Barry Boland

Lecturer in Pharmacology @ University College Cork, Ireland. Researcher on Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Actively moving to Bluesky

[Tim Burgess @Tim_Burgess]

I’ve seen comments saying ‘Does anyone really need that many amps?”

Believe me, the magic of Kevin Shields is right there for you to see. He meticulously uses each and all of them - for volume, contrast, colour and things no other human even knows. We are here just to appreciate

[Barry Boland @barrygboland]

@jeremykearney @jonathanhealy @EndaBradyTV @UCC @IDAIRELAND @dfatirl @Entirl @Researchirel Thank you Jeremy! It was great experience and I learned a lot from the team involved.

[Barry Boland @barrygboland]

I joined a panel on @TRTWorld (airing today at 4pm) to discuss Ireland’s pharma success, its impact on academia & the economy, and US tariffs. Hosted by @Endabradytv with @jonathanhealy & @seamuscoffey. Watch: https://t.co/raia8QeqWi

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Everyone needs to hear this…

[Barry Boland @barrygboland]

Another reason to leave X / Twitter: https://t.co/nzzC2hI6l5

[Andrew Coogan @Cooganlab]

Budget 2026, for Higher Education and Research, was there a "PRTLI" type of allocation made? I cannot see specifics, there is a reference to a infrastructure programme, but capital allocation is only increased by 90 million (which would not go far)https://t.co/LaK6rQKRMU

[Andrew Coogan @Cooganlab]

We pay 23% VAT for consumables for medical research, but for some reason the government priority is to cut VAT to 9% for this lot.

[Yoko Ono @yokoono]

AWARENESS AND THE SYSTEM
Yoko: The public believes that there's somebody up there who's very powerful because they're rich and they control the media etcetera. And they think, 'Oh, we don't have the control so we can't do it.' And we have this negativism all the time. But that's not what it is at all. They're not powerful because they're rich and they control the media. They're powerful, sadly enough because they are 'aware' and they're trying to keep other people ignorant. If our awareness level gets to the same level as they are, we outnumber them. So there's nothing they can do.

John: Who is 'they'? Well, whoever 'they' are - That kept the workers uneducated. That sent children down in the mines in the Industrial Revolution in England. Who tried not to educate people. We're all part of a system, in a way, and 'they' includes us, too. #powertothepeople

[Barry Boland @barrygboland]

I’ve decided to close my X account in the near future. I can’t justify “checking in” on X, when any engagement fuels Elon Musk’s revenue. Bluesky and LinkedIn look like the only real alternative. What we need now is a mass exodus from X.

[Barry Boland @barrygboland]

@stevethewall @RealCandaceO There needs to be a mass exodus of X users off the X platform. The irony of people giving out about Musk on X, could prevented if enough people left the platform and let it rot.

[Jennifer Guerriero, PhD @JennGuerriero]

PSA: Stop calling macrophages in tissue M1 or M2. These are not states that exist in biology. The only use of M1 is a macrophage cultured ex vivo with LPS and IFNg; and for M2: IL-4/13/10. Macrophages in tissues are highly complex and diverse and do not resemble either of the aforementioned M1/M2 states. M1/M2 language causes confusion and sets the field back. Refer to your macrophages by the molecules they express and the cytokines they make.

[Barry Boland @barrygboland]

@drnire @ninacarberry Great to hear @ninacarberry speak out for better funding support from the EU and the Irish government, for care and research for people living, caring and striving to understand the biological underpinnings of #Alzheimer’s disease. @lawlessj @Researchirel @hrbireland

[Andrew Coogan @Cooganlab]

Everyone who
Got a “Fundable but not funded” from SFI the last year had every reason to be furious that SFI preferred to piss away research funds on the lawyers for a management putsch.
https://t.co/ChdvSVxgfj

[David Sinclair @davidasinclair]

The “age-reversal” drug is a common glucose transporter inhibitor that makes you pee out sugar. Odd that 66% of the placebo group (dark dots) are also above the line, indicating they too gained telomere length, which, according to the authors, was from healthier living 🤨

[John F. Cryan @jfcryan]

Important message from @IUAofficial - Invest in research, invest in the future

[Barry Boland @barrygboland]

@pagep195 @DavidLo08268602 A breath of fresh air! Great to hear the distinctive shimmering sounds of your guitar again!

[Andrew Coogan @Cooganlab]

20 years ago and things have only gotten worse.

[Barry Boland @barrygboland]

‘We must replace critical thinking with intuitive critical thinking’ https://t.co/QfKbnz0pH2 via @timeshighered

[Micheál Martin @MichealMartinTD]

So saddened to learn of the passing of RTE broadcaster Seán Rocks.

My thoughts are with his family, friends and RTE colleagues at this time.

[Barry Boland @barrygboland]

Baby brains show striking levels of tau hyperphosphorylation, yet no tangles. Does this challenge the idea that hyperphosphorylation alone drives tangle formation? 🧠🍼
👉 https://t.co/Jxu5qa9AFu