Women's contributions to radiobiology in Ireland; from small beginnings….

Over the last 45 years, the women of the Radiation and Environmental Science Centre (RESC) contributed to the major paradigm shift in low dose radiobiology contributing exciting new research concerning non-targeted effects, including discovery of lethal mutations, medium transfer bystander mechanisms, and signaling pathways. They also developed translational research using human explant culture systems with unique immunocytochemical methods and more recently evolved to molecular and spectroscopic analysis of clinical samples. The RESC also developed unique in vitro research methods into effects of radiation on non-human species of concern in ecosystems.