Welcome to Unravelling Science, the podcast where Dr Megan Hanlon delves into the world of scientific research and listens to the stories that shaped the science.
Episode 48: Provost Linda Doyle: Wireless Communications, Creativity & Making History
I am extremely honored to introduce Provost Linda Doyle, the 45th Provost and first female Provost of Trinity College Dublin as my guest on the podcast this week. Linda chats to me about her experiences as professor of engineering and the arts at Trinity, her wide range of expertise in the fields of wireless communications and dynamic use of resources her current role as Provost of Trinity College Dublin.
She chats about growing up in Cork, how her experiences in industry cemented her love for academia and why she is so passionate about marrying creative arts with engineering. We also chat about what led her to run for the election of Provost of Trinity College Dublin, what that historical moment felt like when she won and what she hopes to achieve in her ten-year term.
What an utter privilege to have had her time, as you will see we could have chatted for another 40 minutes. This episode marks the end of Season 4 of Unravelling Science, I hope you have all enjoyed listening in this season, will catch you all for Season 5.
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This season is kindly sponsored by Bio-Sciences Ltd, now part of Thermo-Fisher Scientific.
8 Feb 2022
Episode 47: Dr Barry Moran: Flow Cytometry, Part Time PhD & Work/Life Balance
Dr Barry Moran core facility manager of the Flow Cytometry Facility, at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute is my guest this week. He chats to me about his 'unconventional' journey through academia, deciding to do a part time PhD while running the Cytometry core facility and why the 'journey-man' in him may be relatable.
Barry also discusses how flow cytometry can advance our scientific knowledge and its benefits particularly in the context of immunology. He describes his own research examining immune dysfunction in the skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa and why this is research that adds value to patients lives.
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This season is kindly sponsored by Bio-Sciences Ltd, now part of Thermo-Fisher Scientific.
1 Feb 2022
Episode 46: Prof Ellen Roche: Medical Devices, Soft Robotics & Collaboration
Prof Ellen Roche, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Institute of Medical Engineering and Science at MIT joins me this week. She directs the Therapeutic Technology Design and Development Lab at MIT and her research focuses on applying innovative technologies to the development of cardiac devices.
She chats to me about growing up in Galway, her experiences in California working in medical device engineering and why she decided to leave industry to do a PhD in Harvard as a Fulbright Scholar.
She describes her work using soft robotic approaches to augment heart function and her collaborations with Boston's Children's Hospital.
She also discusses juggling family life & academia and how most of her work 'gets done when the kids are gone to bed'.
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This season is kindly sponsored by Bio-Sciences Ltd, now part of Thermo-Fisher Scientific.
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