Interested?

We would be happy to give you a call back to discuss what is involved, you are welcome to call us at 091 495465 . 

 Thank you for considering volunteering. We are very grateful to everyone who has contributed to our research over the past 12 years. 

Have you been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder?

Bipolar Disorder is the subject of a current study using MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) to scan the brain to better understand the how people process emotion in the brain and whether this is different in people with bipolar disorder. 

Have you been psychotic or been diagnosed with Schizophrenia?

Psychosis is a broad term that refers to a cluster of mental illnesses resulting from when a person suffers distressing experiences due to a loss of contact with reality. Schizophrenia is a severe, disabling and complex psychiatric disorder. Common features include hallucinations, delusions, gross disorganization of speech or thought, cognitive and memory deficits and flattened affect. Despite anti-psychotic treatment approximately 30% of patients still remain symptomatic. The Galway schizophrenia study explores structural and diffusion MRI changes in chronic patients and the longitudinal effects of anti-psychotic medication.

Could you be a healthy volunteer?

In order to compare the effects of illness we also include healthy control participants in our studies. To be eligible to participate as a healthy volunteer you should have no personal history of psychiatric illness and no major medical illnesses. 

Call us: If you want to know if you might be eligible and to find out more about what is involved please give us a call (091 495465) and more research studies are listed here: http://www.nuigalway.ie/nicog/currentresearch/patientrecruitment/

 We are open to inquiries from talented student from a wide variety of applicable fields including neuroscience, neuroimaging, pharmacy, physics, mathematics, radiography, biomedical engineering and psychology. Inquiries should include a cover letter, CV and transcripts and IELTS or equivalent if applicable.

POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES
Postdoctoral applicants are welcome to get in touch and we would point you to have alook at the upcoming deadline of Nov 2020 for the Irish Research Council postdoctoral fellowships, please check your eligibility: http://research.ie/funding/goipd/ The  NUI Awards: http://www.nui.ie/awards/PostDoctoralFellowships/ 

PhD & MD OPPORTUNITIES
We are open to taking on new PhD & MD candidates whos career goals are aligned with the lab goals: For PhD student Scholarships please see the Irish Research Council http://research.ie/funding/goipg/, College Scholarships at NUI Galway may be available and our NUI Galway Hardiman Scholarship Scheme http://www.nuigalway.ie/hardiman-scholarships/. Other places to look: NIH Graduate Partnership Program . Welcome Trust/NIH initiative.

MASTERS PROGRAMME
'Clinical Neuroscience' is now available at NUI Galway. On this programme the lab supervises some research projects. 
https://www.nuigalway.ie/clinical-neuroscience/

UNDERGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES
HRB Summer Student Scholarships, Anatomical Society Scholarship, NUI Galway College of Science Scholarships, NIU Galway College Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences Schoalrships (for the latter inquire with the intended academic supervisor).

INTERNSHIP
We will consider applications of a minimum duration of stay of 6 months and over and from candidates with a course or module track record that fits our research laboratory.

Science is better with a broad and diverse team. We welcome and encourage differences, it is our uniqueness that make us the team we are regardless of age, gender-identity, ethnicity, nationality, disability, family status, sexual orientation, religion or socio-economic status. More on the university vision for equality, diversity and inclusivity http://www.nuigalway.ie/equalityanddiversity/