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Sheila Fitzgerald

@_SheilaFitz

PhD student 👩🏻‍🔬 at @rcsi_irl funded by SSPC, the SFI Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals @SSPCentre All views my own

 Limerick, Ireland
Joined August 2011
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Prof Philip Nolan leaves SFI role amid misconduct allegations ow.ly/cvU250RZYfg
Prof Philip Nolan leaves SFI role amid misconduct allegations

Prof Philip Nolan leaves SFI role amid misconduct allegations

Prof Philip Nolan has departed from his role as SFI director general, amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards staff.

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Delighted to say my time at @RCSI_Irl is #PhDone Thanks to my lab-mates, technical staff, @SSPCentre, @RCSI_postgrad, friends and family for the support when it was badly needed! Postgrads please join the PWO and advocate for better working conditions forms.gle/gCKTajkgeZeRquvR9
Postgraduate Worker's Organisation (PWO) Membership Form

Postgraduate Worker's Organisation (PWO) Membership Form

What is PWO? The PWO is the single national union for postgraduate researchers in Ireland. It advocates for better working conditions for postgraduate researchers including better pay, protective...

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Best of luck to the Hockey ID team on their way to the Netherlands for the EuroHockey ID Championships.
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I really wish people would stop drastically using the scenarios of rape or incest as the sole premise for an abortion. A woman doesn’t have to be in a traumatic situation for it to be reason enough. In fact there is zero explanation that needs to be given.
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I was delighted to share some of my recent research and win a prize for my talk at the 73rd Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquium at UCD 👩🏻‍🔬 Thanks to UCD for organising a great 2 days with some amazing chemistry @ChemistryRCSI @irishchemistry @SSPCentre @RCSI_Irl
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MSMLG2025@msmlg20202 Jun 2022
Registration is still open for the MSMLG meeting in Dublin in July msmlg2022.org Over 80 speakers including @ProfDaveLeigh @BenZhongTANG1 @VivianYam1 @JLsessler @chemguy_eli @EricAnslyn @GroupFaulkner @MARK_A_OLSON @chemosensors @CHEMilyQue @rob_elmes @StepheMButler PRT
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Interested in a PhD re the development of targeted Pt anticancer agents? Contact me - would be delighted to support applications for fully funded PhD Scholarships @ChemistryRCSI. @TUDub_ChemPharm @TCD_Chemistry @ucdchemistry @uccchemistry @DCUChemistry academicgates.com/job/rcsi-a…
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I’ve donated to the Irish Cancer Society to support people affected by cancer. You can show your support too. daffodilday.ie
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Congratulations to Prof. Donal O’Shea & Dr Dan Wu @RCSI_Irl Dept. of Chemistry for the award of Research Article of the Year 👏 📌“Potential for release of pulmonary toxic ketene from vaping pyrolysis of vitamin E acetate” ▶sspc.ie/sspc-research-articl… @scienceirel #vaping
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As part of SSPC's research bytes, listen to @_SheilaFitz from @RCSI_Irl Sheila’s research focuses on generating ‘drug hybrids’, which takes existing medicines and gives them an additional functionality ▶youtu.be/kCm90hihY8k @scienceirel #INTERNATIONALDAYOFWOMENINSCIENCE
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Continuous Flow Bioconjugations of NIR-AZA Fluorophores via Strained Alkyne Cycloadditions with Intra-chip Fluorogenic Monitoring (OShea and Fitzgerald) #OpenAccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Delighted to share my first paper from my PhD research in @ChemistryRCSI. Thanks so much to @SSPCentre for their support! Continuous Flow Bioconjugations of NIR‐AZA Fluorophores via Strained Alkyne Cycloadditions with Intra‐Chip Fluorogenic Monitoring** chemistry-europe.onlinelibra…
Continuous Flow Bioconjugations of NIR‐AZA Fluorophores via Strained Alkyne Cycloadditions with...

Continuous Flow Bioconjugations of NIR‐AZA Fluorophores via Strained Alkyne Cycloadditions with...

Continuous in-flow fluorogenic bioconjugations are achievable in five minutes under mild conditions with real-time intra-chip reaction progress monitoring. The use of a fluorogenic tetrazine fluoro...

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Why did she have to die for people to hear that we are not asking for it and that it's not our fault? Ar dheis dé go raibh tú Ashling 🤍
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The 061@the061limerick3 Jan 2022
Competition: Prints getting shipped tomorrow after the Christmas break. To celebrate I'm giving away a People's Park print. It's my favourite print I did all year and could be yours! To enter. Like 👍 Follow 🏃‍♂️ Share 💪 Bonus round: Suggest an alternative title. Best of luck.
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Congratulations to Dan Wu and Donal O'Shea on winning Research Article of the Year 2020 🌟👏 Dan (pictured) accepted this Award on behalf of both winners @RCSI_Research @scienceirel #WeAreSSPC #SSPCSymposium2021
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I had the opportunity to chat with @siliconrepublic a few weeks ago about my research at @ChemistryRCSI @RCSI_Irl @SSPCentre Something that is always the core of my research is making science accessible to all! 🔬🗣️ siliconrepublic.com/innovati…
‘Another weapon in the arsenal’: Creating drug hybrids for treating cancer

‘Another weapon in the arsenal’: Creating drug hybrids for treating cancer

SSPC’s Sheila Fitzgerald discusses her research into drug hybrids and how the ‘misplaced fear of new drugs’ can be tackled with sci-comm.

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Delighted to have the opportunity to share some of my research at this afternoons session @ChemColl72UL. Great day of presentations, really looking forward to day 2! @ChemistryRCSI @ChemicalSciUL @SSPCentre #WeAreSSPC
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