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€4.7m awarded to Irish universities in global drive to train data analysts for neuroscience

NeuroInsight Fellowship research programme aims to improve quality of life for people with neurological conditions including motor neuron disease, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease

By Chantal Thurlby-Alexander May 5, 2021 Updated February 3, 2022 4 min read

NeuroInsight programme lead, Prof. Gianpiero Cavalleri, Deputy Director of the FutureNeuro SFI Research Centre and Professor of Human Genetics at RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences. Photo credit: Patrick Bolger

NeuroInsight Fellowship research programme aims to improve quality of life for people with neurological conditions including motor neuron disease, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease

NeuroInsight, a new research training programme led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND worth €4.7 million. The programme will see scientists, from around the world, working in Ireland to develop advanced data skills for research into neurological conditions including motor neuron disease, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease.