Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) 2015 – COFUND Award Winner

Dr David Hoey is one of the 3 recipients of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) 2015 – COFUND awards remitted on December 10th, 2015 in Luxembourg City (www.MSCA2015.lu)
He received his award from Martine Reicherts, the Director General of the DG Education and Culture of the European Commission.

The MSCA 2015 - COFUND award recognises him as an outstanding researcher amongst the most promising scientists funded by the COFUND scheme.

Dr David Hoey is an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the Trinity College Dublin of the University of Dublin. He held his COFUND postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University in 2009-2011, working with Professor Chris Jacobs and renowned leaders in Mechanobiology, where he was able to develop a completely new set of skills and expertise in the area of Cell and Molecular Biomechanics. His COFUND RESPIRE international mobility fellowship was then completed at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, under Professor Fergal O’Brien tutelage, where he went on to develop more translational, therapeutic applications in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Dr Hoey pursues cutting-edge fundamental research into developing innovative treatments for bone-loss diseases such as osteoporosis. He received several professional awards and honours related to his research at Columbia University, including the “New Investigator Recognition Award” of the Orthopaedic Research Society, and several prestigious invitations. Dr Hoey is also a recipient of a European Research Council Starting Grant.