2009 Press Releases
UCC Academic Appointed Vice-President of the RIA
14.04.2009
Professor Fergal O'Gara, Head of the Microbiology Department and Director of the BIOMERIT Research Centre, UCC has been appointed Vice-President of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA).
14.04.2009
Professor Fergal O'Gara, Head of the Microbiology Department and Director of the BIOMERIT Research Centre, UCC has been appointed Vice-President of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA).
He has also been elected to the RIA Council representing the Committee of Science. Professor O'Gara was first elected as a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2003.
The Royal Irish Academy is an all-Ireland, independent, academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. The Academy's network of committees draws its expert membership from universities, research institutions, government agencies and other relevant bodies throughout the island of Ireland. The committees provide a strategic vehicle for academic disciplines and act as a national forum providing input into areas of strategic importance such as government policy, international research priorities and issues of public concern. The committees also organise conferences and workshops as well as awarding grants.
Professor O'Gara is organising a RIA Public Lecture in UCC on April 23rd 2009. Professor Brendan Wren, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine will deliver the lecture titled "Genes, Germs and Genomes: The Battle against Emerging Infectious Diseases" (5pm G01 Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, UCC).
Picture: Professor Fergal O'Gara
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The Royal Irish Academy is an all-Ireland, independent, academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. The Academy's network of committees draws its expert membership from universities, research institutions, government agencies and other relevant bodies throughout the island of Ireland. The committees provide a strategic vehicle for academic disciplines and act as a national forum providing input into areas of strategic importance such as government policy, international research priorities and issues of public concern. The committees also organise conferences and workshops as well as awarding grants.
Professor O'Gara is organising a RIA Public Lecture in UCC on April 23rd 2009. Professor Brendan Wren, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine will deliver the lecture titled "Genes, Germs and Genomes: The Battle against Emerging Infectious Diseases" (5pm G01 Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, UCC).
Picture: Professor Fergal O'Gara
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