Building climate-resilient crops through research on low oxygen sensing and responses in plants
We are delighted to share that Dr Ailbhe Brazel has recently been awarded a prestigious Research Ireland Pathway Programme grant to investigate low oxygen sensing and responses in plants, with the aim of developing greater climate resilience in crops.
The Research Ireland Pathway Programme is a highly competitive national funding scheme designed to support outstanding early-career researchers in establishing themselves as independent research leaders. With an overall success rate of around 20%, the award represents a major achievement and supports researchers in building their own research programmes, including the supervision of postgraduate students.
Ailbhe has been working as a Teaching Fellow on the TERRAFORM Project since August 2024 and will now move on to develop her own independent research programme as a Research Assistant Professor in the Botany Discipline at Trinity College Dublin.
As part of the programme, Ailbhe is currently recruiting for a 3-month Research Assistant position and a funded 4- year PhD student to join the project.
Huge congratulations to Ailbhe on this fantastic achievement – we are excited to see this research programme grow and develop.
