{"id":23011,"date":"2022-11-09T22:26:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T23:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=23011"},"modified":"2022-11-09T23:41:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T23:41:16","slug":"irish-motor-neurone-disease-expert-honoured-by-trinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2022\/11\/09\/irish-motor-neurone-disease-expert-honoured-by-trinity\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish motor neurone disease expert honoured by Trinity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2022 Trinity Innovation Awards saw Trinity College Dublin celebrate its network of researchers, entrepreneurs and inventors.<\/p>\n

Prof Orla Hardiman<\/a> has scooped the top prize at this year\u2019s Trinity Innovation Awards.<\/p>\n

Hardiman is professor of neurology at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and leads the university\u2019s academic unit of neurology. She won the Provost Innovation Award at the annual ceremony this evening (8 November).<\/p>\n

Hardiman is an internationally respected authority on the causes, diagnosis and treatment of motor neurone disease (also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS).<\/p>\n

She established a long-running ALS register in TCD and co-founded an initiative called Tricals, which brings together 48 research centres in 16 countries to improve clinical trial design. These centres work on increasing the medical sector\u2019s understanding of the genetic causes of ALS, as well as innovations in digital healthcare.<\/p>\n

Hardiman serves as the HSE\u2019s national clinical lead for neurology and is a principal investigator at the Science Foundation Ireland research centres FutureNeuro and Adapt.<\/p>\n

Presenting her with the award, TCD provost and president Dr Linda Doyle said that Hardiman has \u201can outstanding record of clinical and academic achievement, coupled with significant international and interdisciplinary collaborations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the HSE\u2019s national clinical lead for neurology, as a consultant neurologist at Beaumont Hospital and as Trinity\u2019s first professor of neurology, she strives to improve the lives of people living with motor neurone disease by developing highly innovative approaches in her research<\/a> and in her collaborative partnerships.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Trinity Innovation Awards take place each year, recognising the research and entrepreneurship activity of the university community.<\/p>\n

Hardiman was not the only award winner last night. Doyle congratulated all the recipients, adding that \u201cit is striking to see such a wide range of disciplines \u2013 from history to zoology \u2013 represented among this year\u2019s winners\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese innovations are addressing a wide range of issues such as the need for more reliable broadband, a diagnosis for Parkinson\u2019s disease and a better understanding of ageing in people with intellectual disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prof Werner Blau, fellow emeritus in the TCD School of Physics, won this year\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award for his pioneering work in nanotechnology.<\/p>\n

He joined TCD in 1983 and from 1992 to 2007 he was research director of the Materials Ireland Polymer Research Centre. His work involved close collaboration with indigenous Irish plastic industries for all sectors, including electronics, medical devices and materials processing.<\/p>\n

Blau\u2019s work on the interaction of carbon nanotubes with polymers opened a new field within physics and led to patented technology that was subsequently licensed to US companies Unidym and Ensyse.<\/p>\n

Here is the full list of the 2022 winners at the Trinity Innovation Awards:<\/p>\n