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PhD success for Deborah O’ Sullivan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are delighted to add another PhD to our list! A huge congratulations to Dr Deborah O’ Sullivan on defending her thesis and thanks to her supervisory team Dr lucie Etienne-Mesmin and Prof St\u00e9phanie Blanquet-Diot at Universit\u00e9 Clermont Auvergne. Deborah’s thesis was on Interactions between EHEC O157:H7 and gut microbiota in relation to young age and Western Diet: in vitro colonic simulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ESR5 Deborah O’ Sullivan, hosted in Universite Clermont Auvergne, France will defend her thesis March 7th 2025. Well done Deborah! Hope you enjoy the occasion!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PhD Success <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A great milestone for COL_RES with two of our researchers having successfully defended their thesis. Well done Mathias and Nizar! More PhD Vivas will take place over the coming weeks and months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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APC Public Engagement with Research Award<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to Monica Cazzaniga who won the APC Public Engagement with Research Award at the APC annual symposium 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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European Researcher’s Night 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

COL_RES Researchers got involved with ERN 2024 by writing blogs about their research work. Enjoy reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Curiosity to Cures: My Journey in Infectious Disease Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mathias Herzog discusses his research in the field of infectious diseases. https:\/\/www.start-ern.org\/mathias-herzog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlocking the Microbiome: The Frontline of Infection and Antibiotic Resistance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kardokh Kaka Bra, discusses his work in the continually evolving field of microbiome research. Blog: Kardokh Kaka Bra 2 \u2014 Start Talking About Research Today (start-ern.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide to Metabolomics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trisha Arora, discusses the field of metablomics and its importance to our undestanding of health and disease. https:\/\/www.start-ern.org\/trisha-arora<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harnessing Gut Microbiota as a Defense System<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nizar Shayya explores harnessing gut microbiota as a defense system. start-ern.org\/nizar-shayya<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Matters<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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

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Carnival of Science 2024<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Carnival Of Science, Fitzgerald’s Park, Cork, 8th June 2024<\/strong>
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The ESRs came together for a public engagement event in Cork on 8th June 2024. The event, Carnival of Science is a two-day free STEM festival. It offered a fascinating weekend of discovery for families, where they explored the magic of science in the great outdoors. 27,000 people attended this public science event. The ESRs co-ordinated a programme of activity that had been developed by two of the ESRs (Monica Cazzaniga and Nizar Shayya) for a similar science festival in Brussels (the EU Event Science is Wonderful).<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Pathogen Biology Meeting, University of Galway<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Poster presentations at the Path Bio 2024 with Audrey Peters winning the best poster award at the conference<\/p>\n

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Prof. Wolf Dietrich Hardt giving the opening keynote presentation at Path Bio 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

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Prof. Gad Frankel (left) and Prof. Colin Hill (right) presenting at Path Bio 2024<\/em><\/h5>\n

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Social event for all COL_RES participants and other speakers at PathBio 2024<\/p>\n

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Probiotic Commercialisation, Entrepreneurship and Networking event<\/h2>\n

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Professor Cormac Gahan opens up the COL_RES Probiotic Commercialisation, Entrepreneurship and Networking event June 5th 2024 where we welcomed approximately 40 attendees.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Science is wonderful\u2019 fair, Brussels (25th<\/sup>-26th<\/sup> April 2024).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Two of Col_Res’s ESR’s Monica and Nizar applied for a grant to have a stand at ‘science is wonderful’ fair in Brussels. Their application was accepted where they got an opportunity to design an interesting exhibit for school children.<\/p>\n

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The fair opened it’s doors to nearly 5000 primary and secondary school pupils across Belgium and abroad and Monica and Nizar presented information on healthy food choices and the digestive system. Additionally, a science show was held on April 26th where the ESRs performed experiments with a small group of children.<\/p>\n

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