Laure Marignol MSc, PhD

Laure Marignol, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in Radiobiology at the Discipline of Radiation Therapy in the School of Medicine. She is an Elected Fellow of the University. Head of Research for her Discipline, she drove the creation of the Applied Radiation Therapy Trinity (ARTT) research group, while leading her Translational Radiobiology and Molecular Oncology research laboratory. Dr. Marignol has worked for over 12 years on the problem of the selective destruction of cancer cells with ionizing radiation, through the design of in vitro models, the molecular classification of disease, and innovations in therapeutic approaches. Her work mostly focused on prostate cancer owing to her close relationship with the Urology Department at St James's Hospital. With close to 100 peer-reviewed research works, she is best known for her earlier work on understanding the molecular impact of oxygenation levels on the response of prostate tumors to radiation. Her research also focuses on novel approaches to improving cell lethality by radiation.

She is serving as Chair of the Irish Radiation Research Society and advisor to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). She sits on the Radiobiology committee of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) and joined the Faculty of their course in Basic Clinical Radiobiology. She holds an editorial position with Nature Scientific Reports. Recipient of the highly competitive St Luke's Young Investigator Award of the Royal Irish Academy of Medicine, she was awarded grant funding from the Irish Cancer Society and Science Foundation Ireland. Dr. Marignol is also known for her ability to train students and Health Care Professionals on the research process. She received a Teaching Award from the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences to develop her 5-step research guide into the online Trinity Research Education Environment (TREE). Priding herself in being fair, a value most appreciated by her students and peers, Dr. Marignol has developed her career through the combination of a love of learning, a need to be challenged, and awareness that kindness is key to progress. She believes in embracing the possibility of a second chance and takes pleasure in exploring a hunch, in hearing the perspective of others, and in encouraging the scientific community to continue to explore her field. She lives near Dublin with her husband and three young children. She regularly visits her family in Avignon, France.