Conference Programme & Events
Programme & Events
Conference Venue & Programme
Young Life Scientists' Symposium 2013
Venue: Western Gateway Building Room 107 and Atrium for poster display, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Programme
| 08:00-08:30 |
Delegates arrive, time to put posters up |
| 08:30-08:35 |
Welcome note by Dr Eoin Fleming, secretary of the Irish Area Section of the Biochemical Society (IASBS) |
| 08:35-08:40 |
Introduction to the day by Prof Anita Maguire, Vice president for Research & Innovation, University College Cork. |
| SESSION 1: Cell signalling across brain and gut Chaired by: Harriët Schellekens and Rachel Moloney |
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| 08:40-09:30 |
Key note talk 1 – Prof Timothy G Dinan, Department of Psychiatry, University College Cork. “Gut microbiota on brain and behaviour” |
| 09:30-09:45 |
Selected speaker 1 - Gerard Moloney, UCC “Stimulation of T-cells in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) mucosal biopsy tissue releases cytokines which selectively activate mucosal neurons” |
| 09:45-10:00 |
Selected speaker 2 – Yuliya Borre, UCC “The Olfactory Bulbectomy in Rats: Towards a Model for Brain Axis Dysfunction” |
| 10:00-10:40 |
Speaker Microbiota – Prof Catherine Stanton, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co.Cork. “MICROBIOTA-Probiotics targeting obesity and metabolic health” |
| 10:40-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| SESSION 2: Cell signalling in diseases of protein misfolding Chaired by: Louise Aileen Foley and Caitríona Long-Smith |
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| 11.00-11:50 |
Key note talk 2– Prof David Ron, Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, UK. “Protein Folding Homeostasis in the Endoplasmic Reticulum” |
| 11:50-12:05 |
Selected speaker 3 – Vishal Agrawal, UCC “A central role for Presenilin2 in determining lipopolysaccharide-induced TLR4 innate immune responsiveness” |
| 12:05-12:20 |
Selected speaker 4 – Michelle Naughton, NUIG “Increased Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Signalling in White Matter Development in the Rat Cerebellum” |
| 12.20-12.35 |
Selected speaker 5 – Selina Lam, UCC Increased “Steady state expression of the human ubiquitin conjugating enzyme Ubc6 (UBE2J2) is regulated by JNK and P38 MAP kinase signalling pathways” |
| 12:35-13:30 |
Lunch and poster viewing |
| SESSION 3: Cell signalling in neurodegeneration Chaired by: Caitríona Long-Smith and Ciara O’Flanagan |
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| 13:30-14:25 |
Key note talk 3 – Prof Marina Lynch, Department of Physiology, Trinity College Dublin, Co. Dublin. “Neuroglia, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration.” The Irish Area Section of the Biochemical Society (IASBS) Medal Lecture. Medalwill be awarded by Dr Gary Jones, Chair of the Irish Area Section of the Biochemical Society (IASBS), National University of Ireland, Maynooth. |
| 14:25-14:40 |
Selected speaker 6 – Shane Hegarty, UCC “BMP2 and GDF5 induce neuronal differentiationthrough a SMAD dependant pathway in a model of human midbrain dopaminergic neurons” |
| 14:40-14:55 |
Selected speaker 7 – Barry McGuinness, TCD “Systemic administration of IL-6 induces time dpendent IL-6 related signalling in the brain” |
| SESSION 4: Cell signalling in cancer Chaired by: Ciara O’Flanagan and Louise Aileen Foley |
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| 14:55-15:45 |
Key note talk 4– Prof. Antoine Karnoub, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. “Tumor-associated mesenchymal stem cells and cancer malignancy “ PhD Scholars’ Programme in Cancer Biology sponsored lecture |
| 15.45-16:00 |
Selected speaker 8 – Grace O’Callaghan, UCC/Harvard Medical School “The EP1 Receptor – a new therapeutic target in the fight against colon cancer?” |
| 16:00-16:15 |
Selected speaker 9 – Abrar Ahmed, UCC/University of Glasgow “PML-RARα inhibits PML – dependent NF-κB phosphorylation and transcriptional activity” |
| 16:15-16:30 |
Selected speaker 10 – David Croucher, UCD “Modelling of JNK network dynamics as a novel prognostic biomarker in Neuroblastoma” |
| 16:30-16:45 |
Coffee Break |
| SESSION 5: Career talks Chaired by: Harriët Schellekens and Caitríona Long-Smith |
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| 16.45-17.15 |
Siobhan Cusack, Research officer at University College Cork “Grant Writing/ Research in Academia” |
| 17.15-17:45 |
Dr. Deirdre Buckley, Bioprocess Chemist, Eli Lilly “Life Scientist Career in the Biotech Industry” |
| 17:45-18:05 |
Prize awarding and closing remarks |
| 19:00-Late |
Social event: Fingerfood in the Franciscan Well & Brewery “Networking & Local Beer Tasting” |
Socialising and Networking Events
Our social event is a night in the Franciscan Brewery with Fingerfood (€ 7.50 pp payable on the day). A Unique Cork experience for the finest selection of beer, lager and stout in Cork!