Stryker raise funds for INFANT
Monday 16 September 2019 A special thank-you to Marcus, Steven and all the team at Stryker who kindly donated €1, 231 from a recent fundraising event. The event in question was a penalty shoot-out, and by all [...]
INFANT researchers ‘Stand up for Science’
Monday 09 September 2019 Last Friday, INFANT had the pleasure of hosting Cork's first ever 'Standing up for Science' workshop. Standing up for Science is a programme created by the team at Sense about Science, a [...]
INFANT PhD student making science accessible to all
Thursday 22 August 2019 Last November, Our PhD researcher, Sonia Lenehan, was voted the winner of Neon Zone’s I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! Sonia won €500 to be used for a public engagement project of her [...]
Interview with Dr Chris Schwarz
Wednesday 14 August 2019 Christoph Schwarz has recently joined INFANT as a visiting clinical research fellow. Get to know him a bit better! Background I’m a Paediatrician and Neonatologist from Tuebingen in Germany where I did [...]
INFANT research links kidney failure to pre-eclampsia
Tuesday 30 July 2019 INFANT research finds pre-eclampsia increases risk of kidney disease. Women with pre-eclampsia during pregnancy have a five-fold increased risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) later in life compared to women who don’t [...]
Honorary Doctorate for INFANT Ambassador & Supporter
Monday 24 June 2019 One of INFANTs biggest supporters was among those conferred with an honorary doctorate at UCC earlier this month. The conferment of an honorary degree is one of the highest honours bestowed on [...]
Fulbright Award Success for INFANT PI
Tuesday 18 June 2019 The Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Niall Burgess and Chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Ireland, Mr Reece Smyth, are pleased to announce 36 Fulbright Irish Awardees [...]
INFANT hosts HRB NEPTuNE Study Day
Thursday 13 June 2019 Guest post by Beth Corcoran INFANT was host to HRB NEPTuNE’s third Study Day last Thursday June 6th. Scholars, Tim Hurley, Megan Dibble and Chelo del Rosario travelled to Cork to participate [...]
INFANT PI raising funds for vital equipment & training in Tanzania
Tuesday 07 May 2019 Newborn babies in Tanzania die at a rate of 40 per 1000, a shocking 4% of all births. INFANT PI, Dr Deirdre Murray is raising money to send experienced nurses and doctors [...]
New website to support families grieving the loss of a baby
Monday 15 April 2019 Launched today pregnancyandinfantloss.ie is a first-of-its-kind website for Ireland. A valuable resource for parents who experience pregnancy loss or perinatal death, the website provides accurate and accessible information on a sensitive and often stigmatised subject, shares [...]