Publication Title: Biofluid-specific variations in circulating 5′ transfer RNA fragments during ictal and interictal states in experimental temporal lobe epilepsy. A group of PRIME researchers collaborated to publish a paper in Epilepsia – authors: Marie Soukupova1*, Elena Perez Morrissey2,3*, Annunziata Guarino1, Pietro Marino1, Cristiana Pareo1, Nicolò Birtolo1, Saad Zaheer2, Rachel Stewart2,3, Ina Woods2, Felix Rosenow4,…
The paper ‘Modeling the microRNA Regulation of TGF-β/SMAD Signaling Pathways for Seizure Control in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy’ written by Walton…
EU FET OPEN PRIME research results are the focus of a European Commission CORDIS video, promoting the excellent work of…
Whilst the 54 month EU FET OPEN PRIME research period of the project may now be concluded, our PRIME researchers…
As the consortium partners work towards concluding the EU FET OPEN PRIME project, Principal Investigator Dr Deirdre Kilbane reflects on…
On 8th July 2025, the EU Fet Open PRIME project was presented at The European Symposium on Electrochemical and Electrospun…
EU Fet Open PRIME was identified by the European Commission as a project of significant interest to feature on the…
Researchers representing the EU Fet Open PRIME project from consortium partner Tampere University (TAU), attended the 18th annual Scandinavian Society…
In early April, EU Fet Open PRIME was showcased at Waterford Chamber Business Expo – a fantastic industry event, with…
Authors: Aiman Khalil, Kurt J. A. Pumares, Anne Skogberg, Pasi Kallio, Deirdre Kilbane, and Daniel P. Martins Members of the…
On 13th March 2025, EU FET OPEN PRIME was showcased to over 1,000 female students from across the south east…
Kurt Jan Pumares, is a PhD Researcher at Walton Institute, SETU, working on the EU Fet Open PRIME project, as…
EU FET OPEN PRIME December 2024 newsletter is out now! Enjoy a round of PRIME project activities as we reflect…
EU FET Open PRIME project brings together partners from across Europe into a strong multi-disciplinary team. Today we meet the…
Throughout 6th-8th November 2024, EU Fet Open PRIME consortium partners from across Europe travelled to northern Italy, coming together for…
EU FET Open PRIME project brings together partners from across Europe into a strong multi-disciplinary team. Today we meet the…
Tampere University (TAU), a partner in the EU FET Open PRIME project, attended the 10th annual UPM Biomedicals conference on…
EU FET Open PRIME partners representing Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) and University of Ferrara (UniFE) Italy, attended the…
The European Researchers’ Night is an initiative promoted by the European Commission which has been running since 2005, and sees…
EU FET Open PRIME project brings together partners from across Europe into a strong multi-disciplinary team. Today we meet the…
Who are Aarhus University? EU FET Open PRIME project brings together partners from across Europe into a strong multi-disciplinary team.…
EU FET Open PRIME project brings together partners from across Europe into a strong multi-disciplinary team. Today we meet two…
Who are Omiics? EU FET Open PRIME project brings together partners from across Europe into a strong multi-disciplinary team. Today…
On 20th March 2024, National University Day was recognised in Italy. Researchers working on the EU FET Open PRIME Project…
EU Fet Open PRIME project: “A Personalized Living Cell Synthetic Computing Circuit for Sensing and Treating Neurodegenerative Disorders.” PRIME’s grand…
PhD Researchers at Walton Institute reflected recently on the activities they participated in across the EU Horizon 2020 FET Open…
On 7th December 2023, FutureNeuro held their ‘Annual Research Day’, an internal conference to showcase and recap on their partners’…
EU-FET Open PRIME PhD research students Aiman Khalil and Kurt Jan Pumares, represented the Walton Institute and SETU at ACM…
On 29th and 30th August 2023, EU-FET Open PRIME PhD research students Aiman Khalil and Kurt Jan Pumares, represented the…
Kurt Jan Pumares joined the Walton team as part of the Emerging Networks Laboratory Research Division in July 2022. We asked…
In May 2022 Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) transitioned to the South East Technological University (SETU). The Minister for Further…
Dr Deirdre Kilbane was interviewed in January 2022 by Irish Tech News about her research at the Walton Institute including the EU FET Open PRIME…
In December 2021, Walton Institute’s Dr Deirdre Kilbane, was interviewed by Tech Central about her research including networks, nanotechnology and quantum technology. You’re…
Going beyond nanotechnology to find a more effective therapy for epilepsy Dr Sasitharan Balasubramaniam Director of Research in Walton Institute, Waterford…
Waterford-based researchers have been awarded €4.4m in EU funding to develop a ‘living brain implant’ that can sense and treat…
Life-altering brain implant will sense and treat impending seizures A group of Waterford-based researchers are leading a ground-breaking new project…
