Neuroscience News
September 2011 - Prize-winning NUI, Galway students
At the 5th Annual Neuroscience Ireland Conference, which was held in NUI, Maynooth on the 1st and 2nd September, Ruth Crowley was awarded runner-up prize for the quality of her podium presentation, whilst Conor Freeman was awarded runner-up prize for his research poster. Both students completed their MSc research projects under the supervision of Dr. Maura Grealy from the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
September 2011 - Distinguished Investigator Award for Prof. Brian Leonard
December 2010 - Galway Neuroscience Research Day
At the 5th Annual Neuroscience Ireland Conference, which was held in NUI, Maynooth on the 1st and 2nd September, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, Brian Leonard, was awarded the Inaugural Distinguished Investigator Award for his contribution to the field of psychopharmacology. Contratulations Brian!
December 2010 - Galway Neuroscience Research Day
The annual meeting of the Galway Neuroscience Research Community took place on Friday 3rd December 2010. Agenda, venue and further information will be posted on www.galwayneuroscience.yolasite.com
Please submit your abstracts to Dara.Cannon@nuigalway.ie
before 5 pm on Monday 22nd November.
September 2010 - NUI, Galway Prizewinning Researchers
At the 4th Annual Neuroscience Ireland Conference, which was held in UCD on the 2nd and 3rd of September, NUI, Galway doctoral researcher, Orla Moriarty was awarded 1st prize for the quality of her oral presentation, whilst doctoral researchers, Sinéad Walsh, Nakita Burke and Mary Ní Fhlathartaigh, were awarded prizes for their research posters.
At the 4th Annual Neuroscience Ireland Conference, which was held in UCD on the 2nd and 3rd of September, NUI, Galway doctoral researcher, Orla Moriarty was awarded 1st prize for the quality of her oral presentation, whilst doctoral researchers, Sinéad Walsh, Nakita Burke and Mary Ní Fhlathartaigh, were awarded prizes for their research posters.
At the Annual Meeting of the Irish Pain Society, which was held at the Royal College of Physicians, on the 18th September, NUI, Galway researchers, Gemma Forde and Gerard Healy were awarded joint 1st poster prize as well as the Pain Research Medal, whilst Sinéad Drew was awarded 2nd place poster prize.
December 2010 - Galway Neuroscience Research Day - Date for your Diary!
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Galway Neuroscience Research Day will be held on Friday December 3rd.
Venue and further details will be posted here
Register or submit an abstract by emailing Dara Cannon
July 2010 - Neuropsychiatry & Neuroimaging Radio Interview
On Friday July 22nd, NUI, Galway neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Dara Cannon, was interviewed on Dublin City FM's Science Spin. In the interview, Dr. Cannon outlined how she believes neuroimaging can contribute to the future of psychiatric care.
On Friday July 22nd, NUI, Galway neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Dara Cannon, was interviewed on Dublin City FM's Science Spin. In the interview, Dr. Cannon outlined how she believes neuroimaging can contribute to the future of psychiatric care.
A podcast of the interview can be heard on http://sciencespin.podomatic.com/.
On Thursday 17th June, NUI, Galway's Neuroscience Cluster will host a Translational Neuroscience workshop which will provide a forum for information exchange between basic neuroscientists and neuroscience clinicians (including neurologists and psychiatrists).
The event will be held from 12-2 pm in the small lecture theatre (Room 228) in the Clinical Sciences Institute. All are welcome and a light lunch will be provided. Please contact David Finn to register your interest in attending.
March 2010 - Electroencephalogram (EEG) Workshop:
On Thursday 18th March, NUI, Galway's School of Psychology hosted an EEG workshop which was delivered by Dr. Walter Gruber and Dr. Roman Freunberger from University of Saltzburg. Full details of the workshop can be downloaded from here.
Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is an annual international event that aims through exhibitions and public lectures to inspire the next generation of scientists, contribute to understanding of the brain, expand awareness of neurological disorders and highlight the connection between biomedical research and benefits to public health. Now in its 15th year a wide variety of groups including universities, hospitals, patient groups, government agencies, professional organizations amongst others celebrate the brain.
To mark BAW, the NUI Galway Neuroscience Cluster organized an outreach event at the Eyre Square Shopping Centre on Wednesday March 10th. It received coverage in the local press and on radio and subsequently attracted a wide variety of visitors including those simply interested in learning more about their brains, schoolchildren from local schools, and those working for local support groups involved with people with CNS disorders. The event taught visitors about the workings of the brain though hands-on activities and games and raised awareness about a variety of disorders through distribution of literature.
and those working for local support groups involved with people with CNS disorders. The event taught visitors about the workings of the brain though hands-on activities and games and raised awareness about a variety of disorders through distribution of literature. February 2010 - Dance of the Astrocytes:
An image taken by NUI, Galway's Ms. Teresa Moloney and entitled "Dance of the Astrocytes" has been ranked 25th out of almost 1,500 images submitted the The EMBO Journal's Cover Contest. In notifying Ms. Moloney of her success, The EMBO Journal sent her their "thanks, compliments and congratulations on making such an excellent contribution to the contest". Ms. Moloney is a PhD student in Dr. Eilís Dowd's Parkinson's disease research group. Dance of the Astrocytes can be viewed here.
In February's issue of the Medical Independent, journalist Michelle McDonagh uncovers the diversity of Parkinson's disease research underway in Ireland. The extensive portfolio of Parkinson's disease research by NUI, Galway's Dr. Eilís Dowd and her colleagues is described in the article which can be viewed in full here.