University College Dublin (UCD) researcher Dr Nicola Fletcher has received a coveted European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant for her groundbreaking project NanoX.
UCD Research and InnovationNov 5 2024 University College Dublin researcher Dr. Nicola Fletcher has received a coveted European Research Council Synergy Grant for her groundbreaking project NanoX.
With funding of over €6 million, Dr Fletcher's collaboration with Dr Venera Weinhardt at the University of Heidelberg in Germany and Professor Maria Harkiolaki at the UK's national synchrotron light source science facility Diamond Light Source Limited, aims to develop and implement innovative x-ray technology for tissue biopsies. This will allow them to visualise tissues at a level of detail not previously possible, a crucial step for understanding the mechanisms of disease.
President of the European Research Council, Professor Maria Leptin, said, "It is so inspiring to see how the Synergy Grants bring together remarkable researchers from many disciplines, countries and even continents, united by their ambition to tackle difficult research questions. Congratulations to all the winners - I look forward to following their progress as they push our boundaries of knowledge.
Soft x-ray microscopy is a novel, exciting imaging technique which allows scientists to visualise cells in exquisite detail, but it has yet to be applied to imaging whole tissues.
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