Stem Cell Biology, Chemotherapeutic Drugs, Oncology and Stem Cells
Researcher in
Áine’s research is focused on the characterization of the key players involved in mesenchymal stem cell migration, in response to specific chemokines.
2010 - Present: Postdoctoral researcher, REMEDI, NUI Galway
2006 - 2010 Ph.D in Stem Cell Biology, Centre for Chromosome Biology, NUI, Galway
April 2009 The Thomas Crawford Hayes Scholarship.
May 2008 The Irish Cancer Society Oncology Scholars travel award.
Presentations/Talks
Á. M. Prendergast, S. Cruet-Hennequart, G. Shaw, F. Barry and M.P. Carty. “The response of human bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells to DNA damage by ionising radiation and cisplatin”. March 2010 : Poster presentation, Irish Association for Cancer Research, Galway.
Á. M. Prendergast, G. Shaw, F. Barry and M.P. Carty. “The response of human bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells to DNA damage by ionising radiation and cisplatin”. October 2009: Oral presentation, Irish society of Radiation therapy, Galway.
Á. M. Prendergast, G. Shaw, F. Barry and M.P. Carty. “DNA damage response pathways in human mesenchymal stem cells”.
July 2009: Poster presentation, International Society of Stem Cell research, Barcelona, Spain
Á. Prendergast, G. Shaw, F. Barry and M.P. Carty. “DNA damage response pathways in human mesenchymal stem cells”. November 2008: Poster presentation, Biochemistry Society meeting, Galway
Á. Prendergast, G. Shaw, F. Barry and M.P. Carty “DNA damage responses in human mesenchymal stem cells”. June 2008: Poster presentation, International Society of Stem Cell research, Philadelphia, USA
Á. Prendergast, G. Shaw, F. Barry and M.P. Carty. “The characterisation of DNA damage responses in human mesenchymal stem cells”. March 2008: Oral presentation and poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Irish Association for Cancer Research.
Á. Prendergast, G. Shaw, F. Barry and M.P. Carty. “The characterisation of DNA damage responses in human mesenchymal stem cells”. May 2007: Poster presentation at the first annual meeting of the Irish Society for Gene and Cell Therapy.
Á. Prendergast, G. Shaw, F. Barry and M.P. Carty. “The characterisation of DNA damage responses in human mesenchymal stem cells”. March 2007: Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Irish Association for Cancer Research.
