UCD Conway Festival of Research and Innovation 2012
The UCD Conway Festival of Research and Innovation 2012 takes place in UCD's Conway Institute on 20 September 2012. This festival celebrates the research and innovation achievements by UCD Conway Institute researchers during the past year.
Plenary speakers:
Professor Zena Werb , University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
‘Of mice and women: How studying mammary development gives insights into progression of breast cancer’
Dr Eileen Furlong, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
‘Developmental networks: Cracking the cis-regulatory code’
Professor Finian Martin, UCD Conway Institute & UCD School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science
‘Molecular signals that support organisation of mammary epithelial cells in 3-D’
Invited speakers:
Dr Kevin O’Connor
‘When chemistry and biology connect: Improving the anti-proliferation activity of a cationic antimicrobial peptide’
Professor Ciaran Regan
‘Autism spectrum disorders, epigenetics and histone deacetylase inhibitors’
Dr Giuliano Ella
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Professor Kenneth Dawson
‘BioNanoInteractions’
Professor Ulla Knaus
'NADPH Oxidases in Redox Biology: H2O2 is good for you'
Professor Jeremy Simpson
‘High content analysis of membrane traffic pathways in mammalian cells’
Industry Engagement Open Forum: 1pm
Chair: Brendan Cremen, UCD Director of Enterprise & Commercialisation
'Engagement with industry: Roadmap for successful collaborations’
Speakers:
Dr Conor Hanley, CEO BiancaMed & Vice-President, ResMed Inc
Dr Ivan Coulter, CEO Sigmoid Pharma
Dr Elaine Harris, Partner Innovation 21
For further information about the festival and to register online.
The UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research is Ireland’s largest biosciences research institute, exploring cell and systems biology for creative solutions in human disease. Through world-class facilities and infrastructural support, UCD Conway Institute enables researchers in the biosciences to compete successfully on the international stage and to place Irish bioscience in the global spotlight. There are approximately 450 people associated with the Institute comprising 94 Conway Fellows and their teams of postdoctoral researchers and graduate students
