POI Research Showcase
Are you a member of the public with an interest in cancer research? Come along to our free Research Showcase! We are opening the doors at our research facilities in Dublin (UCD), Cork (UCC) and Galway (NUI Galway) to the public for one day only on the 22nd September 2022. Attendees will have an opportunity to tour the research laboratories, listen to short talks from some of the top cancer researchers in Ireland, and speak directly with researchers to ask all those burning questions!
You can register for this free event here.
Dublin event agenda:
Location: Charles Institute of Dermatology, UCD, 3-6pm
15:00 Arrival and Registration, with Viewing of Vicky Phelan portrait
Refreshments on arrival
15.45 Welcome address and Introduction to POI - Prof. Walter Kolch, Director, Precision Oncology Ireland
16:00 Keynote: Precision Oncology from a Patient Perspective - Jan Rynne, CLL patient and advocate
16.15 Keynote: Precision Oncology from a Clinician Scientist Perspective - Prof. Jonathan Bond, Professor of Paediatric Molecular Haemato-oncology, UCD
16.30 Flash research talks from POI researchers with Q&A (4 x 5 min)
17.10 Interactive Lay poster session & rotating laboratory tours
18.00 Close
Cork Event agenda:
Location: Cancer Research @UCC, 4th Floor Western Gateway Building, UCC
Time: 5-6.30pm
5pm Arrival
5-5.30pm Lab tours
5.30-6.30pm Interactive poster session with researchers over refreshments
Galway Event agenda:
Location: Lambe Institute, University of Galway, 5.30-7pm
Agenda TBC
Online Event agenda:
Zoom link to be circulated to all registered attendees.
15.45 Welcome address and Introduction to POI - Prof. Walter Kolch, Director, Precision Oncology Ireland
16:00 Keynote: Precision Oncology from a Patient Perspective - Jan Rynne, CLL patient and advocate
16.15 Keynote: Precision Oncology from a Clinician Scientist Perspective - Prof. Jonathan Bond, Professor of Paediatric Molecular Haemato-oncology, UCD
16.30 Flash research talks from POI researchers with Q&A (4 x 5 min)
17.10 Interactive Lay poster session & rotating laboratory tours (This section covered via Facebook Live)
