UCD Science Summer School on Inherited Blindness for TYs & 5th yrs
Dublin City, Ireland
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A motivating and inspirational talk with loads of excellent career advice from Orla Donaghue this morning. Fantastic to hear what @ucdscience has to offer! 🔬
@ucddublin @3dneonet @OPGG_UCD @fight_blindness @summeratUCD @OnCampusIreland @fight_blindness – at Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland
Joe Carthy, Dean of Science in @ucddublin popped in to give the students a warm welcome to @ucdscience this morning.
@OPGG_UCD @3dneonet @fight_blindness @summeratUCD @UCD_Research @UCD_SBBS @BreandanKennedy – at Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland
We are busy extracting and amplifying DNA in @ucdscience labs this afternoon! 🧬
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Lots of laughs and great advice during @Shane_Comer1 's first talk of this week on 'Why Science?'... always a huge hit at our summer school!
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Learning the basic principles of Genetics and Pharmacology with Stephen Carter and @kayleighslater8 this morning.💉💊🧬🔬
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A really engaging and informative talk on inherited blindness today from @BreandanKennedy discussing how vision loss occurs while debunking myths about blindness.
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The amazing paralympian and Fighting Blindness ambassador Orla Comerford giving the students an inspirational insight into her life as a student and athlete living with an inherited sight loss condition. @MissMel_J @fight_blindness @ucdscience @3dneonet @BreandanKennedy
How can we use zebrafish to study a human disease? The fantastic @YolandaAVA kicking off the Summer School this morning.
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This years summer school is filling up fast! There are a limited number of places available so sign up asap to avoid disappointment! Please circulate to anyone who may be interested!
For information or to secure your place email [email protected]
We are very excited to announce that we are hosting the UCD Inherited Blindness Summer School again this year. Registration is now open! Contact [email protected] for more information or to secure your place.
First up this morning... Alison discussing current and future therapies for Inherited retinal degenerations and the challenges we face in developing effective treatments.
Working together to cure blindness... We are devloping basic lab skills and amplifying DNA in today's practical session in @ucdscience @BreandanKennedy @UCD_SBBS @OPGG_UCD @3dneonet @BritPharmSoc
Tour of the zebrafish facility and the research labs in Conway Institute for some of our summer school students.
@UCD_Conway @UCD_SBBS @OPGG_UCD @BreandanKennedy
A huge thanks to Orla Comerford and @fight_blindness for coming in to speak to the students this morning.
Our future scientists loved hearing about visual impairment from a different perspective
@BreandanKennedy @UCD_SBBS @OPGG_UCD @ucdscience @BritPharmSoc @3dneonet
A fantastic talk by @Shane_Comer1 on 'Why Science?'
Excellent career advice served with loads of laughs!!
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And we're off.... Joe Carty welcoming the students to @ucdscience this morning.
