The INFANT seminar series will continue this Friday, October 15th 2021 at a slightly later time of 12.30 pm. For the coming weeks, we hope to welcome our new clinical fellows and PhD students and learn about some of their plans while here in INFANT. First up are two new clinical fellows. Dr Nahla Ahmed, [...]
Dr. Eoghan McKernan took part in the 7th Annual Trials Methodology Symposium, presenting an exciting Post-PhD career perspectives & viewpoints presentation, with an emphasis on Infrastructure Management. Eoghan presented a case study on infrastructure management at INFANT. This year’s theme is ‘’The Future of clinical trials: people, project, purpose, place’’ The prestigious event, which was hosted between [...]
Miscarriage affects one in four couples, while at least 1-3% will experience at least two or more first-trimester miscarriages in a row, known as recurrent miscarriage. The loss of a baby at any stage of pregnancy can have a devastating impact on a woman, her partner, and their family, even more so if this loss [...]
In our first seminar of the new academic year, Dr Sophie Casey will present 'Inflammation Driven Molecular Alterations in Disorders of the Perinatal Brain' on 24th September at 12pm. Synopsis Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and Autism Spectrum Disorder are time sensitive and have narrow therapeutic windows of opportunity. Despite this, diagnosis is typically performed too late to [...]
New technology to support non-verbal assessment of infants & young children. 31st August 2021: A new UCC spin out company, Liltoda Ltd, launched today. Liltoda will focus on harnessing the power of gaming technology for the early detection of infant brain injury. The Liltoda team aim to create a sea change in the assessment of brain development [...]
