Research

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.

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.

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.