Faculty of Sciences and Health hosts Summer Research Internships 2025 sponsored by Prof John Doran
The Faculty of Sciences and Health hosted Summer Research Internships 2025 sponsored by Prof John Doran, Dean of Faculty of Sciences and Health and coordinated through the Faculty Head of Research and Innovation, Prof Christine O'Connor. The Research interns were selected through a competitive application process for the 5 positions. The positions were carried out over the summer months and are aimed to encourage and grow the research numbers coming through from our undergraduate student cohort. Below are the students, project titles and supervisors involved:
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From the School of Biological, Health and Sport Sciences, Leah Fagan, graduate of Biomedical and Molecular Diagnostics, researched ‘In silico characterisation of electron transport chain genes in electrogenic bacteria from animal slurry metagenomes’ under the supervision of Dr Leonard Koolman.
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From the School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dean Riordan, studying Chemical Sciences with Medicinal Chemistry, researched ‘Synthesis of Novel BODIPY Dyes for Holographic Recording Materials’ in the Physical to Life Sciences Research Hub under the supervision of Dr. Mikhail Filatov.
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From the School of Food Science and Environmental Health, Chanjana Ilangovan, studying Pharmaceutical Healthcare, researched ‘Linking Phytochemical Fingerprints to Antimicrobial Potency: A Metabolomic Pilot Study on Mentha x piperita Essential Oil’ under the supervision of Dr Tao Zhang and Dr Elena Alexa.
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James Brady, also from the School, studying Food Science, researched ‘Different by nature – examining the role of wild yeasts isolates from bee hive samples in fermentation to produce zero/ low alcohol’ under the supervision of Dr Graham O’Neill.
- From the School of Physical, Clinical and Optometric Sciences, Grace Campion, studying Optometry, researched ‘The Effect of Visual Experience on Myopia Onset and Progression’ in the Centre for Eye Research Ireland, under the supervision of Dr Michael Moore, Dr Siofra Harrington, Prof James Loughman.
Well done to all the students who presented their research to the Dean and colleagues from the Faculty and a special thanks to all the supervisors who gave them all such a rich experience.