Dr Martin Barr
@MartinBarr10
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Clinical Scientist & Clinical Senior Lecturer at St James's Hospital & Trinity College Dublin. Interest in translational lung cancer research. Proud Donegalian.
Dublin City, Ireland
Joined October 2016
@CancerInstIRE wishes to extend a sincere thank you to Averil Power for her inspirational & innovative leadership during her time at @IrishCancerSoc As a passionate advocate & visionary leader, her dedication made a lasting impact on care for people affected by cancer.
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👇If you’re working on *extracellular vesicles (EVs)* -not electric vehicles/EVs- you’re welcome to join us on 8th December at Trinity College Dublin @TCDPharmacy @tcdTBSI @CancerInstIRE
An EV seminar day will take place on Monday 8 December at the Knowledge Exchange in Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute Pearse Street. Link to register is here: https://t.co/GByyuJeTaV Registration closes on 28 November
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Post-Doctoral Opportunity! Join my lab to study lung cancer & brain metastasis. Required: PhD in cancer biology/immunology/molecular biology 🗓️ Apply here by 24 Nov 2025: https://t.co/wfjcr4Vgpz
@CancerCentreIre @RCSI_Irl @RCSI_postgrad
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Posted 9:52:43 AM. Job Title: Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment: Department of MedicineReporting to: Dr. Catríona…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Thirty years after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer, Tim Herlihy is still sharing his story with humour and gratitude. 💬 “If it gives at least one person hope, it will have done its job.” Watch Tim’s story and see how research saves lives. 🔗 https://t.co/J8JNDLtjkQ
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Great to see our Lung Cancer Coordinator, Finola Fitzsimons, teaming up with Melanie Strickland from the Marie Keating Foundation to share vital information and raise awareness about lung cancer. #LungCancerAwareness #TSJCI
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The Marie Keating Foundation launches “The Breathless Collection” to Highlight Early Symptoms of #LungCancer With 2,740 diagnosed annually, we urge the public: Don’t wear the symptoms of lung cancer. With early detection, lung cancer can be treatable. https://t.co/BFh7rprrHG
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Here are some details about how lung cancer is diagnosed in Ireland. Remember if notice any changes with your health, please go to your GP. Please see the link below for a list of signs and symptoms of lung cancer. https://t.co/dstt407nli
#lcam #earlydetection
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And almost 3 decades later, in 2011, I prescribed immunotherapy for the very first time in my career and watched a patient’s melanoma melt away The gap between advances in basic science and progress in the clinic can be long but, without research, we won’t move forward at all!
#OTD in 1982 laureate James Allison published a paper in the Journal of Immunology identifying the protein structure of the T cell receptor, a previously mysterious ignition switch for immune response. His research led to a new way to treat cancer by using our own immune
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Kicking off the @etop_ibcsg Annual Meeting, with: - Keynote lectures @g_mountzios @FordePatrick #PaulBaas #MauricePerol - Translational outputs #StephenFinn - Growing participation across 🇪🇺🇮🇪 @RolfStahel
@CancerCentreIre @CancerInstIRE @cancertrials_ie @LungCommunity #LCSM
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🎤 We’re so moved by the incredible feedback on our Cancer Revolution exhibition. Visitors said they left feeling hopeful, inspired by survivor stories & the progress of cancer research in Ireland.💙 Their words capture its essence: real progress and real hope. #MakeMoreSurvivors
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Having completed the marathon today, it is not too late to donate to Lorraine’s fundraising.
On the 26th of October Lorraine Moriarty will be taking part in the Irish Life Dublin marathon in memory of her sister in law Tracy. Tracy was one of the founding members of the ILCC. To donate, please visit: https://t.co/Y2nPhxgUCp
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We are the #voices representing other #cancerpatients around Ireland, & our concerns need clarification! We stand united behind @mccarthymt7 and his colleagues🎗️ #cancerfunding
#cancercare
#cancerinequities
#cancer
#cancerbudgets
The Oireachtas Committee on Health heard from cancer advocates who expressed concerns around future funding for services.
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Today, the @CancerInstIRE hosted its annual #TSJCI #ResearchDay A showcase of some of the novel, innovative research, #survivorship & patient-centred #care Delighted to present our research on #FGFR2 in #lungcancer on behalf of Conor Murtagh @stjamesdublin @TrinityMed1 @TCDTMI
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Very exciting to see the @lung_check_ie published 👉Lung Health Check pilot: Ireland’s flagship lung cancer screening trial https://t.co/fmOeRFh36t
@CotterSeamus @LungCommunity @CancerCentreIre @IrishCancerSoc #lcsm
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Introduction Low-dose chest CT (LDCT) has demonstrated the ability to detect early-stage lung cancer (LC) and improve disease-specific mortality in high-risk individuals. Use of LC risk scores such...
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PhD opportunity: I have a fully funded PhD to offer in my lab; investigating mechanisms of KRAS resistance in NSCLC. Apply with link below 🧫🧬@RCSI_Irl @RCSI_postgrad
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This project aims to decipher exactly how HDAC6 drives resistance and in so doing create effective combination regimens for patients with KRAS-driven NSCLC. More ...
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#ESMO25🔥 Science, mentorship, & community in motion With 20+ presentations from 🇮🇪, including oral presentations, discussions, challenge the expert, YO sessions, tracks & committees, we are grateful to grow with the @myESMO community 🌍🇮🇪 #ESMO25 #ESMOAmbassadors @myESMO
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Congratulations, Mark & Team!👏👏
More congratulations👏 This time to Dr Mark Ward and fellow CLuB members for publication of a paper in the British Journal of Cancer
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Congratulations, Brian!👏👏
Congratulations to CLuB’s funded Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dr Brian Henderson, for being of the four recipients of the @tcddublin 2025-26 Research Initiatives Fund which is aimed at supporting early career researchers from Health Sciences #STEM #healthsciences 👏
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A heartfelt thank you to Kevin Kennedy for courageously sharing his story in the @Independent_ie helping to raise vital awareness of Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer. Grateful also to Ms Claire Donohue, Upper GI Surgeon @stjamesdublin @CancerInstIRE, for her expert insights
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A full house today for the All Island Biobanking symposium. The theme, 'From Sample to Society' perfectly captured the power of biobanking in transforming healthcare and research, with talks from scientists, clinicians and patient advocates @BiobankIre @CancerInstIRE #biobanks
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