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Behind the Scenes at the All-Ireland Haematology Forum 2024

Work/Life Balance at SBI: Finding a Place to Call Home

Every year, new team members are welcomed in SBI, many of whom are unfamiliar with Dublin or are moving to Ireland from abroad. This blog gives housing tips and advice from SBI researchers and staff.

A Teen Duo's Dive into Biomedical Science: Our Journey at the 'Let's Chat Medicine' Workshop

In this week's blog, we hear from Millie Mc Cartney, one of the teen participants in SBI's new 'Let's Chat Medicine' PE programme. Millie talks about what she and her friend, Aimee, learned from the experience and how it has impacted their career goals.

'CuriosiTY' a hit with early career researchers and TY students

PhD Student Sophie Kavanagh (Conway Institute) shares her recent experience volunteering with the CuriosiTY programme, a public engagement in STEM programme from SBI and Conway for Transition Year students.

Bowel Cancer: Your A to Z Guide

April is bowel cancer awareness month. In the Republic of Ireland, bowel is the second most common cancer in both men and women and, importantly, it is the second leading cause of cancer death in men and third in women. Approximately 2500 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer in Ireland every year.

Mission of 3TR project inspires researchers and patients

In this month's blog, we are pleased to publish a Q&A with SBI group leader, David Gomez Matallanas, and patient advocate, Joan Jordan, both of whom are involved with the 3TR initiative, an EU-funded public-private partnership project under the IMI umbrella.

SBI enters the world of podcasting

As part of our outreach and communications goals for 2023, SBI ventured into the world of podcasting. “Precisely: A Precision Medicine Podcast” began streaming in September 2023 and has released four unique episodes thus far, each focusing on a different area of precision medicine and health.