We've almost finished the preparations for our lab to open and we think it looks great! #ul #ulspitstudy #limerickpost #psychology #stressstudy

Stephen, Ann-Marie and Rachel are joined by Dr. Sandra O'Brien, PhD students Eoin Brown, Catherine Naughton and Páraic Ó'Súilleabháin (NUI Galway) to set up the lab's new plate reader and centrifuge with Mason Technology. The plate reader allows us to examine the hormones that we collect from our participants' saliva samples. We pipette the samples in to a plate, which is then read to analyse the levels present in the sample. The centrifuge allows us to spin down the saliva s

Alan Jacques of the Limerick Post was interested to hear about our study, giving it its new nickname "The UL Spit Study"! He asked Stephen and Rachel to give him the scoop on the plans for the study and for the lab, and gave us a great write-up in print and online. See the article here: http://www.limerickpost.ie/2014/11/21/study-to-focus-on-stress-levels-of-limericks-unemployed/ #ul #ulspitstudy #limerickpost #psychology #stressstudy