Speakers for School by Institute RCSI

SFI Researchers – Bringing Science to Schools

SFI Research Team Title of Talk/Demonstration/Activity
Suitable Ages
Dr. Markus Rehm Dr. Markus Rehm Visualising Processes inside Single Living Cells - Physics meets Biology 16 - 18
  Careers in BioSciences and Global Competition: What will the Future hold? 16 - 18
Prof. David Henshall Neuroscience and Neurodegenerative Diseases/Stroke/Epilepsy 10 - 14
Prof. Fergal J. O'Brien Bone Biomechanics and Fracture, Osteoporosis and Tissue Engineering 12 - 18
  Bioengineering and the Links Between Engineering and Medicine 12 - 18
  Osteoporosis & Bone Fracture  
  Engineering meets Science & Medicine: Biomaterials and Stem Cell Technology in Regenerative Medicine  
Prof. Jochen Prehn Neuronal Imaging of apoptotic signaling in Neurodegenerative diseases  
  Understanding Diseases of the Nervous System 12 - 18
  What Happens to the Brain as We Age 12 - 18
Dr. Sarah O'Neill Switching Off Cardiovacular Disease at the Platelet 12 - 18
Dr. Sally-Ann Cryan Inhalers; The Next Generation 12 - 18
  Designing the Magic Bullet; How to get a drug to its site of action in the body 12 - 18
  The impact of understanding the human genome on medicines: gene therapy and pharmacogenomics 12 - 18
  A career in pharmacy and pharmaceutical research; bringing drugs from the laboratory to the patient 12 - 18
Dr. Marc Devocelle Resistance of Bacteria to Antibiotics 12 - 18
  Applications of Chemistry in Life Sciences (Biology) research 12 - 18
  Drug Discovery & Development 12 - 18

If you are an SFI PI and are interested in being listed on this webpage to indicate that you (or members of your group) are willing to visit local schools, please email outreach@sfi.ie with your contact details and possible titles/subjects of talks.