RCSI researcher Dr Chris Greene awarded £300,000 Lister Prize for blood-brain barrier and schizophrenia research
Dr Chris Greene, a researcher at RCSI in Dublin, has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Lister Prize Fellowship, receiving £300,000 in flexible funding over five years to advance research into the blood-brain barrier and its role in schizophrenia. The Lister Prize is one of the most notable awards for early-career biomedical researchers in the UK and Ireland, awarded by the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine.
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Dr Chris Greene, StAR Research Lecturer in the Department of Physiology and Medical Physics and FutureNeuro at RCSI, has been named a 2026 Lister Prize Fellow, receiving £300,000 to support pioneering research into the blood-brain barrier.
The Lister Prize is one of the most prestigious awards available to early-career biomedical researchers in the UK and Ireland.
Awarded by the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, the prize provides recipients with £300,000 in flexible funding over five years, enabling them to pursue ambiti
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