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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WHOGRADUATED DURING 2007-08Clifford Barnes Winter 2007Maria Barnes Winter 2007Katherine Feeney Winter 2007Hendrik Fuss Winter 2007Paul Irvine Winter 2007Katherine McAllister Winter 2007Cathy McGeough Winter 2007Briege McNulty Winter 2007Fionnuala O'Donnell Winter 2007Michelle Share Winter 2007Louise Beggs Summer 2008Conal Bunting (Mphil) Summer 2008Joseph Christie Summer 2008Eleanor Conant Summer 2008Pamela Corrigan Summer 2008Declan Doherty Summer 2008Hong Guo Summer 2008Caitriona Kelly Summer 2008Orla Maguire Summer 2008Tracey McCaffrey Summer 2008Helen McCarthy Summer 2008Paula McClean (nee Given) Summer 2008Julie Sittlington Summer 2008Top Up Your Vitamins For Winter HealthDr Maria Barnes from north Belfast received her PhD in Biomedical Sciences atthe Coleraine campus on 18th December 2007.Having graduated from the University in 2003 with a BSc Honours in BiomedicalSciences, Maria carried on her studies with a PhD researching Vitamin D statusamong people in Northern Ireland and its implications for health.This research has shown that around half the population in Northern Ireland have insufficient levels of Vitamin D intheir blood – something which Dr Barnes said “is particularly apparent during the winter months” “Vitamin D is primarilymade in the skin through the action of sunlight and with shorter days in the winter, vitamin D levels will decrease and thereforepeople should consider taking supplementation to keep these levels up.”“An insufficiency of Vitamin D has potential implications for diseases such as osteoporosis, some cancers - breast, prostate andcolon - multiple sclerosis and diabetes mellitus among others.”140
In 2003, Maria was among the first graduates to receive the Diploma in Professional Practice in Pathology havingsuccessfully achieved the Health Professions Council registration in Haematology and Hospital Blood Transfusion-– which is required for work in hospital laboratories.Having wielded some significant results throughout her doctorate, Dr Barnes has had her research published ininfluential medical journals, most notably ‘European Journal of Clinical Nutrition’ and ‘Multiple Sclerosis’.Not content with spending seven years studying at the Coleraine campus, Dr Barnes currently works as a ResearchAssociate at the University’s Centre for Molecular Biosciences.141
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BIOMEDICAL SCIENCESRESEARCH INSTITU
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1 Foreword by the Pro Vice-Chancell
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2 Foreword by the Research Institut
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The BMSRI Research StructureThe BMS
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BMSRI Core FacilitiesContact: Karen
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of Metabolomics, pharmacy, nutritio
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BMSRI Academic Heads new Regional N
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4. BIOMEDICAL GENOMICS RESEARCH GRO
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Recent Funding Initiatives:C-TRIC:
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Dr Mateus Webba da SilvaLecturer in
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5. BIOIMAGING RESEARCH GROUPResearc
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developmental alterations that mani
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Publications:Bigot S, Lucas L, Morr
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Publications:Barnes CA, O’Hagan B
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We also measure the genotoxic effec
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6. CANCER AND AGEING RESEARCH GROUP
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Professor Anthony P McHaleProfessor
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Professor Stephanie McKeownProfesso
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an Alzheimer Research Trust collabo
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JM, Waugh DJJ; Dexamethasone potent
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have wider applications in vivo, in
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Inter-relationships between diet an
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Flatt PR; Effective surgical treatm
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These areas are the subject of seve
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Dr YHA Abdel-WahabSenior Lecturer i
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Dr VA GaultLecturer in Molecular Bi
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McClean PL, Irwin N, Hunter K, Gaul
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Publications:Duffy NA, Green BD, Ir
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8. MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGYRE
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Publications:Graham RJL, Graham C,
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analyses. However there is still a
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Plessas S, Bekatorou A, Koutinas AA
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Biochemical studies/ viral evasion
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Dr Stephen McCleanLecturer in Prote
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environmental remediation and as ro
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9. NORTHERN IRELAND CENTRE FOR FOOD
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26-28 Sept 2007: International Seaf
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Dr Barnes has developed expertise i
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Dr Alison GallagherSenior Lecturer
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In addition, results of a pilot stu
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Dr Maeve KerrResearch AssociateCont
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Memberships of External Committees/
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Indicators of Esteem:Professor McNu
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were examined. The intervention and
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Within this work both short-term an
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