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SoM Research events

Atlantic Corridor 2022
The Medical Education Unit, School of Medicine are delighted to host the 8th Atlantic Corridor Medical Student Conference 2022.
This intervarsity undergraduate research showcase will provide an opportunity to enjoy presentations on a diverse range of clinical and translational medical research projects across the "Atlantic Corridor" medical schools.
The conference will take place on Friday, 11th November 2022 in Brookfield Health Science Complex, UCC.
Please note the Atlantic Corridor Medical Student Research Conference booklet is available at the following link: Atlantic Corridor 2022 booklet
The Atlantic Corridor Medical Student Research Conference schedule is available at the following link: Atlantic Corridor schedule 2022
Atlantic Corridor Medical Student Research Conference 2019
The Medical Education Unit, School of Medicine are delighted to host the Atlantic Corridor Medical Student Conference 2019.
This intervarsity undergraduate research showcase will provide an opportunity to enjoy presentations on a diverse range of clinical and translational medical research projects across the "Atlantic Corridor" medical schools.
The conference will take place on Thursday, 7th November 2019 in Brookfield Health Science Complex, UCC.
Please note the Atlantic Corridor Medical Student Research Conference booklet is available at the following link: Atlantic Corridor Conference booklet 2019
The Atlantic Corridor Medical Student Research Conference schedule is available at the following link: Atlantic Corridor schedule 2019
Please note the abstract submission portal is now closed.
INSPIRE lecture series
The UCC School of Medicine INSPIRE lecture series brings subject matter experts from across UCC School of Medicine to share their knowledge, exchange information and collaborate with our Year 1 medical students. For this monthly series, leading doctors, researchers, and clinicians based in UCC School of Medicine and affiliated institutions are invited by faculty to speak about their area of expertise and their ongoing research programme(s). The goal of the series is to highlight UCC-led advances in research, technology, emerging best practices, with a view to, ultimately, improving patient care and outcomes.
Speaker: Dr Sharon McKenna
Position: Principal Investigator, Cork Cancer Research Centre, University College Cork
Date/Time & Venue: October 2nd 2019 12:00-13:00 - BHSC G02
Research Profile: http://www.ccrc.ie/our-researchers/dr-sharon-mckenna-
Speaker: Professor Noel Caplice
Position: Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences in the Department of Medicine and Director of the Centre for Research in Vascular Biology at University College Cork; Consultant Cardiologist, Cork University Hospital
Date/Time & Venue: October 16th 2019, 12:00-13:00 - BHSC G10.
Research Profile: http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/C012/ncaplice
Speaker: Professor Tommie McCarthy
Position: Professor in Biochemistry in the School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at University College Cork
Date/Time & Venue: November 25th 2019, 14:00-15:00 - BHSC G01.
Research Profile: http://publish.ucc.ie/researchprofiles/D003/tmccarthy
Speaker: Dr Barry Boland
Position: Lecturer in Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University College Cork
Date/Time & Venue: January 13th 2020, 15:00-16:00 – BHSC G06
Research Profile: http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/C007/barryboland
Speaker: Professor Ken O’Halloran
Position: Professor and Chair of Physiology, Department of Physiology, University College Cork
Date/Time & Venue: February 26th 2020, 12:00-13:00 – BHSC G10
Research Profile: http://publish.ucc.ie/researchprofiles/C008/kohalloran