspects of glial cells; Neuroendocrinology; Neuroinflammation; Neurodegeneration; Biological role of brain-targeted drugs
Computational Biophysics - Protein and peptide aggregation and self-assembly - Neurodegenrative disorders - Modelling biomolecular complexes - Drug design - Molecular dynamics simulations - Density functional theory
Soil microbiology, molecular environmental microbiology, soil nutrient cycling including sulphur cycling, fungal and bacterial weathering, biodegradation, Listeria in fresh-cut produce
Human nutrition, dietary intake and intervention in healthy and clinical cohorts and impact on health/clinical parameters, diet/microbiota interactions, vitamin K-dependent proteins
Food Science and functional food with focus in sustainable proteins, peptides and amino acids; Food technofunctional properties and Maillard Reaction; Glucose management.
