Welcome to the National
Children's Research Centre
Our Team
We support a wide range of individuals: scientists, clinicians, nurses and allied health professionals to conduct high quality research in the area of paediatric medicine.
Our Grant Award Schemes
The National Children's Research Centre supports research into the cause, prevention and cure of childhood illnesses, with a view to developing optimal medical care, through a series of grant awards.
Our Research Facilities
The National Children's Research Centre offers state of the art laboratory facilities in our recently refurbished laboratories; we are also developing a Paediatric Clinical Research Unit.
Our Research Programmes
The NCRC's research has an exciting new agenda and challenge to meet in order to continue its historic contribution to paediatric knowledge and in trying to solve the mysteries of childhood illness and disease.
Irish Paediatric Research Network
The NCRC hosts the Irish Paediatric Research Network (IPRN), providing advice and support on all aspects of clinical study design and management. This is a portal to key national and European clinical leglislation and will provide a clinical study toolbox to help establish paediatric clinical studies.
How Can We Help?
The aim of the National Children's Research Centre is to faciltate and foster high quality research in areas of paediatric medicine. Click here to find out the ways in which our Centre can help scientists, clinicians, nurses and allied health professionals grow their research in paediatrics.
Latest Grant Awards
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Research Award in Cardiology to Dr Kevin Walsh
Posted on Dec 21, 2011
Research Award in Cardiology to Dr Kevin Walsh.
The funding will cover a 3 year Clinical PhD for the study ‘Resistant Hypertension Post Aortic Coarctation Repair- a study of hypertension patterns and a potential solution’
Our Seminar Series
Communication of research findings is a fundamental part of the scientific research process. We hold regular research seminars, given by our own and invited researchers on a wide variety of research topics of interest to those in paediatric medical research.
News
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NCRC MD Research Open Day
Posted on May 18, 2012
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Cystic Fibrosis Research: NCRC Researchers in international consortium to study early lung disease in children with CF
Posted on Apr 3, 2012
NCRC Researchers Dr Paul McNally and Dr Barry Linnane (Directors of the SHIELD CF programme) attended an invitation only meeting of international experts in early CF lung disease organised by the European Respiratory Society in Rotterdam. Opinion leaders from Europe, the USA and Australia met to agree on uniform outcome measures for early intervention studies in children with CF.
Careers
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Postdoctoral position
Deadline on 01/05/2012
