UCD invite you to the ENGAGE 2022 Grand Final taking place on Tuesday 12th of April at 4.30pm.
The event is both in-person event in the Moore Auditorium UCD O’Brien Centre for Science and online via a live Zoom webinar.
Hosted by the UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, the ENGAGE Seminars are an annual competition featuring late stage Ph.D. students presenting their research to a public, non-specialist audience in a clear and effective way.
Phil Smyth, an award winning science communicator and broadcaster, is hosting the event.
ENGAGE 2022 Grand Final talk titles:
Niamh Moreton: “Stroke: Priming the Brain to Survive”
Supervisor: Prof John O’Connor
Ciara Lynch:“Planet Earth III? Can we give David Attenborough a reason to be optimistic?”
Supervisor: Assoc Prof David O’Connell
Niall Treacy:“Keeping it Renal: Growing Kidney Tissue Without Using Animal Materials”
Supervisor: Assoc Prof John Crean
Danielle Galvin: “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater – Are herbal remedies just glorified soup?”
Supervisor: Asst Prof Derek Costello
Rebecca Sheridan: “Understanding how cancer hacks our cell communication network”
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Margaret McGee
Elin Strachan:“Inherited Blindness: Next Top Model”
Supervisor: Asst Prof Niamh O’Sullivan
The UCD Clinical Research Centre (UCD CRC) is an academic led, multi-site centre supporting clinical and translational research. It operates under a single governance structure within the UCD School of Medicine and the College of Health and Agricultural Sciences. The UCD CRC is at the core of the Health research and innovation strategy and provides a focal point for collaborative, multidisciplinary patient-focused research.
The centre links the clinical community to core university research institutes including the UCD Conway Institute, Systems Biology Ireland and the UCD Charles Institute of Dermatology. Over the last 5 years, the UCD CRC has developed a comprehensive taught graduate programme including an MSc in Clinical and Translational Research and a Graduate Certificate in Clinical Trials This exciting education initiative is training the next generation of investigators and research professionals.
The UCD Clinical Research Centre undertakes research in a wide range of diseases.
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