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Trinity Translational Medicine Institute - Conference 2020

TRINITY TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE INSTITUTE

TRANSLATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY, INFLAMMATION AND INFECTION CONFERENCE

6th March 2020 (9am - 5.30pm)

Durkan Lecture Theatre, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St. James's Hospital

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Programme

Programme: Friday 6th March 2020 (9am -5.30pm), Durkan Lecture Theatre, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute
08.30 REGISTRATION & COFFEE  
     
08.55 WELCOME Prof. Aideen Long - Director of Trinity Translational Medicine Institute
     

09.00

SESSION 1

Chair(s): Prof. Joseph Keane, Consultant Respiratory Physician & Prof. in Clinical Medicine, TCD & Prof. Louise Gallagher, Prof. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry, TCD

Prof. Tom Rogers,
Chair in Clinical Microbiology/Head of, Clinical Microbiology, St. James’s Hospital
'Management of Aspergillosis: Current and New Challenges'

     
09.30   Dr. Gareth Brady,
Ussher Assistant Professor in Vascular Biology, TCD
'Learning how to inhibit human inflammation from Molluscum Contagiosum Virus'
   

 

10.00  

Dr. Sharee Basdeo,
Research Fellow, Clinical Medicine, TCD
'Manipulating macrophage metabolism as a therapeutic strategy for Tuberculosis'

     
10.30 BREAK  
     
11.00 SESSION 2

Chair: Dr. Kathy Gately,
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, TCD

Prof. Ross McManus,
Professor in Molecular Medicine, Clinical Medicine, TCD
'Coeliac disease – from genetics to changing shape'

     

11.30

 

Dr. Nollaig Bourke,
Ussher Assistant Professor, Medical Gerontology, TCD
'Inflammation as a driver of ageing-associated pathology'

     
12.00 SESSION 3

Chair: Dr. Mary O'Sullivan, Associate Research Lecturer, Clinical Medicine, TCD

Post-Doctoral Research blitz
     
12.30 LUNCH  
     
13.30

SESSION 4

Chair(s): Prof. Jacintha O'Sullivan, Professor in Translational Oncology, TCD & Dr. Derek Doherty, Associate Professor, Head of Immunology, Immunology, TCD

Dr Patrick Walsh,
PIYRA/Ussher Assistant Prof, Clinical Medicine, TCD
'Understanding how a novel drug target for psoriasis orchestrates inflammation in the skin'
     
14.00  

Professor Anne Marie Tobin,
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine, TCD,
'Translational Immunology in Psoriasis and Hidradenitis Suppurativa'

     
14.30   Prof. John Gilmer,
Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacy, TCD
'In search of new bile acid-based therapeutics'
     
15.00 BREAK  
     
15.15  

Dr. David Kevans,
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Clinical Medicine, TCD
'Biomarker and Drug Discovery in Inflammatory Bowel Disease'

     

15.45

SESSION 5

Chair(s): Dr. Shigeki Nakagome, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, TCD & Dr. Daniela Tropea, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry TCD

Post-Graduate Research blitz

     
16.30 KEYNOTE

Chair: Prof. Aideen Long, Directorr of TTMI, TCD

Dr Eileen Parkes,
Department of Oncology - University of Oxford
'The double edged sword of STING signalling in cancer'

     
17.15   Awards Presentation

General Information

Getting Here:

Transport

Car Parking

Parking in the hospital grounds is extremely limited. The following link facilitates an oversight of parking facilities within the hospital: click here

Dublin Bus Transport

The Trinity Translational Medicine Institute within the grounds of St. James’s Hospital is serviced by a number of bus routes from Dublin city centre:

  • Bus Route No. 123 travels through the hospital grounds and stops midway as indicated in the map (PDF 293 kB). 
  • Bus Route No. 40 & 13 stop at the hospital entrance on James’s Street as highlighted in the map (PDF 293 kB).

Fares:

Please note that Dublin Bus accepts exact change only for payment of Fares in cash.
Alternatively you can buy a Leap Card or Bus Passes, for more details visit www.dublinbus.ie  or call +353 (0)1 873 4222 for more information on local Dublin Bus routes.

Luas

The Luas provides fast, safe and reliable transfers from Dublin City Centre to the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute within the grounds of St. James’s Hospital via the Red Line. This line also serves Heuston and Connolly Stations.

Luas Stop: James’s Stop – see map (PDF 293 kB).

Tram Times:

Monday – Friday: 5.40 am to 11.50 pm Saturday: 6.40 am to 11.50 pm Sunday & Bank Holidays: 7.10 am to 10.50 pm.

Tram Frequency:

Peak Times: Every 9 – 10 minutes
Off-Peak Times: Every 10 – 15 minutes

For full service details please visit www.luas.ie

Train Services

Dublin is served by two main railway stations: Connolly Station and Heuston Stations. It is recommend that you take the Luas red line from these stations in the direction of ‘Tallaght’ or ‘Saggart’ to the James’s Luas stop – see map (PDF 293 kB)
For more information visit www.irishrail.ie; and refer to the ‘Luas’ section for further details on the service provided.

Taxi

The hospital main concourse, discharge lounge area and Emergency Department have courtesy phones to facilitate calling local taxis. This services is available on a 24/7 basis with no call out charge.

Dublin Bike

There are 40 Dublin Bikes stations distributed throughout the city centre to enable easy access and optimal use. Located in close proximity to each other, every station has a minimum of 15 stands in place.
One station is located in the Hospital Grounds as indicated on the map (PDF 293 kB)

For a list of bike stations and information on subscriptions click here.

Contact:

Trinity Translational Medicine Institute,
Trinity Centre for Health Sciences,
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin,
St. James’s Hospital,
Dublin 8,
Ireland.
T: +353 1 896 3268
E: ttmi@tcd.ie
W: www.tcd.ie/ttmi

Registration

Online registration is now closed.

We will facilitate registration on the morning of the event.

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