{"id":323,"date":"2021-10-15T15:17:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T15:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/?page_id=323"},"modified":"2025-04-23T14:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:38:15","slug":"kardokh-kaka-bra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/?page_id=323","title":{"rendered":"ESR 8 Kardokh Kaka Bra"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"458\" class=\"wp-image-347\" style=\"width: 274px; height: 353px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Picture-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Picture-1.png 356w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Picture-1-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Previous training and experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My methodological and theoretical research as well as a considerable portion of my applied and collaborative work during my postgraduate studies addressed computational biology and risk factors associated with the progress of Coronary Heart Diseases (CHDs). An innovative contribution of my work is the establishment of a new perspective to the analysis of plasma lipidome variables in the prediction of CHDs, and taking advantage of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and genetic algorithm to develop a new model of disease prediction that is more accurate than the previous automated models. This perspective creates a new class of functional estimation procedures that account for the within-subject correlation in an intuitive and efficient manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why you wanted to join the project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was fascinated with the aspirations of the COL_RES Training Network because I wanted to focus my research on the question of how to leverage analytical techniques and models to develop new tools for the diagnosis and treatment of microbiota-related disorders and wished to be at the heart of leading research of the human microbiome and dedicate my time and energy to contributing to the scientific community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About your research project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During my project as an early stage researcher, I will be working on existing and COL_RES datasets to identify the most discriminative features and predict outcomes by applying multidimensional scaling, multivariate statistics and hierarchical clustering to cross-correlate phageome, microbiota, and metabolome profiles. This will include state-of-the-art engineering and predictive modeling techniques such as Kernel Machines and Deep Learning algorithms, incorporating \u2018omics\u2019 datasets to classify a combination of features that jointly best predict colonization resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My hobbies are hiking and going to the movies on the weekends. I enjoy socializing with my friends and playing board games together. I also love reading books about philosophy and developmental psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact details<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:KKakabra@ucc.ie\">KKakaBra@ucc.ie<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ESR 8 Kardokh, discussed his work in the continually evolving field of microbiome research -Unlocking the Microbiome-The frontline of infection and antibiotic resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.start-ern.org\/kardokh-kaka-bra-2\">Blog: Kardokh Kaka Bra 2 \u2014 Start Talking About Research Today<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image.png 964w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-768x484.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kardokh Kaka Bra tells us about himself and his reseach work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meet COL_RES ESR 8 Kardokh Kaka Bra based at APC Microbiome Ireland. Kardokh will be using meta-analytical approaches to integrate key datasets from COL_RES in order to develop predictive models of colonization resistance <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KardokhKakaBra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KardokhKakaBra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cormacgahan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cormacgahan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClaessonLab?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ClaessonLab<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pharmabiotic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Pharmabiotic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RJXW6uF383\">pic.twitter.com\/RJXW6uF383<\/a><\/p>&mdash; COL_RES (@COLRES_ITN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COLRES_ITN\/status\/1535222966551826432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read a piece by Kardokh about &#8220;Our Microbiome: The Invisible World Within Us&#8221;. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.start-ern.org\/kardokh-kaka-bra\">https:\/\/www.start-ern.org\/kardokh-kaka-bra<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture13-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture13-1.png 602w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture13-1-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1077-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1077-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1077-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1077-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1077-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1077-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1077-1568x1176.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1085-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1085-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1085-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1085-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1085-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1085-1568x2091.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_1085-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Kardokh on a school visit with the inflatable gut. <\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mahon-Community-Centre-1-Kardokh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mahon-Community-Centre-1-Kardokh.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mahon-Community-Centre-1-Kardokh-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mahon-Community-Centre-1-Kardokh-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Redefining STEM with Traveler Visibility Group<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Kardokh got involved with \u2019Redefining STEM\u2019 with the traveler visibility group at the Nagle Community College school in Cork city. He was a presenter at this event attended by approximately 60 school children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Budding Biologist <\/strong><strong>Transition Year (TY) Workshop<\/strong><strong>. April 23<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Well done to Kardokh who gave a career talk to TY students for the Budding Biologist Outreach transition year week April 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2024. This was very beneficial for the twenty students attending so they could hear about his educational journey and career progression. He highlighted the potential and excitement of pursuing microbiology in higher education. This may encourage many of them to select science subjects at senior school cycle and perhaps college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kardokh discusses his work in the continually evolving field of microbiome research. Unlocking the Microbiome: The Frontline of Infection and Antibiotic Resistance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.start-ern.org\/kardokh-kaka-bra-2\">https:\/\/www.start-ern.org\/kardokh-kaka-bra-2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dissemination of Research <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kardokh-poster-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kardokh-poster-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kardokh-poster-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kardokh-poster-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Kardokh-poster-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kardokh Path Bio 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/thumbnail_image001-Kardokh-budding-biologist-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/thumbnail_image001-Kardokh-budding-biologist-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/thumbnail_image001-Kardokh-budding-biologist-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/thumbnail_image001-Kardokh-budding-biologist-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/thumbnail_image001-Kardokh-budding-biologist-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/thumbnail_image001-Kardokh-budding-biologist-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/thumbnail_image001-Kardokh-budding-biologist.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">School of Microbiology seminar 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Research Matters<\/strong> <strong>ERN 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Research has changed the world and in celebration of that, Kardokh got involved with Meet the Researcher International. In a series of videos (below) various researchers from around Europe tell us a little bit about what they are researching, how they will be participating in ERN and the importance of JEDI values in research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/START_ERN\/status\/1835647991388025177\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/START_ERN\/status\/1835647991388025177<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/START_ERN\/status\/1831603177587630329\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/START_ERN\/status\/1831603177587630329\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/START_ERN\/status\/1831603177587630329<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SciCityMalta\/status\/1838961972760449077\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SciCityMalta\/status\/1838961972760449077<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"671\" data-id=\"1429\" src=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-6-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-6-1.png 623w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-6-1-279x300.png 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"622\" data-id=\"1430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-7-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-7-1.png 596w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-7-1-287x300.png 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"623\" data-id=\"1431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-8-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-8-1.png 617w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-8-1-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-8-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Col-res-Mock-Up-1-3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Col-res-Mock-Up-1-3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Col-res-Mock-Up-1-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Col-res-Mock-Up-1-3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Col-res-Mock-Up-1-3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Col-res-Mock-Up-1-3-1568x882.png 1568w, https:\/\/www.col-res.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Col-res-Mock-Up-1-3.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previous training and experience My methodological and theoretical research as well as a considerable portion of my applied and collaborative work during my postgraduate studies addressed computational biology and risk factors associated with the progress of Coronary Heart Diseases (CHDs). 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