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Genetics and Biotechnology Lab

Agnieszka Paca

Previous work: EUREKA student: Epigenetics of nematode reproduction
Duration: Summer 2005
Current work: Completing studies in Department of Protein Biosynthesis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Warsaw, Poland
Email: agnieszkapaca[at]hotmail.com

Agnieszka Paca

Andrea Scarpa

Previous work: Apomixis & imprinting
Duration: 2008
Current work:  Moved to Seville (Spain) to pursue career in science journalism
Email: chainehb[at]hotmail.com

Andrea Scarpa

Anna Pietraszewska

Previous work: Research assistant: Asexual reproduction (Apomixis)
Duration: 2005 - 2007
Current work: PhD Student on advanced microscopy research with Prof Dorus Gadella in the Section of Molecular Cytology, Center for Advanced Microscopy, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Email: annapietraszewska[at]interia.pl

Anna Pietraszewska

Begum Akman

Previous work: Erasmus student: MicroRNAs, Cancer & Epigenetics
Duration: 2008
Current work: PhD student on cancer biology in METU, Turkey
Email: begumakman2[at]yahoo.com

Begum Akman

Catherine O' Mahony

Previous work: PhD student: Science and technology policy, public participation, democratic models
Duration: 2005-2009
Current work: Events Coordinator with NAIRTL, National Academy for Integrating Research, Teaching and Learning
Email: catherine.omahony[at]ucc.ie

Catherine O' Mahony

Daniela Fäsi

Previous work: EUREKA student: Transposon epigenetics in Arabidopsis thaliana
Duration: Summer 2005
Current work: Completing Masters/Diploma thesis by research on trans-activation tagging in Arabidopsis in group of Dr. Mark Curtis, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Email: f_daniela[at]yahoo.com

Daniela Fäsi

Dr. Mary O’ Connell

Previous work: Postdoctoral Researcher: Protein molecular evolution
Duration: 2005 - 2006
Current work: Permanent Lecturer in Bioinformatics, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
Email: mary.oconnell[at]dcu.ie

Dr.  Mary O’ Connell

Dr. Kathleen Fitzgerald

Previous work: Lab manager
Duration: 2003 - 2004
Current work: Working with start-up biotech company Cellix
Email: kate.fitzgerald[at]ucd.ie

Dr. Kathleen Fitzgerald

Dr. Katie Schouest

Previous work: Postdoctoral researcher: Polynucleotide repeat dynamics & miRNAs
Duration: 2006-2008
Current work:  Senior Associate Scientist II at Talecris Biotherapeutics, USA
Email: krschouest[at]gmail.com

Dr. Katie Schouest

Dr. Nicola Flanagan

Previous work: Research Assistant: Genetic diversity & evolution
Duration: 2007
Current work: Visiting researcher with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Cali, Colombia
Email: nicflanagan[at]fastmail.fm

Dr. Nicola Flanagan

Dr. Oksana Shavorskaya

Previous work: Postdoctoral Researcher: miRNAs & cancer
Duration: 2005 - 2006
Current work: Post-doctoral research on topic of delivery mechanisms of curative miRNAs in a cancer research start-up company in London, UK
Email: oshavorskaya[at]gmail.com

Dr. Oksana Shavorskaya

Dr. Olivier Garnier

Previous work: Genome dosage effects(Arabidopsis thaliana)
Duration: 2004 - 2006
Current work:Based in Paris, France
Email: oagarnier[at]yahoo.fr

Dr. Olivier Garnier

Dr. Rachel Clifton

Previous work: Postdoctoral Researcher: Understanding dosage and parent of origin effects in Arabidopsis thaliana
Duration: 2006-2008
Current work: ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, Perth, Australia
Email: rachel.s.clifton[at]gmail.com

Dr. Rachel Clifton

Dr. Tanja Feilner

Previous work: Postdoctoral Researcher: Plant proteomics, molecular pharming
Duration: 2006 - 2007
Current work: Clinical Trials Manager in Germany with Chiltern International Inc., a contract research organisation involved in human clinical trials
Email: tanja.feilner[at]chiltern.com

Dr. Tanja Feilner

Dr. Timmy O' Donoghue

Previous work: Functional genomics in legumes
Duration: 2004 - 2009
Current work:Marie Curie Post-Doctoral Fellow in lab of Prof Andrew Fleming (Uni of Sheffield) working on gene expression in the model Bryophyte, Physcomitrella patens
Email: 99652153[at]student.ucc.ie

Dr. Timmy O' Donoghue

Dr. Urszula Kudla

Previous work: Polynucleotide repeat dynamics (C.elegans)
Duration: 2005 - 2006
Current work: Postdoctoral Researcher on Bioinformatics at the Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Email: u.kudla[at]cmbi.ru.nl

Dr. Urszula Kudla

Dr. Wadim Kapulkin

Previous work: Postdoctoral researcher: Polynucleotide repeat dynamics & miRNA
Duration: Nov - Dec 2008
Current work: Researcher on veterinary nematology, Warsaw, Poland
Email: wkapulkin[at]pzh.gov.pl

Dr. Wadim Kapulkin

Eduardo Gomes

Previous work: Visiting PhD student: Biotechnological applications of microalgae
Duration: 2007-2008
Current work: Completing PhD in RENORBIO Biotechnology Northeast Net/ Brazil
Email: epgalgae[at]gmail.com

Eduardo Gomes

Francesca Pascali

Previous work: Erasmus student: Genomic Imprinting & Epigenetics
Duration: 2009
Current work: Completing MSc degree in biotechnology
Email: francesca20p[at]interfree.it

Francesca Pascali

Gyöngyi Bárdos

Previous work: Research Assistant: Asexual reproduction (Apomixis)
Duration: 2004 - 2007
Current work: Moved to Århus, Denmark, with family
Email: gyongyszem[at]yahoo.com

Gyöngyi Bárdos

Jan Kaczynski

Previous work: EUREKA student:Comparing selection pressures on conserved and non conserved genes
Duration: 2007-2008
Current work: Completing undergraduate studies in International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland
Email: thorsten[at]genesilico.pl

Jan Kaczynski

John Keshvadian

Previous work: MSc in Biotechnology
Duration: 2006 - 2007
Current work: Unknown
Email: s105133858[at]student.ucc.ie

John Keshvadian

Kalaimathi Govindarajan

Previous work: Research Associate: Asexual reproduction (Apomixis)
Duration: 2007-2008
Current work: PhD student in Cardiovascular Research in Centre for Research in Vascular Biology (CRVB), University College Cork, Ireland
Email: k.govindarajan[at]ucc.ie

Kalaimathi Govindarajan

Lucile Delbruel

Previous work: Research Assistant: Gene Dosage
Duration: 2007
Current work: Completing undergraduate degree studies on biopharmaceutics in Montpellier, France
Email: lucile.delbruel[at]wanadoo.fr

Lucile Delbruel

Marina Iglesias Cans

Previous work: MSc in Biotechnology
Duration: 2003 - 2005
Current work: Permanent Lab Technician, Dept of Plant Science, UCC
Email: marinaiglesiasucc[at]yahoo.ie

Marina Iglesias Cans

Owen McCarthy

Previous work: MSc in Biotechnology
Duration: 2006 - 2007
Current work: Research Staff with GeneMedix, Tullamore, Offaly
Email: owenm72[at]hotmail.com

Owen McCarthy

Srinivas Suda

Previous work: MSc in Biotechnology
Duration: 2006 - 2007
Current work: PhD student in Microbiology with Prof. Colin Hill, UCC
Email: srinivassuda[at]gmail.com

Srinivas Suda

Susan FoB

Previous work: Erasmus student: Epigenetics & Plant reproduction
Duration: 2008
Current work:  Returned to Germany to pursue PhD studies
Email: susan.foss[at]googlemail.com

Susan FoB

Sylvia Laoueillé-Duprat

Previous work: PhD student: Genomic Imprinting & Transposon mobility
Duration: 2004-2009
Current work: Writing up PhD thesis in Toulouse, France
Email: s.laoueille[at]ucc.ie

Sylvia Laoueillé-Duprat

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