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Kerry started a PhD program funded by IRCSET and HP in the Division of Anatomy in 2006 under the supervision of Prof. Dockery and Dr. Leo Quinlan of the Physiology division. The research project focuses on structure function relations with the human endometrium and analysis of complex physiological and anatomical datasets. Prior to this she completed an honours degree in Biomedical Science in Anatomy in 2006, obtaining first class honours. She completed her PhD in 2010. Currently she has taken up a postdoctoral position as a facility scientist in the Centre for Microscopy and Imaging in NUI Galway.

Research Interests:

Her work focuses mainly on the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on the fine structure and functionality of the human endometrium. Included in this are: Visualisation of possible non-genomic signalling effects in an endometrial cell line, the display of real time alteration of calcium fluxes (through the use of live cell imaging), and reorganisation of the cytoskeleton and junctional complexes. She also has a vast interest in all kinds of microscopy and imaging techniques and analysis. 

Research Techniques:

Cell Culture, Immunohistochemistry and Immunofluorescence, Confocal and Spinning Disk Microscopy, Live cell imaging – DIC and Phase Contrast Microscopy, Calcium Ion Imaging, vital dye uptake, Electron Microscopy – TEM and SEM, Stereology and Digital Image Processing.

Education:

BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science – Anatomy (2006). PhD - Structure function relations in the human endometrium - Analysis of complex anatomical and physiological datasets (2010).

Abstracts of work presented as posters at conferences:

“The Use of Stereology to Assess Structural Change in Articular Hyaline Cartilage.” InFocus Magazine, Issue 5, March 2007

“A Stereological Study of the Structural Changes in Hyaline Cartilage in a model of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Proceedings of the Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland” J. Anat (2008) Posters 212 (1):92

Poster presentation of “A Structured Light Microscopical and Stereological Study of the Human Myometrium” by Professor Dockery at The European Light Microscopy Initiative meeting at Davos, Switzerland

“Stereological Study on the Effects of the Mirena Levonorgestrel releasing device on the Morphology of the Human Myometrium.” Abstract published in the J. Anat Posters 214 (5):792

Attendance at the 13th World congress for Human Reproduction in Venice, March ’09 – Poster presentation “Rapid non-genomic alterations in the microtubule cytoskeleton of the human endometrial epithelial cells in response to steroid hormones.”

ELMI, 9th International Meeting on Advanced Light Microscopy, June ’09, Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland. Poster presentation: The spatial and temporal resolution of sub-cellular events – Voxel Composition

Membership of professional associations:

1.  Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
2.  Microscopical Society of Ireland
3.  Royal Microscopical Society 

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