
Associate Professor in Inflammageing @trinitymed1 | Age-associated immune changes & disease | Inflammation | Interferons | @TCDTMI @tilda_tcd
Dublin City, Ireland
Joined November 2017
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Nollaig Bourke retweeted
New paper alert! 🥳We are so proud to share this amazing work from the lab led by @SarahA_Connolly and @aaronbreathnach. In this study, we show that the BTN162b2 mRNA vaccine induces anti-inflammatory trained immunity in humans 💉💉Read more here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Congratulations to our 3rd cohort of PGCert in Advanced Ageing & Frailty Studies graduates! It was a joy to celebrate your achievement and meet some of you in person at today’s Commencements Ceremony!👏🎓
Be part of the 5th cohort – apply now: tinyurl.com/523uhwws
@tcddublin
Nollaig Bourke retweeted
We are hiring!!! If you are interested in #gdTcells or #Staph this is the position for you!! Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Immunology at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin jobs.ac.uk/job/DLH422/post-d…
A great postdoc opportunity with a great lab for researchers interested in exploring the mechanistic links between inflammation and brain injury ⬇️
We are looking for a talented and motivated post-doc to work on new brain injury arising from systemic inflammation. Check it out here: universityvacancies.com/trin… @hrbireland @tcdTBSI @tcddublin #delirium #neuroinflammation RTs appreciated !
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Dr. McElheron!😱🎊
Elated to announce I passed my PhD viva voce🎉 a hugely emotional day, couldn't have asked for more from my amazing supervisors or my nearest & dearest😭💖
HUGE thanks to @DrClaireSteves, Prof McManus for examining, & to Provost @LindaDoyle for the support 🙏 – at Dublin City, Ireland
Nollaig Bourke retweeted
🧠👏👏Massive congratulations to @TUH_Tallaght neurology colleague @AntoinetteOCon on successful award as Lead PI for research program: Biomarkers in the identification of Alzheimer’s Disease in people with Down Syndrome (Bio-MinDS) @NidmsIrl @MccarrmMary @NollaigBourke @drnire
Find out more about the @hrbireland €12.5 million investment that underpins our strategic commitment to build research leadership across academic and clinical environments in Ireland. bit.ly/3OiIy8I
Nollaig Bourke retweeted
A postdoctoral research position is opening up in my lab from early 2025. Details below on how to apply.
Nollaig Bourke retweeted
Delighted to host @WillStewNeuro in Trinity for a public lecture and panel discussion on Concussion on Thursday evening at 6pm in the Smurfit Institute of Genetics 🧠🔬🧠
Please register for this free event👇
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@tcdTBSI @ENONeurotrauma @Futureneuro_ie
Off to Dublin end of the week for a couple of meetings, and perhaps a bit of rugby
If you're around the area Thursday evening, come along and join in the chat on #concussion, #CTE and #BrainHealth
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Nollaig Bourke retweeted
.@SonjaFernbach, Mair, @BenHalePhD et al. dissect how rare anti-IFN-I autoantibodies develop and weaken defenses over time, making some individuals more susceptible to infections. hubs.la/Q02TJtPp0
📘 In our #Cytokines collection: hubs.la/Q02TJssf0
#cytokines2024
Nollaig Bourke retweeted
Newly published #TrinityResearch from the @BasdeoLab at @stjamesdublin provides a foundation for further exploration of #NKcells in the development of future treatments & therapies for a range of lung diseases, incl #COPD & #cancer. Read more ⬇️:
tcd.ie/news_events/articles/…
Nollaig Bourke retweeted
Award recognition for research into the use of a blood test to detect early Alzheimer's disease. Dr Adam Dyer, based at Tallaght University Hospital, was recently presented with the Stefania Maggi Award at the European Geriatric Medicine Society Conference.
bit.ly/4eBa6Bt
#OurHealthService @TUH_Tallaght
Nollaig Bourke retweeted
Thank goodness for my ‘Science buddies’ ! One of my favourite things about being a scientist 🤩
Give me a coffee & let’s talk about our ideas ☕️👩🏻🔬👨💻💡
@NollaigBourke @cristinareschke @curtisclocklab @creagh_research @DombrowskiQUB @Sudiptodas_RCSI @ChiaraDeSanti3 et al….
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New paper from @laura_morrison_ and our longitudinal ENBIND study demonstrating consistent associations between IL-17A and cognitive function in midlife ! Supported as always by @NollaigBourke and @TCDTMI colleagues @TCDGerontology @ICATProgramme
👏Congratulations @laura_morrison_ for leading out on this research. Circulating Interleukin-17A is associated with executive cognitive function in middle aged adults with and without T2 diabetes. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @drnire @TUH_Tallaght @TCDGerontology @NollaigBourke
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👏👏 Massive congratulations to @adamhdyer from @TUH_Tallaght for winning the Stefania Maggi award for best Early career researcher at @EuGMSSociety conference yesterday. @NollaigBourke @ClionaOfarrelly @TCDGerontology
Nollaig Bourke retweeted
The @WHO has formally designated @tcddublin College and its Tilda team as the new WHO Collaborating Centre for #longitudinal Studies on #Ageing and the #LifeCourse. At the launch: challenges for global demographic changes &research solutions @stjamesdublin
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Good to see TCD in the top 50- with proper funding TCD would be higher (eg for better staff/student ratio) and other Irish universities would climb up the rankings.
Top 50 Universities in the World:
1. 🇺🇸 Harvard
2. 🇬🇧 University of Cambridge
3. 🇺🇸 Stanford
4. 🇬🇧 University of Oxford
5. 🇺🇸 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
6. 🇺🇸 California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
7. 🇨🇭 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)
8. 🇺🇸 University of Chicago
9. 🇺🇸 Princeton University
10. 🇬🇧 Imperial College London
11. 🇺🇸 University of California, Berkeley
12. 🇺🇸 Columbia University
13. 🇬🇧 London School of Economics (LSE)
14. 🇸🇬 National University of Singapore (NUS)
15. 🇦🇺 Australian National University (ANU)
16. 🇨🇦 University of Toronto
17. 🇯🇵 University of Tokyo
18. 🇫🇷 Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University
19. 🇩🇪 LMU Munich (Ludwig Maximilian University)
20. 🇭🇰 University of Hong Kong (HKU)
21. 🇦🇺 University of Melbourne
22. 🇺🇸 Yale University
23. 🇰🇷 Seoul National University
24. 🇳🇱 Delft University of Technology
25. 🇬🇧 University College London (UCL)
26. 🇸🇬 Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
27. 🇨🇳 Tsinghua University
28. 🇨🇦 McGill University
29. 🇸🇪 Karolinska Institute
30. 🇬🇧 University of Edinburgh
31. 🇳🇱 University of Amsterdam
32. 🇩🇪 Heidelberg University
33. 🇦🇺 University of Sydney
34. 🇺🇸 Duke University
35. 🇭🇰 Chinese University of Hong Kong
36. 🇳🇱 Utrecht University
37. 🇳🇿 University of Auckland
38. 🇦🇹 University of Vienna
39. 🇮🇹 University of Bologna
40. 🇦🇺 Monash University
41. 🇧🇪 KU Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven)
42. 🇮🇱 Hebrew University of Jerusalem
43. 🇸🇪 Stockholm University
44. 🇮🇪 Trinity College Dublin
45. 🇩🇪 Humboldt University of Berlin
46. 🇫🇮 University of Helsinki
47. 🇩🇰 University of Copenhagen
48. 🇪🇸 University of Barcelona
49. 🇿🇦 University of Cape Town
50. 🇲🇽 National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Note: This list is based on multiple global university rankings, including the QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education, which assess factors like academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty-to-student ratio, and international outlook.
Nollaig Bourke retweeted
#Budget2025 is this government’s final opportunity to deliver a sustainable funding model for higher education in Ireland. Funding higher education and research is an investment in our country’s future.
@tcddublin @IUAofficial
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Nollaig Bourke retweeted
New paper out @Nature - why are males more vulnerable to severe infections (ex acute #COVID), while females suffer more from autoimmunity (SLE, MS etc and also #LongCovid)? sex chromosomes or hormones?
Here we studied adaptation of human immune systems to gender-affirming testosterone treatment in trans-men assigned female sex at birth: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
Nollaig Bourke retweeted
LAST CALL: Free webinar event on Monday 2nd September giving an introduction to @tilda_tcd data. Recommended for researchers and prospective PhD students who are considering using TILDA data for their own research projects. Meet the team for a live Q&A after 👇
📢 Calling all researchers!
Dive into TILDA data with our Introduction to TILDA Survey Data & Design webinar and live Q & A: 02.09.2024
For more information and how to register, visit our website: tilda.tcd.ie/data-workshop/w…
Nollaig Bourke retweeted
International Overdose Awareness Day - Destigmatising drug addiction Dr Jo-Hanna Ivers explains the importance of this for recovery Read more bit.ly/3z0B5a5 @tcdlibrary @Prof_Jo_Ivers
@TCDPGAdvisory @tcdalumni '@START_ERN #addiction #OverdoseAwarenessWeek @RutlandCentre
















































