UG Research Registration Grant

School of Medicine UG Research Travel Grant

School of Medicine UG Research Travel Grant

School of Medicine UG Research Travel/Registration Grant

The School of Medicine Undergraduate (UG) Travel and registration award 2022.2023 is now open for applications. 

The School of Medicine Research Committee provides limited funding for research travel on a competitive basis to undergraduate students within the School of Medicine. Conferences must have occurred between 1st October 2022 and 1st September 2023. Conference that occur outside these dates are not eligible for funding.

Please note applications must be submitted to RPAC 7 working days prior to the conference commencement.

Students who wish to apply for this funding are advised to:

  1. Fill in the attached form and ensure it is signed by your supervisor
  2. Attach a copy of your abstract with apparent Department and School of Medicine, UCC visibility on the abstract.
  3. Attach email from Conference organiser to confirm your poster/oral presentation at the Conference

All applications need to be submitted to rpac@ucc.ie. Please include in the subject line the applicant’s name and the title of the conference

UG travel & registration award application form 2022.2023

UG travel & registration award guidelines 2022.2023

Undergraduate Travel award recipients 2022

Student Name   Abstract Title Conference details
Caoimhe  Cronin

BRANDS OF ADRENALINE AUTO INJECTOR IN IRELAND: WHAT BRANDS DO CAREGIVERS USE AND ARE THEY ADEQUATELY TRAINED IN THEIR ADMINISTRATION

World Allergy Organization and BSACI UK Conference 2022

Edinburgh, Scotland

25th - 27th April 2022

Ciara O'Donoghue Diagnostic yield of first-line investigations among adults presenting with a first seizure and new onset epilepsy in a geographically defined area over 12 months (2017)

Neurosciene & Neurology Conference

Dublin, Ireland

3rd - 4th June 2022

James Boyle

Quality of Life in late stage cancer patients on immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy

ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer

Barcelona, Spain

29th June - 2nd July 2022

Martin Ho

The attitudes of patients towards orthopaedic post-surgical scars.

The Annual meeting of the Irish Orthopedic Association

Offaly, Ireland

17th - 18th June 2022

Natalie Rae  Krakoski Defining the Therapeutic Potential of Class Specific Histone Deacetylase
Inhibitions in an In Vitro Neuroinflammation Model of Parkinson’s Disease

European Academy of Neuroscience

Vienna, Austria

25th - 28th June 2022

Clara Steele Awareness of Modifiable Lifestyle Risk Factors and Acceptability of Secondary Risk Reduction Services amongst Irish Breast Cancer Survivors and Oncology Clinicians.

European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Congress

Paris, France

9th - 13th Sept 2022

Undergraduate Research Travel Grant Awardees 2020

Recipient   Conference Location Abstract Title
Caoimhe Healy ISA2019 Madrid

A Retrospective Review of the Perinatal Palliative Care Programme at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH)

Ryan Sless Royal College of Emergency Medicine UK

Beyond the emergency department – should internal medicine adopt undergraduate extracurricular simulation competition?

Shawn Albers Royal College of Emergency Medicine UK

To sim or not to sim: simulation training in acute medicine – there a role of extracurricular situation competition in undergraduate medical education?

Leah Falvey European Urogynaecology Association 12th annual Congress Israel

What Does Your Pelvic Floor Do For You? Knowledge of the Pelvic Floor in Female University Students

Abdulrahman Mohamed British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Celtic Meeting Scotland Patterns of Head and Neck Injury in Major Trauma in Ireland
Paul MacDaragh Ryan 8th European & Swiss MD-PhD Conference Switzerland

Gamma-aminobutyric acid-producing lactobacilli positively affect metabolism in a mouse model of metabolic syndrome

Paul MacDaragh Ryan 8th European & Swiss MD-PhD Conference Switzerland

High-Fidelity Porcine Models of Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review

Paul MacDaragh Ryan 8th European & Swiss MD-PhD Conference Switzerland

Mining Google Trends Data for Health Information: The Case of the Irish ‘CervicalCheck’  Cervical Screening Programme Scandal

Kathryn Lesko

Irish Association of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting

Sligo

Low Falls Causing Major Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Andrew Mazurek Student Medical Summit Dublin A five-year retrospective review of fatalities involving novel psychoactive substances in Southern Ireland
Jun Marc Feng Student Medical Summit Dublin The use of Fibrinogen Concentrate (FC) in an Acute Obstetric setting at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH)

Undergraduate Research Travel Grant Awardees 2019

Recipient Abstract Title Conference Name
Conor Kennedy An investigation into the attitude and behaviour of genereal practitioners in relation to the medicine management programme's preferred drugs list. 22nd WONCA World Conference of Family Doctors, Seoul, South Korea
Paul MacDaragh Ryan Metformin and a DPP-4-inhibitor differentially modulate the microbiome and metabolome of metabolic syndrome mice. 21st Annual Diabetes Canada/Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism Professional Conference
Andrew Kucey Patients referred for arteriovenous fistula construction: a retrospective outcome analysis. VSASM 2018 Glasgow
Andrew Kucey Retrospective analysis of patients referred for arteriovenous fistula formation. Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Evan Ryan Kelly A multidisciplinary approach to clinical supervision: charter of beset practice in Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
John Kehoe Kehoe An assessment of buccal oestrogen receptor expression in patients diagnosed with oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer as a potential non-invasive marker of response to Tamoxifen Therapy. Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Julia Olioff Cross-sectonal study to assess the nedd to provide contraceptive services to women attending Addiction Services at Cork Kerry Community Healthcare. Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Julia Olioff Cross-sectonal study to assess the nedd to provide contraceptive services to women attending Addiction Services at Cork Kerry Community Healthcare. Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Riosín McCarthy Sonographic features of resistant infantile developmental dysplasia of the Hip. Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Liam Maher Is your child in danger? An exploration of adolescent sports related injuries presenting to an Emergency Department. Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Luke Harris An assessment of inhaler technique and adherence in Cystic Fibrosis and the development of mHealth Tools to improve it. Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Edward Patrick Ahern Nursing Home Residents with Dementia - Pattern of referral to specialist pallative care services. Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Stephanie Creed Parental attitudes towards HPV vaccination: a qualitative study. Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Fionnuala Crowley An observational study, of the utility of BRAF and MEK combination therapy in metastatic melanoma in a regional cancer centre.  Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Sarah Donoghue Is heart rate variability (HRV) a predictor of intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) in preterm infants? Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Fergal Fuohy Liver function in a cohort of women with Gestational Diabetes. Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Tommy Harty Cardiovascular risk assessment in asymptomatic patients with inflammatory arthritis. Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Jeremy Lee Kay Hock Tips and Tricks to Perform Intraoperative Cholangiogram during Single Incision Laparoscopy for Cholecystectomy Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Rebecca Howley An audit of LLETZ procedure in a Cork City colposcopy clinic Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Wanyi Kee Real world practice patterns for NSCLC patients in an Irish setting: a multi-centre study on targetable gene alterations Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Sarah Kennedy THE EFFECTS OF MIRENA ON THE MYOMETRIAL VASCULAR BED IN PATIENTS WITH MENORRHAGIA Atlantic Corridor 2018  NUIG
Samantha Shiplo Maternity care providers' involvement in research. BMFMS British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society's 21st Annual Conference
Meghan Bourque Effect of hormone treatment on bone health in transgender females: a systematic review. World Congress on Osteoposis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO Paris 2019)
Ryan Kelly The association of Diastolic Blood Pressure control with clinical outcomes in incident haemodialysis patients. UK Kidney Week
Aaron Ho Kwun Hang The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Cardiovascular Risk  24th IFSO World Congress Madrid 
Kevin Barry-Murphy An Epidemiological Study of Severe Penetrating Trauma in the South of Ireland Xth Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress
Christopher McKeon ED prevalence & management of major trauma patients on anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy in Ireland MEMC19
Maggie Ann Bacon

Utility of the PECARN Head Injury CDR in Children 2 Years and Older Presenting to CUH ED

Xth Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress

Undergraduate Research Travel Grant Awardees 2018

Student Surname Student Firstname Conference/Meeting Location Abstract Title
Chang Ruby Ying-Ju 85th European General Practice Research Network Meeting  Dublin Curricular priorities for dementia education for General Practitioners: A Delphi consensus study
Goh Justin Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2017 Limerick An evaluation of the effectiveness of use of audio-visual media in promoting vaccine uptake
Garcia Daniel The Atlantic Orthopaedic Meeting hosted by the Irish Institue of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery (IITOS) Galway Superior capsular reconstruction for treatment of irreparable rotator cuff tears: early clinical results
Roche Eoin Irish Congress of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatal Medicine 2017 Kilkenny Analysis of comparable home/clinic blood pressure readings in the LEANBH population
Gallagher Cian Irish Congress of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatal Medicine 2017 Kilkenny Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorders in offspring
Ryan Paul M International Congress of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents Valencia, Spain GLP-1-SECRETING PROBIOTIC IMPROVES METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION IN HIGH-FAT DIET FED ADOLESCENT RODENTS
Swami Tara Internal Medicine EuroSciCon, Vienna Austria Vienna, Austria The Effectiveness of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis Prevention in Polymyalgia Rheumatica Patients.
Bryant Melissa Irish Assocaition for Palliative Care Annual Education and Research Seminar Dublin Palliative Care for People with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease: Views of Specialist Palliative Care Healthcare Professionals
Sheehy Eoin EBCC: The European Breast Cancer Conference Barcelona, Spain The information needs of patients with breast cancer at years one, three & five post diagnosis
Marzario Barbara Faculty of Pathology Annual Symposium and General Meeting 2018, RCPI Dublin AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF INVASIVE CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT MELANOMA IN AN IRISH COHORT
Healy Jack AUDGPI - Association of university Departments of General Practice in Ireland Galway Patient Medication-Knowledge: A cross-Sectional study
Whelan Sean Irish Society of Microbiologists, Spring Meeting Dublin A review of the determinants and outcomes of antibiotic de-escalation in sepsis in clinical practice
Ramsay John European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology Congress 2018 Munich, Germany The changing face of allergen challenges since their introduction to Ireland: 12 years of single centre experience in Cork

Undergraduate Research Travel Grant Awardees 2017

Student Surname Student Firstname Conference/Meeting Location Abstract Title
Campbell Gregory Irish Association of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2016 Dublin Case studies: patients admitted to the ICU within 48 hours of ward admission from the Cork University Hospital Emergency Department (CUH ED).
Chang Ruby 6th Congress of The European Academy of Paediatric Societies Geneva Cord Blood IL-16 predicts Neurodevelopmental Outcome at 3 years in Perinatal Asphxia and Neonatal Hypoxic-ischaemic Encephalopathy
Cooke Carly EUGA 9th Annual meeting Amsterdam Obstetrical health-care providers’ attitudes towards postnatal pelvic floor dysfunction
D'Souza Leah Anatomy & Radiology Contouring Bootcamp for Radiation Oncology Residents London, ON. Evaluating the impact of a National Anatomy and Radiology contouring (ARC) Bootcamp for Radiation Oncology Residents
Kanji Nasir SIAA Annual Scientific Meeting  Dingle The use of Sugammadex in the anaesthetic management of a patient with Myasthenia Gravis for lumbar discectomy and decompression surgery
Kelly Raymond Irish Pain Society Dublin Calculating the ionising radiation dose to the ocular region of pain physicians during C-arm guided pain interventions: A pilot study.
Lavery Ashling Irish Association of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2016 Dublin Case studies: patients admitted to the ICU within 48 hours of ward admission from the Cork University Hospital Emergency Department (CUH ED).
Mathews Daragh Irish Association of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2016 Dublin Case studies: patients admitted to the ICU within 48 hours of ward admission from the Cork University Hospital Emergency Department (CUH ED).
O'Flynn James 2016 Winter Conference: Joint Conference of College of Psychiartrists of Irealnd and Royal Colelge of Psychiatrists in NI Dublin Examining Stress – An Investigation of the interaction between Stress, Mood and Exercise in Students
Tetreault Lindsay North American Spine Society Boston, Massachusetts Is Preoperative Duration of Symptoms a Significant Predictor of Functional outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgery for the Treatment of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy?
Zahradnik Stephanie Irish Paediatric Assoc Annual Meeting Dublin Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome in a Sibling Pair- A Novel Mode of Inheritance. Case Report and Litereature Review.
Aherne Fiona ICHAMS Dublin Drug administration to a cohort of neonates <32 weeks gestation; and cumulative exposure to potentially harmful excipients
Acton Holly European Congress of Radiology Vienna Monitoring of Radiation Dose using Dose Tracking Software in a Neurovascular Intervention Room
Clifford Danielle BMFMS  Amsterdam Perinatal Outcomes of Twin 1 vs Twin 2
Clifford Danielle BMFMS  Amsterdam Perinatal Outcomes in Twin Pregnancy - A Single Unit Cohort Study
Connolly Eimear ICHAMS Dublin Audit of discharge prescriptions from an urban secondary care facility
Cox Colm AUDGPI Limerick “I Don’t Know Where to Begin Doctor” ‘Heartsink’ Consultations in Irish General Practice; A Qualitative Study
Cudmore Vikki PHM Conference Dublin Clinical communication and hearing loss in older adults: a qualitative study
Garcia Daniel Irish Shoulder and Elbow Society Dublin Superior capsular reconstruction for treatment of irreparable rotator cuff tears: early clinical results.
Gilbert Richard Sylvester O'Halloran Surgical Symposium Limerick Laparoscopic versus percutaneous lymph node biopsy for the diagnosis of isolated abdominal lymphadenopathy.
Green Deirdre BMFMS  Amsterdam A review of reproductive pregnancy outcomes of women with two consecutive miscarriages and no living child.
Guerin Naoihse AUDGPI Limerick Antipsychotic Use in Dementia Care: The Development of a Repeat Prescribing Monitoring Template for GPs, using a Delphi Consensus Method
Harrington Sarah ICHAMS Dublin A Clinical and Genetic study of Myofibrillar Myopathy
Hayes Anna AUDGPI Limerick What is the quality of chronic disease guidelines commonly used in Irish general practice? An evaluation using the AGREE instrument
Hogan Donnacha SCTS Belfast Does Age Influence the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery?
Hogan Donnacha ICHAMS Dublin Does Age Influence the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery?
Kelly Raymond British Pain Society 50th Anniversary Annual Scientific Conference Birmingham Calculating the ionising radiation dose to the ocular region of pain physicians during C-arm guided pain interventions.
Macilwraith Philip William ICHAMS Dublin Burnout, physical activity and extracurricular activity in medical students
Mauro Linnea Society for cardiothoracic Surgery in GB and Ireland Belfast Analyzing the relationship between patient preoperative risk and the morbidity and mortality associated with blood transfusion in cardiac surgery
Murphy Lisa Christine Sylvester O'Halloran Surgical Symposium Limerick Assessing the accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in measuring the nodal response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in breast cancer.
O'Sullivan Deirdre Association of British Clinical Diabetologists Spring Conference 2017 Belfast Are lower levels of physical activity during pregnancy associated with excessive gestational weight gain and adverse outcomes?

Selection of UG Travel Funded by School of Medicine 2015/16

Student Firstname Student Surname Conference/Meeting Location Abstract/Poster
Gavin Bock Joint Scientific Meeting AUDGPI/ICGP 2016
(Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland)/(Irish College of General Practitioners)  
University College Dublin Bock, Gavin 2015/16
Ruby Chang Atlantic Corridor Student Research Conference University of Limerick Chang, Ruby_2015_16
E Von Cheong 18th International Conference on Public Health, WASET London, UK Cheong, E Von
Ngai Chin Hong President's Prize meeting, Nephrology section, The Royal Society of Medicine London, UK Ngai Chin Hong
Rachel Clarke Irish Perinatal Society (IPNS) Annual Conference  Drogheda, Ireland  Rachel Clarke
Darragh Enright European Respiratory Society  International Congress 2016 London, UK Enright, Darren
Luke Feighery Atlantic Corridor Student Research Conference University of Limerick Luke Feighery
Anna Hayes Joint Scientific Meeting AUDGPI/ICGP 2016
(Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland)/(Irish College of General Practitioners)  
University College Dublin Hayes, Anna
Conal Houstoun Irish Perinatal Conference Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Houstoun, Conal
Azim Johari Irish Perinatal Society (IPNS) Annual Conference  Drogheda, Ireland  Azim Johari
Lisa Jordan British Burns Association Annual Meeting  Newcastle, United Kingdom Jordan, Lisa 2015/16
Kevin Koh 10th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-10) Amsterdam, Netherlands Koh, Kevin 2015/16
Sarah Linnane Joint Scientific Meeting AUDGPI/ICGP 2016
(Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland)/(Irish College of General Practitioners)  
University College Dublin Linnane, Sarah
Cathal McCarthy Atlantic Orthopaedic Club Meeting Castlebar, Co Mayo  
Anne Murray Irish Perinatal Society (IPNS) Annual Conference  Drogheda, Ireland  Murray, Anne
Stephen O' Brien European Society of Medical Oncology- World Gastrointestinal Cancer Barcelona, Spain Stephen O' Brien
Lauren O' Callaghan Irish Perinatal Society (IPNS) Annual Conference  Drogheda, Ireland  Lauren O' Callaghan
Nicolas O' Keeffe 10th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-10) Amsterdam, Netherlands  
Emily Rutherford 10th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-10) Amsterdam, Netherlands Rutherford, Emily 2015/16
Paul  Ryan Atlantic Corridor Student Research Conference University of Limerick Ryan, Paul 2015/16
Lorraine Scanlon 20th Wonca European Conference 2015 (World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians) Istanbul, Turkey Lorraine Scanlon
Kenneth Thornton 39th European European Cystic Fibrosis Society Conference Basel, Switzerland Thornton, Kenneth 2015/16
Stephanie  Zahradnik Atlantic Corridor Student Research Conference University of Limerick Zahradnik, Stephanie 2015/16

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