Luminescent glycosensor research
Welcome to the website of the research group of Dr Joe Byrne, a chemistry research group based in Ireland (University of Galway until December 2022, then University College Dublin). We investigate topics at the interface of carbohydrate chemistry and inorganic chemistry, with a particular interest in creating tools against bacteria. Our research is funded by Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the Higher Education Authority, and is supported by the School of Chemistry and CÚRAM Centre for Medical Device Research. We are also members of the GlycoNanoProbes COST Action network. Please navigate around the site to learn more about our research interests, our team and news.
We are always open to new collaborations and enquiries about vacancies. For informal enquiries, feel free to get in touch.
There are currently vacancies in the group – please see here for more details.
Recent News
RSC Carbohydrate Meeting in Belfast and first SugarCoat Team Meeting
Joe spoke at this RSC/ICI joint event at Queens University Belfast and also had the first in-peron meeting of the SugarCoat North South Research Project team. [Click photo for more]
Joe interviewed in The Irish Times
Claire O’Connell interviewed Joe for a write-up in the Irish Times about his recent trip to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Germany, meeting chemistry Nobel winners, and my current research programme in into sensors for bacterial infections. Click on photo to read the full article.
Team present at three international conferences
Joe and Karolina presented their work at conferences in Dublin, Grenoble and online this summer. [click for details]
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