Cellular Health & Toxicology Group (CHAT)

The CHAT group is a recognised research group within ATU Sligo, with 70m2 of dedicated lab space located in the Institute’s Innovation Centre. There are 6 principal investigators in the group (as of Q4 2019) actively researching in a range of areas through building on existing research strengths and through innovative cross-disciplinary approaches.

The following list illustrates the existing key strengths of the PIs and areas in which they are engaged in research:

1. Radiation Biology
2. Mitochondrial Biology
3. Biomarker development
4. Novel drug evaluation
5. Novel cancer target discovery
6. Monoclonal Antibody Technology
7. Natural product drug discovery, including nutraceutical characterisation
8. Food for Health research
9. Biosurfactant research
10. Advanced analytical techniques research
11. Parasitology research
12. Nanotoxicology biocompatibility testing
13. Microbiology research
14. Reactive oxygen species