Fulbright Ireland NUI and HRB Health Impact Scholar 2024 | Postdoctoral Researcher @hseas, Harvard University & @TERG, RCSI |

Boston, MA
Joined October 2018
Also from @TissueEngDublin, @RCSI_Irl we see how matrix proteins including laminin-1, fibronectin, and collagen-IV enhance neural cell growth & drive changes at both the whole-cell and nanoscale levels. These insights can help inform the design of biomaterial scaffolds! 🧠🔬
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📌The 2026-27 U.S. #Fulbright Scholar competition is now open!🇺🇸 Learn about the opportunities available to U.S. professionals, artists & scholars to research/teach in Ireland. Join the @IIEglobal webinar on May 21 at 2PM EST (UTC/GMT -5:00). ➡️bit.ly/41kvoz6
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Cian O' Connor retweeted
AMBER Deputy Director Prof @fjobrien of @RCSI_Irl spoke on Today with Claire Byrne with Ciarán a participant in the PPI (Patient and Public Involvement) work part of spinal cord regeneration research in association with @IRFUCharTrust funded by AMBER ambercentre.ie/amber-researc…
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Cian O' Connor retweeted
Excited to share our new review paper on organoid bioprinting in @natrevbioeng! 🎉 We highlight recent advances and envision a future that integrates organoid biology and biofabrication approaches to engineer complex tissues. Hope you enjoy! 😊 🔓: rdcu.be/d3H6u
Organoid bioprinting is used to create complex 3D models of human tissues. In this Review, Heilshorn et al. discuss additive manufacturing approaches to advance disease modeling, drug testing, and the production of bioprinted-tissues for clinical use. go.nature.com/3VGB6YN
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Delighted that I'll be presenting at Materials Research Society in Boston, this Thursday at 9AM! If you're here in Boston, come and hear about my work in graphene-based microelectrode arrays for neural interfacing, or drop me a DM to meet or chat online! #F24MRS
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I will be presenting at the Materials Research Society #F24MRS Conference in Boston this Monday at 11:00. Swing by to hear about my work on 3D-printed electroconductive scaffolds and electrostimulation for spinal cord injury repair, or DM me to meet and talk about it further!
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Cian O' Connor retweeted
I'm going to be giving a talk this Wed (4:30 pm) at #F24MRS on my work at @TissueEngDublin on 3D-printed MXene-based scaffolds for spinal cord injury repair and how melt-electrowritten microarchitectures can drive delivery of electrical stimulation. Check it out/DM me to meet!
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🚀 Exciting PhD / Postdoc Opportunities in Biomedical Engineering/Immunology at Trinity College Dublin🚀 More information on the project and positions can be found at hoeylab.com/vacancies 🌟 Feel free to share this post with your network #PhD #Postdoc #JobOpportunity #Hiring
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Cian O' Connor retweeted
Neurotrophic extracellular matrix proteins promote neuronal and iPSC astrocyte progenitor cell- and nano-scale process extension for neural repair applications - O’Connor, C., Mullally, R.E., McComish, S.F., O’Sullivan, J., Woods, I., Schoen, I. et al. xitter.cf/OptimisticBio/status/1…
Happy to have this study out where we looked at neuronal and astrocyte progenitor responses to different matrix proteins at the cell and nanoscale level 🔬🧠 Thanks to @anat_soc @ambercentre @IRFUCharTrust for the support 👇 Check out the paper here👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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🚨 Looking for a postdoc interested in applying for the Fundación Tatiana’s postdoctoral fellowships at @IBECBarcelona ! 🚨 📌 Requirements: 1.Spanish nationality 2.PhD obtained between 2020-24 🗓️ Deadline: November 11th 🔗 More info: fundaciontatiana.com/media/F…
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We have x2 funded #PhD positions available in our group. Feel free to share and check out monaghanlab.com/vacancies for more information.
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Excited to launch our Microscopic Maths 🔬 competition for #mathsweek2024 We invite classes from all schools to submit their mathematical questions based on these beautiful SEM images taken by @ambercentre researchers as part of their work #AMBERmicromaths
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Cian O' Connor retweeted
Interested in combining neural engineering with cancer research? @0lgaPiskareva and I are recruiting PhD students to work on 3D-printed in vitro models of cancer metastasis in brain tissues. Apply below: rcsi.com/dublin/research-and…
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Cian O' Connor retweeted
We have open Postdoctoral Researcher and PhD Positions in 3D Bioprinting and Tissue Engineering in our lab at Trinity College Dublin. More details below 👇 @ambercentre @tcdTCBE @tcdTBSI @tcdengineering
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Join the #Fulbright Irish Awards webinar for postgraduate #students, #scholars & #professionals on Thursday, 5 September, 1-2pm. Learn about the 2025-26 Irish Awards application process & hear from our alumni speaker. There will be time for Q&A. ➡️Register bit.ly/4cP0HEH
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Kudos to @liamolaochdha, @iWoodsie, and the whole research on team on this new release! ✨ 📖 Give it a read: bit.ly/478xPG8
Delighted to share that our work on a combined 3D-printed, electroconductive scaffold/electrical stimulation approach to drive neuronal regrowth after spinal cord injury has been published in Materials Today! Read the paper: sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @TissueEngDublin @ambercentre
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Cian O' Connor retweeted
Congrats to AMBER Postdoc @josephineywu on @wellcometrust Early Career Researcher Award for 'OPTO-BIOPRINTING' to pursue a tissue engineering project that could provide an exciting new approach to regenerative medicine. ambercentre.ie/wellcome-earl… #bioengineering #materialsscience
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