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Undergraduate projects

Class of Student Project Title
2016 Georgia O’Sullivan Hippo, Hedgehog and skeletogenesis Gene Expression analysis of interacting pathways in the developing limb
2015 Catriona Daly
Joey Gough
Emma Hogg
Roisin Joyce
Faline MacAuliffe
David Scanlon O’Callaghen Investigation of movement in the Developing Chick, Gallus Gallus, Embryo.
2014 Somantha Killion-Connolly Wnt signalling through alternate receptors Ryk and Ror: evidence from embryonic gene expression
Cormac Murphy
Daniel Darby
Tara O'Connor
2013 Jessica Maddock Exploring novel gene expression patterns in the Wnt pathway
Sophie Byrne Investigating the role of the Wnt signalling pathway in interpreting mechanical stimuli
Gillian Sexton
Aine Flemming
Grainne O'Reilly
2012 Elise Moroney Examination and comparison of expression patterns of Wnt genes
Matthew Doyle Expression analysis of genes implicated in the mechanical response of bone development
Ailbhe Coyle The effect of the notochord on foregut dorsoventral patterning
Jennifer Lorrigan An investigation into the role of the primary cilium and patterning of the developing joint of the chick
Leanne Staveley Expression analysis of genes implicated in the mechanical response of bone development
2011 Stephanie Maher Differential expression patterns of the paralogous genes Wnt2 and Wnt2b
Alison May Cellular organization of the notochord and its abnormal development in the Adriamycin Mouse Model
Daniel Dowling Cross species comparison of embryonic limb morphogenesis
Declan Carroll Investigating the role of BMP signalling in foregut abnormalities using a mouse model
2010 Antonia Piazzesi The effect of Adriamycin treatment on foregut development
Katherine McGarry Bone formation in the absence of skeletal muscle contractions
Sarah-Louise Hassett Comparison of gene expression patterns of Wnt signalling pathway component genes
Clare Murray Patterns of tissue differentiation in the developing chick limb
2009 Blaithin Arnold The effects of muscle immobilisation on joint morphogenesis
Elaine Kinsella A comparative investigation into Sfrp gene expression in developing limbs of mouse and chick embryos.
Aishling Lynch A comparison of bone formation in the long bones of mammals and birds
Aoife Cooke Embryonic expression analysis of a new gene in the mouse and chick: Cdh5
2007 Audrey Martin Wnt gene expression during late stages of limb morphogenesis
Fodhla Treacy Following cartilage differentiation in the developing limb: 3D expression patterns of Sox9 and type II Collagen
Christian Foley-Fisher An investigation into the use of microinjection and electroporation to disrupt Wnt signalling during somitogenesis
Omar Mothersill How constant or variable are the shape changes involved in vertebrate limb morphogenesis
Martina Redmond Comparing the expression patterns of highly conserved orthologous genes (members of the Sfrp family) across two major vertebrate groups, birds and mammals
2006 David Duffy Overexpressing Sfrp3, a developmentally important gene, in the early chick embryo.
Emma Hastings A phylogenetic study of the Sfrp gene family
2005 John O’ Neill Observation of active Wnt signalling in the developing mouse embryo
Norman Champ Establishing the methodology for introducing DNA into the living chick embryo
2004 Caitriona Crawford Establishing the chick as model system for development
Geraldine Kelly Early eye development and the involvement of two regulatory genes (Sfrp2 and Pax6)
Lorraine Logue The expression of molecular markers during patterning of the axial skeleton in the mouse embryo
2003 Patrick Frankel Gene expression analysis of members of the secreted frizzled related protein (Sfrp) family in E9.5, E10.5 and E11.5 mouse embryos.