Professor Gerard O’Keeffe Vice Head for R&I, College of Medicine and Health

Professor Helen Whelton Head of the College of Medicine and Health, UCC Chief Academic Officer to the S/SW Hospital Group

Professor John O’Halloran President UCC

Pregnancy Loss & Perinatal Death: Evidence & impact to inform policy & practice.

Dr. Fiona McDonald Oxygen dysregulation in early life delays somatic and motor development.

Mr. Aimone Ferri Going with the grain: Dietary fibre intake is associated with cognitive function and stress response in healthy adults.

Dr. Claire O’Regan Optimising Translational Research Opportunities Through the Development of an OECI Accredited Cancer Centre.

Ms. Jennifer Sylvie Morael The maternal gut microbiota modulates neurodevelopment through the regulation of the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier in mice.

Ms. Joan Omosefe Osayande Intra-nigral overexpression of wild-type human alpha-synuclein leads to alterations in the gut microbiome in a ‘brain-first’ rat model of prodromal Parkinson’s disease. 

Dr. Aileen Callanan .An Evidence-Based Approach to Depression and Suicidal Behaviour during Public Health Emergencies: the Four-level Community-based Intervention of the European Alliance Against Depression (EAAD).

Mr. Michael Collins Exploring the Effect of Physiological Short-Chain Fatty Acids Concentrations on Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity. 

Ms. Daire Buckley The Association between Threatened Miscarriage and Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Offspring by age 14 years. 

11:30 - 11:54              Invited talk by Dr. Pauline Frizelle 

Implementing a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention - the case of Happy Talk.

11:55 - 12:24              Latest Advances 2 (10-minute research talks + 3 min for questions)

Professor Patricia Leahy Warren A Situational analysis of four clinical maternity sites to assess readiness for change for exclusive breastfeeding. 

Dr Claire Curtin Exploring facilitators and barriers associated with oral care for inpatients with dysphagia post-stroke.

12:25 - 12:54             Elevator Pitches 2 (3-minute elevator pitch style talks. 1 question.)

Ms. Fara Hassan The Prognostic Utility of Peri-Operative Blood-Based liquid biopsy in Patients with Non-metastatic Breast Cancer. 

Mr. Aaron Barron The immune marker C-reactive protein is associated with sex-specific grey and white matter alterations in 5-year-olds: a neuroimaging analysis from the FinnBrain birth cohort study.

Ms. Michelle Bergin Sharing space in Irish schoolyards – contributing to more equitable, inclusive and sustainable futures?

Ms Klaudia Drzylama The burden of asthma and COPD in Ireland: A secondary analysis of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing and Healthy Ireland data.

Ms. Clo O’Riordan UniCoV- UCC- Surveillance and detection of SARS-CoV-2 on the UCC campus during the 2021-2022 Teaching year Apps, antigens, saliva, wastewater and participation.

12:55 - 13:20             Invited talk by Professor Subrata Ghosh 

Precision Medicine in Non-Neoplastic Diseases - Opportunities and Challenges. 

13:20 - 14:15             Lunch Break / Poster Viewing in-person and online.

14:20 - 14:44           Invited talk by Professor Gene Dempsey 

Insights into Neonatal Adaptation: The Importance of Crying.

14:45 - 15:24            Latest Advances 3 (10-minute research talks + 3 min for questions) 

Dr. Katja Burk Investigating CMT2B pathomechanisms in a human iPSC-derived model.

Dr. Helen Kelly Creation of an ENSPIRED Research Network Across the Island of Ireland.

Dr. Mohamad Saab Enhancing Men's Awareness of Testicular Diseases (E-MAT) Using Virtual Reality: A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

15:25 - 15:54            Elevator Pitches 3 (3-minute elevator pitch style talks. 1 question.)

Ms. Laura Koenitz Protein loaded PVP/VA dissolvable microneedle array – formulation design and optimization. 

Ms. Marie Duff A 6 month pilot study for germline genetic testing for ‘BRCA’ and ‘Lynch’ in Cork University Hospital. 

Mr. Shane Creagh Piper Building towards vaccine acceptance: Community co-design framework. 

Mr. Aidan O'Shea Factors influencing patient self-management of shoulder pain: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis.  

Mr. Tarun Das Adherence to Antihypertensive Prescription Guidelines in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Data from The Mitchelstown Cohort Re-Screen Study.

15:55 - 16:19             Invited talk by Professor Caitriona O’Driscoll 

Future Medicines and research collaborations across the University.

16:20 - 16:30            Closing

Professor John Cryan Vice President for Research & Innovation, UCC 

Professor Gerard O’Keeffe Vice Head for R&I, College of Medicine and Health

Prize announcements and close of the conference