Minister Announces €23 Million in SFI Funding to Ireland's Most Promising Talent
Caitriona Lally, The School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering is one of the 40 new projects to help transition high potential talent to fully independent research leaders.
Minister for Research and Innovation, Mr Seán Sherlock TD said:“Funding for researchers at the outset of their careers is an important element of the Government’s strategy for job creation in research and innovation under our Action Plan for Jobs. SFI’s funding schemes for early career researchers help ensure that excellent research with the potential for real economic and societal impact is properly supported in Ireland. Investment like this is important for Ireland’s developing international reputation for excellent research with impact. The 40 research projects being awarded by SFI today demonstrate the enormous talent and potential that exists among Ireland’s young researchers.”
Well done to Caitriona Lally, she received over circa €615,000 to fund her project ‘Fundamental Insights into Load Induced Fibre Remodelling in Arterial Tissue; Applications in Vascular Tissue Engineering and Medical Device Lally Development’.