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🧠 Researcher Spotlight 🧠 Our second presenter for March is Dr Ayse Keles, who works in Dr Malika Bendechache's lab in the School of Computer Science. Her project is funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action grant agreement .

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🧠 Researcher Spotlight 🧠 Our first presenter for March is Evie Doherty. Evie is funded Research Ireland (Taighde Éireann). Her primary PhD supervisor is Prof. Derek Morris and she is co-supervised by Prof. Gary Donohoe and Prof. Dara Cannon. Join us on March 25th to hear more about her research!

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🧠 Researcher Spotlight 🧠 Our second presenter for February is Dr. Kevin Ng. Kevin is a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Prof. David Finn. A MedTrain+ Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Fellowship Programme funds Kevin’s research. Join us on February 25th at 1pm to hear more about his research!

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🧠 Researcher Spotlight 🧠 Our first presenter for February is Aoife O'Connell. Aoife is supervised by Dr Andrea Kwakowsky and co-supervised by Prof. Leo Quinlan. Her PhD project is funded by a Hardiman PhD Scholarship. Join us on February 25th at 1pm to hear more about her research!

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📢 Join us for our Annual Research Day 2025! We have an exciting lineup of international, national, and local speakers on the day, plus 36 posters from GNC researchers. 📅 Dec 3 📍 B001 Small Lecture Theatre (HBB) ⏰ 9:00am Check out the attached introductions to two of our confirmed speakers!

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🧠Spotlight on a Researcher🧠 Our second Spotlight on a Researcher for October is Izzat Zulkiflee, who is conducting his PhD studies under the supervision of Dr. Isma Liza Mohd Isa and co-supervised by Prof. Abhay Pandit. Join us today at 1:00pm in G001 in the HBB to hear about his research.

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🧠Spotlight on a Researcher🧠 Our first Spotlight on a Researcher for October is Patrick C Hurley. Patrick is supervised by Dr. Una FitzGerald and co-supervised by Prof. Gerard O'Connor and Dr. Jill McMahon. Join us today at 1:00pm in G001 Seminar Room in the HBB to hear more about his research.

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🧠 Spotlight on Summer Researchers 🧠 BSc students, Bláithín Mullen and Ciara Ní Dhochartaigh (both from Pharmacology), and Maria Usatii (Anatomy), conducted summer research in the labs of Dr Declan McKernan, Dr Andrea Kwakowsky, and Prof Dara Cannon. See the attached for details of their work!

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🧠 Spotlight on Researchers🧠 Health science students Alice McKeon and Lenora Murphy conducted research this summer under the supervision of Dr Sinéad Hynes. See the attached profiles for a summary of their experiences as summer research students and the work they completed.

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🧠 September Researcher Spotlight 🧠 Dr Daniela Rodrigues Amorim is a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Dr Michelle Roche (with co-supervision from Prof. David Finn and Prof. Abhay Pandit).  Daniela's research is funded by a MedTrain+ Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Fellowship Programme.

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🧠 September Researcher Spotlight 🧠 Our first researcher spotlight for September is Conal Sheridan. Conal is supervised by Dr Jamie Concannon.  His PhD is funded by a College of Science and Engineering Postgraduate Scholarship. Join us on the 24th September at 1pm to hear more about his research!

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🧠June Researcher Spotlight 1 🧠 Maria Redmond is a PhD student in Pharmacology. She is supervised by Prof David Finn and co-supervised by Profs Georgina Gethin and Abhay Pandit. Her PhD project is funded by a Research Ireland Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship.

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🧠May Researcher Spotlight 2🧠 Dr Eulalie Lafarge is a postdoctoral researcher in Dr Declan McKernan’s lab who is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Excellent Science programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Grant Agreement and CÚRAM, Research Ireland Centre for Medical Devices.

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The first Researcher Spotlight for May is Mia Casburn. Mia is supervised by Prof. Dara Cannon and Prof. Derek Morris and is funded by Research Ireland using data from the UK Biobank dataset. Join us on the 28th of May at 12pm in the Orbsen Building seminar room to hear more about Mia's research!

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Our first 'Spotlight on a Researcher' for April is Aoife Warren🧠 Aoife models the interactions between brain function, early life adversity and cognition in schizophrenia. Aoife is supervised by Prof. Gary Donohoe (School of Psychology) and co-supervised by Dr David Mothersill (NCI, Dublin).

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The second speaker for the March session of our GNC Seminar series is Saahithh Patlola who is supervised by Dr. Declan McKernan and Prof. Gary Donohoe. His PhD is funded by a University of Galway Hardiman Scholarship. Join us next Wednesday to hear more about Saahithh's research!

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Next week is Brain Awareness Week! We have a number of events happening on campus throughout the week: - My Amazing Brain Exhibition - EEG: Cad is féidir linn a fhoghlaim ón leictreachas i do inchinn? - Screening of ‘Taking Care’ documentary and panel discussion See the video for when and where!