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BSc in Biochemistry Conferring 2017
Forty of our BSc (Hons) Biochemistry students graduated at a ceremony on Thursday, 19th October.
Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Head of School, introduced the graduands and President Patrick O’Shea presented the parchments to the students. An inspirational commencement address was given to the graduates by Mr John Rea, Du Pont. Mr Rea graduated from UCC in 1997 with a BSc in Food Science and worked at Du Pont since 2008, holding several difference positions and his current role is Vice President of the Global Business Unit Leader - Health Division at Du Pont.
Following the conferring ceremony Carolyn Murray was presented with the Art Champlin Gold Medal as top Biochemistry graduate. Carolyn is completing a two year Rotational Graduate Programme in Boston Scientific.
The staff in the School would like to wish the BSc Biochemistry graduates every success in their future careers.
2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduates: Carolyn Murray, Rebecca O’Brien, Shannon Matthews-Ramzan, Maura O’Callaghan, Laoise Mac Gabhann, Aonghus McCarthy, Ciaran O’Connor, Aoife Fitzmaurice and Aisling Flood.
2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduates: Niamh Allen, Sarah O’Donnell, Shannon Quilty and Maire O’Sullivan.
2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduates: Aonghus McCarthy and James Heffernan.
2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduates: Shannon Quilty and Ben Sheehan.
2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduates: Maire O’Sullivan, Caoimhe Kerins, Shannon Quilty, Ben Sheehan and Sarah O’Donnell.
2017 BSc in Microbiology graduates, Niamh Donnellan and Eibhlin Hanlon; and BSc in Biochemistry graduate, Laura Fine.
Dr Justin McCarthy, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC and 2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduate, Robert Hayes.
Dr Sinead Kerins, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC and 2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduate, Caoimhe Kerins.
2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduate: Marie O’Sullivan.
2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduates: Cian O’Donnell and Laura O’Kennedy.
2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduate: Aisling Flood.
2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduates: Robert Hayes and Naomi Hanrahan.
2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduates: Shannon Quilty, Maire O’Sullivan, Sarah O’Donnell and Caoimhe Kerins.
Dr Justin McCarthy, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC; Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Head of School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC; Dr Sinead Kerins, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC; and 2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduate, Robert Hayes.
2017 BSc in Biochemistry graduates.