Tale from a Pandemic…
I feel the scientific community should be prouder than ever to have adapted and to continue fighting against everything that is trying to stop us…
Being a researcher is not just a job
Once you get into research you can never really stop: there is always something more to study, to learn, some new variable to try or curiosity to satisfy
Swedish Meatballs
My worries to get into this new experience were unfounded, because everything turned out very good despite the difficulties…
The charm of Cambridge
I instantly fell for the charm of Cambridge. It is a beautiful city. The place has a unique character and charm as around every corner one can find historic university buildings or decorative gardens
Sweet home Dublin
Secondment leads you out of your comfort zone, of your city, of your every-day routine to be open to whatever comes. And all this is not to be told but to be lived and enjoyed.
Life in the North
I acclimated to life here in the north, as well as to its routines and rituals (I never miss a fika break!)
Four seasons in one day, but lovely anyway
I have been so lucky to live in a lovely house in the South of Dublin, especially because I am so close to Bray. Between Bray and Greystones, there is a route that has stolen my heart…
Barcelona is an incredibly beautiful city
As it happened, the city, the company and the people all exceeded my expectations. Barcelona is an incredibly beautiful city…
A Catalonian Summer to Remember
I experienced life as a temporary resident in Barcelona, surrounded by the magic of Antoni Gaudí and modernista architecture, the gorgeous food and weather and at the weekends I travelled to see spectacular events…
Grand Irish Summer
Fresh-air and greenness of beautiful Ireland were the landscape chosen by 4 3D-NEONET fellows to spend the month of July…
Xenopat and Barcelona are hard to leave
I am extremely fortunate to acquire further industry experience in a very supportive company (as well as some winter sunshine!). Once more the team at Xenopat were superb to work with
No bus or skyscrapers, but wonderful time in Oklahoma after all
The cocktail made of the Airbnb description and years of American TV shows contributed to build in my mind a picture of Oklahoma City that was looking like something between San Francisco and New Orleans…
Learning from tomorrow Scientists
3DNEONET gets invaluable feedback at school visits from these “scientists-to-be” and their prejudices-free brains. Entries to our drawing contests are amazing, full of smart thoughts and challenging questions…
Seeing the Regulatory World Through Spanish Lenses!
My stay in Madrid (at Ocupharm) was truly a wonderful experience – introducing me to a new world of medical device regulations, ocular therapeutics and of course, delicious Spanish food…
The Spanish Sunshine and the Irish need of Vitamin D
The Barcelona sunshine was calling and my pale Irish face was eager to obtain a freckle or two. Between PhD and Postdoc I have been in an academic bubble for over a decade.
Dublin and UCD for beginners
For people coming from smaller universities, UCD Belfield Campus is like a new exciting city to explore. Get loss among corridors, floors and buildings some time… you will always discover something interesting and new.
QUB secondment to Ocupharm. Madrid is a great place to visit, specially with young children
All the staff of Ocupharm were highly qualified in their respective profession, fully enthusiastic when providing assistance and very friendly in nature. We consider ourselves very lucky to have been working with such high-spirited team…
2017 UCD Summer School on Inherited Blindness
The students engaged each morning in informal seminar-style talks on Genetics, Inherited Diseases, Pharmacology, Novel Drug Therapy and Bioinformatics delivered by UCD researchers and professors
Great Presentation on Ocular Sustained Release Drug Delivery by UCD Neuroscience students
We are a group of third year neuroscience students. We prepared this seminar presentation about the use of sustained release ocular formulations and their potential to revolutionise the retinal therapeutics market.
Tips and advice to live in Madrid by a 3D-NET Fellow
I was very keen to go on secondment, so I was delighted when Lorenzo told me about the Neonet project and explained me the secondment possibilities.
Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) in Braga: an amazing lab in a fantastic city
This history begun some months ago. Our group research, as spin-off Company of the University Complutense of Madrid was included in European Project about drug delivery for oncology and ocular pathologies. It sounds amazing…
UCD Heads New Cancer and Eye Treatment Consortium
THIS year, UCD will lead a new initiative to develop treatments for cancer and eye disease. The Drug Discovery and Delivery Network for Oncology and Eye Treatment, or 3D-NEO-NET creates an international consortium of scientists, engineers, chemists, and other specialists who hope to gain new research knowledge.
Learning on Mechanisms of Cancer and Aging in zebrafish, Valeria Di Giacomo
Valeria Di Giacomo is an expert in the field of oncology and uses of mouse and zebrafish animal models. Graduated in Biotechnology, Valeria received the Master in Medical Biotechnology in March 2008 by the University of Bologna.
