Congratulations to Professor Aideen Sullivan who has recently been appointed Head of the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience. Professor Sullivan leads an active research group, focused on novel approaches to the treatment of Parkinson's disease. A graduate of UCD Professor Sullivan obtained a PhD in Neuropharmacology from the University of Cambridge, UK. She was instrumental in establishing the BSc degree in Neuroscience in UCC the first Neuroscience degree in Ireland and in 2017 led the development of a new cross-College BSc degree programme in Medical and Health Sciences. Aideen is the first female head of Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience. 

Congratualtions to Dr Harriët Schellekens who was invited by Harvard Interdisciplinary Oxytocin Research Initiative to present her most recent research publication at the April 28^th 2021 meeting.

Dr André Toulouse and Dr Mutahira Lone, lecturers in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, have developed an innovative blended learning approach which incorporates online 3D models for teaching and examining of dental morphology into Canvas.

Bookended by puberty and culturally defined adult roles, it is now established that adolescence extends from age 10 to age 24. The recent DOTS Seminar organised by Dr. Eithne Hunt (Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy / Graduate Attributes Programme, UCC), Dr. Samantha Dockray (Applied Psychology, UCC) and Professor Yvonne Nolan (Anatomy & Neuroscience, UCC) explored the ramifications of this research and 'gave participants an opportunity to reflect on what this information may mean for them within their work or role in higher education'.

In an article in today's Irish Examiner, poet and essayist Doireann Ní Ghríofa chats about her decision to donate her body to the Anatomical Donation Programme in the Department of Anatomy UCC. Professor of Anatomy John F. Cryan and Professor Aideen Sullivan Head of Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience explain the UCC donation programme.

Congratulations to the BSc Neuroscience class 2020-21 who successfully completed their vivas on the 27th of May 2021. Despite the Covid-19 Pandemic restrictions, the BSc Neuroscience vivas were held online for a second year.

Dr André  Toulouse, a Lecturer of Anatomy and Principal Investigator in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, was nominated for this award by one of his many students in Medicine, Dentistry, Clinical Therapies, Neuroscience and Research Programmes for his outstanding teaching skills and ongoing dedication and support to his students.

Congratulations to Rehan Ali, a final year BSc Neuroscience student in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience UCC, winner of the 2021 Virgin Media Discovers & Screen Ireland Short Film Competition. Rehan's winning entry Water Under the Bridge was described by competition judge award-winning director and screenwriter Lenny Abrahamson as having a ‘really clear vision’ with 'very original themes' and 'above all was just really good and really interesting!'

A new collaboration between Dr Siobhain O’Mahony in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience UCC, Professor Andrew Horne and Professor Phillipa Saunders in University of Edinburgh and Dr David MacIntyre in Imperial College London will explore novel mechanisms in endometriosis, a debilitating syndrome associated with pelvic pain and infertility, which affects 1 in 10 women.

Dr. Eva McMullan, lecturer at UCC’s Department of Music has created a video featuring APC Microbiome Ireland researchers, the UCC Choir, body percussion composed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas from the percussion group STOMP and an Allen Billingsley arrangement of the Pentatonix cover of Fleet Foxes’ White Winter Hymnal.

Dr Eva McMullan, an MSc student in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience has created a lively upbeat video with the UCC Choir, Crosshaven Community Choir and the Ukuladies. Performing their version of 'I'm Still Standing' they wish to send a positive message to all and to raise much needed funds for cancer research. 

The research paper by Dr Harriët Schellekens and her team in the APC Microbiome Ireland SFI Research Centre, entitled 'Bifidobacterium longum counters the effects of obesity: Partial successful translation from rodent to human' which was published in the 'Lancet EbioMedicine' journal recently, has attracted quite an amount of media interest, with profiles appearing in The New York Post, Fox News and The Irish Times. 

Congratulations to the MSc Human Anatomy class of 2020 who graduated at the College of Medicine and Health Autumn graduation ceremony on November 18th 2020.

Professor Gerard O'Keeffe and Professor Aideen Sullivan's recent research publication in the prestigious 'BRAIN' Journal has been featured in the 'The Conversation'. 

'Lift your 2021 spirit with nice bacteria. That old adage of 'let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food' is getting a makeover at University College Cork - and we could all feel less stressed as a result' writes Katy McGuiness in the Sunday Times January 3rd 2021.