Six finalists in the competition presented their current research findings to an invited audience judged by a panel of experts chaired by Rosemary O’Connor, Professor of Cell Biology at UCC. The winning entrant in the Postdoctoral category was Dr Cedric Favre, Biochemistry whose research study focuses on a method of cancer cell progression. The PhD category winner Sinead Doherty of Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC) detailed a method of capsule delivery for probiotic bacteria in the human gut.

A Roche medal was awarded to Dr Favre who will go on to represent the Institute at the national Roche Researcher of the Year Award ceremony on November 25th. The competition with a winning prize of €300 to each researcher is sponsored by Roche Diagnostics Ltd., a market leading healthcare group in research and diagnostics supplies. This sponsorship re-affirms the partnership between Roche and UCC BioSciences Institute to promote and reward excellence in Life Science Research at PhD & Postdoctoral level.

Picture: Nicole Bubien, Roche Diagnostics, Professor Rosemary O’Connor, UCC, Sinead Doherty, APC and Cedric Favre, Biochemistry UCC

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