UL scientists awarded 730,000 funding for disease research by Zuckerberg charity [Video]

Two scientists at University Limerick (UL) have been awarded funding of more than €730,000 ($800,000) by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the philanthropic organisation founded by Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr Priscilla Chan.

Dr Maria Doyle and Prof Aedín Culhane of UL’s School of Medicine and the Limerick Digital Cancer Research Centre were awarded the funding to support their work on Bioconductor, an open source software project that provides tools for analysing genomic data, critical for understanding diseases at a molecular level.

The software allows for the analysis of large biological data at the genomics and molecular levels and helps scientists solve complex biological problems and find better treatments for disease.

Dr Doyle was given funding to support emerging leaders in Bioconductor, improve online resources, and strengthen collaborative efforts within the open-source community.

Prof Culhane was awarded funding to run a global Train the Trainer programme, which will be led by Dr Doyle, the Global Community Manager …