Neuroscientist and Associate Professor in Physiology at University of Galway. Mother of 2 crazy kids. The views expressed and comments are personal opinions.

Galway, Ireland
Joined August 2020
Honoured to count @ANTNeuro @ANTNeuro_UK as our #NSI2025 partner! Their advanced EEG, TMS, and neuroimaging technologies support #neuroscience researchers worldwide-offering integrated tools for brain mapping, cognitive studies, and clinical diagnostics: ant-neuro.com
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🔔 #Workshop alert! In less than 2️⃣ weeks, @network_alba and @IBROorg will host the first in their 'From Declaration to Action' Online Workshop Series. 🗓️ 15 May 2025 🕘 15:00–17:00 CEST 👉 loom.ly/7kehzPo 🧠 Taking the ALBA Declaration on Equity and Inclusion as a starting point, the workshops in this 3-part series focus on the concrete steps needed to build a fairer, more inclusive #neuroscience community. 🌟 Join Workshop #1 on 'Recognising and Mitigating Bias in Selection', led by cognitive bias expert Dr Camille Morvan, to discover how bias shapes recruitment and career progression, and what we can do to ensure fairer evaluation processes in academia. Learn more and register today! 🚀 #EquityInScience #InclusiveNeuroscience #ALBADeclaration
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SIP is raising awareness about the impact that pain has on people and the challenges they face. Find below the testimony of a patient who has been living with chronic pain for 19 years: Read more testimonies: brnw.ch/21wSpu4 Learn more here: brnw.ch/21wSpu5
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We’re recruiting to a permanent/tenured, Lectureship/Assistant Prof in Pharmacology & Therapeutics at University of Galway. Applications by 29th May. Full details available at linkedin.com/jobs/view/lectu… and universityofgalway.ie/about-…. Pls RT & forward to anyone who may be interested
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Looking forward to presenting alongside fellow HaPpY ESRs at #EFIC2025! 🧠🧬 See you at the DataBlitz!
🧠💡Exciting news !! HaPpY ESRs will be presenting their latest findings on pain & emotional disorders during the DataBlitz session at #EFICCongress2025! 🔬 Don't miss it out! #EFIC2025 @Berrocoso_Lab @ChristmannIpek @MRocheLab @DavidFinn14
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⏳ Just 2 weeks left❗️ 📢 Reminder: The deadline to submit nominations for the #NSI2025 Awards is April 24th! We invite you to nominate a #neuroscientist for one of 2025 #NSI Awards, recognizing individuals for their contribution to #Neuroscience. ⏩neuroscienceireland.com/nsi-…
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Exciting news! 🎉 HaPpY ESRs will be presenting at the walking poster session during the #EFICCongress! Don't miss their latest discoveries on pain & emotional disorders. Be sure to check their posters out! 🔍 #PainResearch #EFIC2025
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Exciting news! 🎉 HaPpY ESRs will be presenting at the walking poster session during the #EFICCongress! Don't miss their latest discoveries on pain & emotional disorders. Be sure to check their posters out! 🔍 #PainResearch #EFIC2025
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🚨INTRODUCING ECRN 2025🚨 As we prepare for another exciting year ahead, we want to hear from YOU! 🫵 ✨We want your feedback on how we can build our community to better benefit all our members! Please fill out the google form in the linktree in our bio to help us achieve this!✨
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Fantastic to make the front cover of @TheJournal_Pain with the featured article “Enhancing the trustworthiness of pain research: A call to action” jpain.org/article/S1526-5900… It’s open access so get downloading!
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A new cannabis-derived compound developed by @WashUmedicine and @StanfordMed relieves pain without affecting the brain—avoiding mind-altering side effects and addiction risk. This breakthrough could offer a safer alternative to opioids for chronic pain. medicine.washu.edu/news/comp…
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📣 Research Participants Needed 📣 Are you a third-level student with chronic pain and feel that it is impacting your academic and psychological functioning?🔗To learn more or take part: psychologygalway.qualtrics.c… 📩 Contact: [email protected] #ChronicPain #Research
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Calling all teachers! Join us @ExploriumI for our @Oide_PP_STEM STE(A)M workshop on the 22nd of March. Learn about the brain and how it changes through novel experiences, repetition and complexity. Then, get a private tour of the exhibits! Visit: creativity.oide.ie/
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#RareDiseaseDay is a global initiative to raise awareness & generate support for everyone on a rare medical journey. #ChronicPain, in many RDs, may begin in childhood or become more noticeable in adulthood, and it often affects the quality of life of patients who experience them.
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📢 There's still time to submit a session proposal for #ECNP2026 in Munich, Germany! ⏳ Deadline: 4 March 2025 📥 Submit your ideas here: ecnp.eu/session-proposals202… #BrainDisorder #Psychiatry #Neuroscience #Munich
There is still time to submit your session proposal for #ECNP2026. Deadline is 4 March 2025 👉 ecnp.eu/session-proposals202… #ECNP #psychiatry #neuroscience #Munich
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Pain research must reflect the diversity of those it serves. A new editorial from PAIN's Editor-in-Chief @kren27 explores the critical role of #DEI in study design & clinical practice. Read more: bit.ly/3D5WgJO #ScienceForAll
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Spotlight on a Researcher! 🧠 Siobhan Crilly, who is studying brain organoids as models for stroke is as a Medtrain+ Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow working in the lab of Dr Mihai Lomora.
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📣 Join us for a webinar with Prof. David Finn on the science of pain, pain pharmacology, and the role of cannabinoids! 📌Thursday, 6th Mar 🌟 Don't miss out! 📝 Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… #PainManagement #Cannabinoids #ChronicPain @uniofgalway
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Congrats to our ESR @ChiaraDiMarino on her first author publication! Check out her outstanding work: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article… 🎉📚 @Berrocoso_Lab @MRocheLab @ChristmannIpek @DavidFinn14
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Explore cutting-edge pain research and clinical insights at the 14th @EFIC_org Congress in Lyon, France, 24–26 April 2025. Theme: Comorbidity of Chronic Pain and Mental Health Disorders. Register by 18 March! bit.ly/4eFYbCk
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