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Research Prizes/awards

2011

Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Medal

36th Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Lecture & Surgical Symposium
Galway, September 2nd-3rd, 2011

A 3’UTR Variant in BRCA1: A Predictor of Poor Outcome in Breast Cancer
Jemima J Dorairaj¹, N Miller¹, D Wall^2,3, J Newell^2,3, JB Weidhaas⁴, MJ Kerin¹
(1) Discipline of Surgery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
(2) School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
(3) HRB Clinical Research Facility, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
(4) Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale Medical School, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Irish Association of Coloproctology Prize

IACP 6-7th May 2011
Limerick, Ireland

Expression of tumour-specific microRNAs in the circulation of colorectal cancer patients and correlation with disease progression
Kah Hoong Chang, N Miller, M Nugent, EAH Kheirelseid, M Regan, OJ McAnena, MJ Kerin

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Sylvester O’Halloran Poster Prize

Sylvester O’Halloran Meeting, Limerick, March 2011

Clinicopathological variables of BRCA1 and 2 gene mutations in the West of Ireland population
Jemima Dorairaj¹, R Irwin¹, D Wall¹, N Cody², N Miller¹, KJ Sweeney¹, A Green², MJ Kerin¹1. Discipline of Surgery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
2. National Centre for Medical Genetics, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland

2010

British Breast Cancer Research Conference Plenary Prize

September 15-17th, 2010, Nottingham, England

A 3’UTR KRAS-variant miRNA binding suite is a genetic marker of risk for triple negative breast cancer
Helen M Heneghanet al.

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ICORG International Translational Research Prize

ICORG Meeting, Dublin, May 2010

Systemic MiRNA Levels as Novel Breast Cancer Biomarkers
Helen M Heneghan, Miller N, Newell J, Kerin MJ

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Sylvester O’Halloran Plenary Prize

Sylvester O’Halloran Meeting, Limerick, March 2010

A SNP in let-7 miRNA binding site in the KRAS oncogene increases risk of triple negative breast cancer
Helen M Heneghan¹, N Miller¹, T Paranjape³, FJ Slack², J.B Weidhaas³, MJ Kerin¹
1. Department of Surgery, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
2. Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven Connecticut
3. Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University, New Haven Connecticut

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Royal Academy of Medicine Ireland Registrar’s Prize

Royal Academy of Medicine Ireland (RAMI) Meeting, January 2010

Systemic MiRNA Levels as Novel Breast Cancer Biomarkers
Helen M Heneghan, Miller N, Newell J, Kerin MJ

2009

RCSI Presidential Medal

Neuroprotection, Stem Cell Transplantation and Tissue Engineering in Spinal Cord Injury Repair

Cathal J Moran, Gemma E Rooney, Siobhan Mc Mahon, Timothy O Brien, Michael J Kerin, Frank P Barry
Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) and Department of Surgery, NUI Galway

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Cappagh Resident’s Prize

30^thCappagh (National Orthopaedic Hospital) Prize Meeting
Dublin, September 2009

Stem Cell, Tissue Engineering and Neuroprotective Therapy in Spinal Cord Injury
Cathal J Moran, Timothy O'Brien, Anthony J Windebank, Michael J Kerin and Frank P Barry
Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) and Department of Surgery, NUI Galway

Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Medal

34th Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Lecture & Surgical Symposium
Galway, September 4-5^th, 2009

Circulating MicroRNAs as Novel Minimally Invasive Biomarkers for Breast Cancer
Helen M Heneghan¹, N Miller¹, J Newell², KJ Sweeney³, MJ Kerin¹
1. Department of Surgery, National University of Ireland Galway and Galway University Hospital, Galway
2. Biostatics Unit, Clinical Research Facility, National University of Ireland, Galway
3. National Breast Cancer Screening Programme, Galway University Hospital, Galway

Orthopaedic Sessions Prize (sponsored by Smith & Nephew)

34th Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Lecture & Surgical Symposium
Galway, September 4-5^th, 2009

Scarf osteotomies in hallux valgus to correct the intermetatarsel and distal metatarsol-articular angles reduce the risk of recurrence: presentation and assessment of a novel formula to increase the accuracy and reliability of surgical correction
David O'Briain, Rob Flavin, Stephen Kearns
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals

Molecular Medicine Ireland Medal 2009

MMI Clinician Scientist Fellowship Programme Annual Meeting
NUI Galway, 11th July 2009

Breast Cancer associated microRNAs – classification using expression profiling and artificial neural networks
Dr Aoife Lowery et al.

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ASGBI Annual Conference - Highly Commended Poster Prize

ASGBI 14-16th April 2009

Glasgow, Scotland

Complementary and Alternative Medicine use in cancer patients: A questionnaire survey

R Brodie, KH Chang, KJ Sweeney, MJ Kerin

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Sylvestor O'Halloran Poster Prize

Sylvestor O'Halloran Meeting 2009
Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick, March 6-7^th, 2009

Evaluation of serum miRNAs as minimally invasive biomarkers for breast cancer
Helen M Heneghan, N Miller, AJ Lowery, KJ Sweeney, MJ Kerin
Department of Surgery, University Hospital and NUI Galway

AstraZeneca Irish Higher Surgical Training Group Travelling Scholarship

Helen Heneghan, a surgical postgraduate researcher, was awarded a scholarship to visit Frank Slank's microRNA research group at Yale University, USA

2008

Susan G. Komen for the Cure-AACR Scholar-in-Training Award

31st Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
San Antonio, Texas, December 12^th2008 (to be presented)

Relationships between estrogen receptor co-regulators and intrinsic subtypes in breast cancer
Marc PJ McCafferty, RE McNeill, N Miller, MJ Kerin
Department of Surgery, University Hospital and NUI Galway

Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Medal

33rd Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Lecture & Surgical Symposium
Galway, September 5-6^th, 2008

Identification of miRNA function in Breast Cancer: Expression Profiling and Target Determination
Aoife J Lowery¹, N Miller¹, RM Dwyer¹, RE McNeill¹, C Lemetre², G Ball², MJ Kerin¹
1. Department of Surgery, NUI Galway and University Hospital, Galway
2. School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK

2007

SABCS Novartis Oncology Basic Science Scholars Award

30^th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
December 13-16^th 2007

Osteoblasts and their progenitors stimulate breast cancer cell migration through chemokine secretion
Alan P Molloy, RM Dwyer, MJ Kerin
Department of Surgery and REMEDI, National University of Ireland, Galway

Best Presentation – Poster Award: 21^stEuropean Conference on Biomaterials
Annual Meeting of the European Society of Biomaterials - ESB2007

Brighton, UK, 9-13^th September 2007

Optimisation of Cholecyst-derived Extracellular Matrix using Carbodiimide Crosslinking
Jeffrey CY Chan,^1,2,Krishna Burugapalli¹, John L Kelly², Abhay S Pandit¹
¹National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, National University of Ireland, Galway,²Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University Hospital, Galway.

Cappagh Resident’s Prize

28^thCappagh (National Orthopaedic Hospital) Prize Meeting
Dublin, August 2007

A Barbed Device for Digital Flexor Tendon Repair
Kieran M Hirpara¹, M O’Sullivan¹, MJ Kerin²
Departments of¹Orthopaedic &²Academic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals & NUI Galway

The first presentation of the concept, design and early results of a novel flexor tendon repair utilising a barbed device constructed of shape memory material. This presentation is based upon the main body of an MCh submission.

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This page was last updated Monday, September 12, 2011