INFANT Statement – Thank You
Monday 22 October 2018 INFANT research matters A huge thanks to everyone who contacted us or campaigned to raise awareness about INFANT over the last few weeks. Your generosity and support is extraordinary and we [...]
New Research: The Impact of Caesarean Section and the Risk of Childhood Obesity
Thursday 11 October 2018 New Research by INFANT PhD candidate, Gwinyai Masukume has been published in Scientific Reports. The work is exploring the association between Caesarean Section (CS) and childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has been linked [...]
INFANT partners Incerb Acquired by US Medtech Firm
Wednesday 10 October 2018 Our research partners, Incereb Ltd, manufacturer of the neon neonatal EEG electrode array, have been aquired by Lifelines Neurodiagnostic Systems, Inc., provider of neurodiagnostic equipment and services. Simon Griffin, CEO of Lifelines, noted, “We have been [...]
Rachel Williamson wins Young Investigator Award at ISSHP Conference
Monday 08 October 2018 Our PhD researcher, Rachel Williamson, won a Young Investigator Award from the Preeclampsia Foundation at the ISSHP European Conference in Amsterdam. Eleni Tsiagas of the Preeclampsia Foundation and Rachel Williamson, winner of [...]
INFANT Will Continue To Lead Important Research
Tuesday 02 October 2018 As published in the Irish Examiner: Prof Geraldine Boylan, INFANT co-founder and director, and Professor of Neurophysiology at UCC, says it is vital to continue research into maternal and child health. INFANT is [...]
INFANT Statement – SFI Funding
Monday 01 October 2018 Following an SFI Research Centre programme call for funding, the new proposal of the INFANT Centre at UCC has not been funded at this time but instead has been recommended to proceed [...]
INFANT Welcomes New PI, Prof Rhodri Cusack
Monday 24 September 2018 Rhodri Cusack is the Thomas Mitchell Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in Trinity College Dublin, and a world-renowned expert in his field. Prof Geraldine Boylan, Director of the INFANT Centre noted that “The [...]
INFANT Research Honoured With Collector’s Stamp from AnPost
Wednesday 05 September 2018 An Post unveiled four €1 stamps on Wed 5 September titled "Irish Scientific Discoveries" at the international Schrodinger at 75 Conference in the National Concert Hall. The series of stamps highlight recent scientific discoveries made [...]
UCC Paediatric Academic Unit Opens
Friday 22 June 2018 MINISTER COVENEY OPENS NEW €5MILLION UCC PAEDIATRIC ACADEMIC UNIT Ireland’s first integrated paediatric academic unit was officially opened on Monday 18th June by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney, T.D. Following [...]
New Research: Impact of Hypertensive Disorders
Thursday 07 June 2018 New Research our Sphere Programme PhD candidate, Gillian Maher, has been published in JAMA Psychiatry. The work is exploring the association between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [...]