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INFANT Director, Prof Geraldine Boylan wins prestigious award

By |2023-09-05T15:36:11+01:00August 31st, 2023|

Geraldine Boylan, Professor of Neonatal Physiology, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, University College Cork and Director of the INFANT Research Centre was awarded the 2023 Tom Connor Distinguished Investigator Award from Neuroscience Ireland. Professor Boylan was presented the prestige award at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) during the annual Neuroscience Ireland conference. This [...]

International Guest Speaker on Knowledge Translation and Patient Engagement in Child Health Research

By |2023-08-24T16:12:14+01:00August 24th, 2023|

INFANT Research Centre are delighted to be hosting a special guest speaker event with Dr. Shannon Scott, Professor and a Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation for Children’s Health from the University of Alberta, Canada on Thursday 7 September from 13.00-14.00 in room 1.02 Brookfield Health Sciences Complex. In advance of the launch of UCC [...]

We Are Hiring! – Post-Doctoral Researcher, INFANT Research Centre

By |2023-07-24T10:05:12+01:00July 24th, 2023|

INFANT Research Centre is now accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher on a part time basis to work on COVICAT project which is supported by the North-South HEA programme. The researcher will be responsible for data management and data analysis of data on COVID-19 infection and vaccine in pregnancy in Ireland and Europe. Strong management [...]

Funded PhD Opportunity, supported by the HRB CRF (Clinical Research Facility) UCC

By |2023-07-10T15:59:06+01:00July 10th, 2023|

Funded PhD, supported by the HRB CRF (Clinical Research Facility) UCC Project Title: PPI in clinical trials for vulnerable populations This HRB CRF (Clinical Research Facility) UCC fully funded PhD involves a multistakeholder collaboration between CRFC, PPI Ignite Network @ UCC and the INFANT Research Centre. The PhD will address conceptual and implementation aspects of [...]

CergenX, INFANT spin-out raises €1.2m in funding to develop newborn brain screening

By |2023-07-10T15:32:25+01:00July 10th, 2023|

Cork-based medtech company CergenX has raised €1.2 million in funding to further develop its technology to screen newborns for brain injury. CergenX is a spin-out from the Infant Centre in UCC. Founded by chief executive Jason Mowles, chief science officer Professor Geraldine Boylan and chief technology officer Sean Griffin in 2021. The company is currently [...]

INFANT PI, Prof Keelin O’Donoghue awarded Distinguished Researcher Award

By |2023-08-01T13:15:38+01:00July 6th, 2023|

INFANT PI, Professor Keelin O’Donoghue was awarded the International Stillbirth Alliance (ISA) Distinguished Researcher Award for her contribution or her contribution to research on stillbirth/newborn death. The award was conferred at the closing ceremony of the 2023 conference, hosted at the University of Sheffield from 30 June to 02 July. Announcing the award, Professor Adrienne Gordon said: “She has [...]

Cerebral Palsy Foundation awards €1.6 million funding to UCC

By |2023-06-29T14:57:57+01:00June 6th, 2023|

Cerebral Palsy Foundation awards €1.6 million funding to University College Cork to support cerebral palsy education and research Funding of €1.6 million will support UCC’s appointment of a Chair in Early Brain Injury and Cerebral Palsy. The Cerebral Palsy Foundation Chair will lead research in early brain injury and cerebral palsy at the Irish Centre [...]

Cerebral Palsy Foundation Launches Programme of Excellence in Ireland

By |2023-06-29T14:51:24+01:00May 22nd, 2023|

Cerebral Palsy Foundation Launches Programme of Excellence to Revolutionise Cerebral Palsy Care in Ireland Foundation partnering with University College Cork, Trinity College Dublin, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Children’s Health Ireland to establish Ireland as an international leader for Cerebral Palsy care and research   Dublin, Ireland - The Cerebral Palsy Foundation [...]

BASELINE Birth Cohort study

By |2023-06-29T14:51:40+01:00May 11th, 2023|

The BASELINE Birth Cohort study is Ireland’s opportunity to establish a longitudinal birth cohort with the potential to answer important questions in the study of diseases in early life, later childhood and beyond. It has the potential to identify risk factors for common disorders such as diabetes, eczema, and asthma. This study has the potential [...]

Launch of In4Kids Clinical Trial Network

By |2023-06-29T14:51:53+01:00February 7th, 2023|

A new network putting children at the centre of decision-making in healthcare was launched today at University College Cork. Funded by the Health Research Board (HRB), In4Kids, the Irish Network for Children’s Clinical Trials, will support innovative clinical research and trial design for children in Ireland. It is the first clinical trials network in Ireland to [...]