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DCU Life Sciences Institute
Our Research
A single institute that combines our track record in applied research with the expertise of over 60 Principal Investigators across biological sciences, clinical medicine, chemistry, engineering, physics, human performance, psychology, computing and social sciences. Our mission is to ‘Transform Challenges into Impact’.
Tackling Challenges
Our Challenge Based Research (CBR) Programme brings together multi-disciplinary teams focused on making an impact on real-world problems. Putting the research challenge and question at the centre allows us to co-design impactful projects that really matter.
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We are committed to tackling national and global challenges. We have prioritised four challenge spaces within Health, Environment and Food.
Cancer Research
DCU has made cancer research a core priority since its foundation, and the Life Sciences Institute drives this mission through a collaborative, bench‑to‑bedside approach that connects researchers, clinicians, patients, charities and industry partners.
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Focused on transforming cancer outcomes through translational science, our teams accelerate discovery, turn lab breakthroughs into real‑world impact, and improve patient outcomes.
'Our goal is to identify a molecule with real promise... and then collaborate with chemists, biologists and toxicologists to move it toward something that could eventually help patients'
Dr Darren Fayne
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News
02-09-2026
L-R: Maria Bradley, Vitalie Coval, Matthew Ryan, Sean Cummins, Daniela Chiriac, Cara Lue, Abbey Mackin, Emma Sleronick, Lea Lebebvre Fernandes, Emily Moore, Noura Tahboub.