Programme: Friday 28th March 2025 (9am -5.00pm), Durkan Lecture Theatre, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute.
08.30	REGISTRATION & COFFEE
08.55	WELCOME	Prof. Mark Little - Director of Trinity Translational Medicine Institute
9.00	SESSION 1	Chair: Prof. Johannes Wagener, Professor of Clinical Microbiology, TCD Prof. Mark Little, Director of Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, TCD 'TTMI – the next 5 years and beyond'
09.30		Prof. Siobhán McClean, Professor School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, UCD 'Before they ESKAPE: Vaccines against AMR pathogens'
10.00	SESSION 2	Chair: Prof. Jacintha O’Sullivan, Professor of Translational Cancer Biology, TCD Dr. Angela O’Neill, Research Fellow, Radiation Therapy, TCD 'AI, Automation and Adipose - Radiomics in Radiation Therapy Research at TCD' Dr. Ciaran Malone, Medical Physicist/Research Fellow at St. Lukes Radiation Oncology Network 'Clinical application of AI in Radiation Oncology: Are we ready?'
10.30	BREAK
11.00		Prof. Jakob Nikolas Kather Prof. of Clinical Artificial Intelligence at Technical University of Dresden 'AI in Precision Oncology'
11.45	SESSION 3	Chair: Dr Cilian Ó Maoldomhnaigh, Clinical Senior Lectureer, Clinical Medicine, TCD Prof. Suzanne Cloonan Professor in Respiratory Biochemistry, Clinical Medicine Tallaght, TCD 'Macrophage FErrometabolism; An Ally or Adversary for Respiratory health?'
12.15		Prof. Dominick McCabe, Consultant Neurologist / Clinical Professor in Neurology, TUH 'Opportunities for Personalised Antiplatelet Therapy after TIA / Ischaemic Stroke based on Emerging Translational Platelet Science'
12.45	LUNCH
13.30	SESSION 4	Chair: Prof, Derek Doherty, Professor In / Head of Immunology, TCD Post-Graduate Research blitz
14.15	SESSION 5	Chairs: Prof. Laura Gleeson and Prof. Patrick Mitchell; Session title: TTMI clinical engagement services. Dr. Hugh Kearney, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Neurology Dr. Natasha Jordan, Consultant Rheumatologist at St James's Hospital Dr. Antoinette O'Connor, Consultant Neurologist at Tallaght University Hospital
14.45	SESSION 6	Prof. Adriele Prina Mello, Ussher Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine, TCD 'How to make a Research Institute sustainable'
15.15	SESSION 7	Chair: Dr. Sharee Basdeo, Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine, TCD Post-Doctoral Research blitz
16.00		Awards Presentation followed by wine reception and Poster Session

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

Dublin Bus offers a high-frequency, accessible and easy to use service from all over Dublin. The hospital is easily accessed by a number of bus routes and the 123 bus serves the campus directly. The 13, 17, 27, 40, 56a, 68, 77a and the 151 have stops conveniently located near the campus. A short journey to the city centre provides access to a wide range of bus routes that serve the city and beyond Some Bus Éireann services are available locally from Heuston Station. All Bus Éireann commuter and Expressway services are available from Busáras which can be accessed directly via the Red Luas line. See map for the location of the bus stops in close proximity to the hospital.

Train and Luas

The train and Luas network provides a convenient and efficient way of travelling to the hospital. The Red Luas Line serves the hospital directly, offering a high-frequency service to Heuston Station, Connolly Station, Busáras, the city centre and the Green Luas Line. Heuston Station and Connolly Station offer access to commuter rail/DART and intercity rail services. Real time commuting information is available on a screen in the main concourse of the hospital. Park + Ride The Luas Red Line offers direct access to St James’s Hospital from the Red Cow, Tallaght and Cheeverstown Park + Ride facilities. Numerous Irish Rail stations also have Park + Ride facilities. In order to find information on car parking availability, please go to find a station section, input your station name, the parking information will be under "Parking & Transport Links".

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

The hospital is readily accessible to cyclists and can be accessed via various routes from across the city. Ample cycle parking is available at the main concourse entrance and at a number of other locations around the campus. St James’s Hospital aspires to be a cycle-friendly campus and is committed to providing improved facilities to meet the needs of the ever growing number of cyclists. Two Dublinbikes stations are located on the campus and a number of others are located in close proximity to the hospital. Dublinbikes provide a convenient and efficient means of accessing the city centre, Luas Green Line, Heuston, Connolly and Busáras stations. Bleeperbikes is a stationless bike-sharing scheme readily available from St James’s Hospital. Locate and unlock a bike using the app and park at any public bike rack inside the purple zone when you're done!

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

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