Pint of Science Ireland

On this episode of Pint of Science Ireland, Anastasia speaks with Dr. Jatin Nagpal, Lecturer at University College Cork and Group Leader at APC Microbiome Ireland, about how gut microbes shape behaviour across species. They discuss how animal models like zebrafish and nematodes are useful and practical for preclinical studies, and to understand the gut-brain connection in humans better. Dr. Nagpal...

In this episode of the Pint of Science Ireland podcast, Conall sits down with Dr Niamh Ryan, Senior Research Fellow and PI of a Research Ireland-funded Pathway Award Project in Trinity College Dublin. In this episode, we dive into the genetics of psychiatric disorders. We explore how our DNA can influence mental health, how scientists identify genetic risk factors for psychiatric disease, and how...

In this episode of Pint of Science Ireland , Dr. Ailís O’Carroll speaks with Dr. Janosch Heller, Assistant Professor at Dublin City University, Honorary Lecturer at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, and Irish Research Council Laureate Awardee. They explore how the brain clears waste during sleep, the role of key molecules called aquaporins, and how this system is affected by aging and infla...

In this episode of the Pint of Science Ireland Podcast, Conall speaks with Dr. Virginia Morera-Pujol, Ad Astra Assistant Professor at the School of Agriculture at University College Dublin. They explore the role of badger conservation in the Irish ecosystem, the challenges badgers can present to bovine TB epidemiology, and the wider impact on Irish agriculture. Most importantly, they discuss the s...

In this episode of Pint of Science Ireland, Anastasia speaks with Dr. Cristhiane Favero de Aguiar, a postdoctoral fellow at Trinity College Dublin. Listen in as they delve into the world of immunometabolism, discussing the differing metabolism of immune cells, the difficulty in studying complex systems and the misconceptions of immunology and metabolism in media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

In this podcast, Paul from the Pint of Science Ireland Podcast Team, chats with Dr. Eoin Syron from the University College of Dublin. They discuss chemical engineering concepts such as "green molecules for green energy", one of Dr. Syron's research topics of interest. They also converse about research methods, scale up of sustainable energy systems and Ireland's current energy systems! Eoin compar...

Meet the new season's Pint of Science Podcast Team! Enthusiastic science communicators from a diverse background ranging from molecular biology to open access science! Take a moment to enjoy a pint and listen to the team's motivations and background! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we all learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, public health is inextricably linked to mental health - Brian Kennedy talks to Julie Arnott, an epidemiologist and public health specialist. She has studied maternal health in Uganda and Tanzania, has worked with the HSE as a COVID-19 epidemiologist, and is currently researching the physical and mental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland. The...

Women provide the bulk of care within the household in Ireland - Dan Giffney talks to Dr. Maeve O'Sullivan, a lecturer/Assistant Professor in Human Resource Management & Decent Work, on how this came to be in Ireland, how it's changing and what can be done to relieve women of certain pressures and facilitate their wider and equal participation in the Irish workforce. The Pint of Science Irelan...

This episode features Brian Kennedy talking to Dr Ciara Egan, a lecturer in Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Galway. Ciara talks to the pod about her research into how reading works in the brain, her work with adults who have dyslexia, and reproducible research. You can find Ciara on Twitter/X at @BrainbowPoi and her research can be found online at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ci...

For this episode, Peter Lebrocquy Cox interviews Kilian Murphy, an ecological research scientist working in the Lab of Willdife Ecology and Behaviour at UCD. Tune in to hear about the bigger picture ecology, our relationship with it and a message of hope for the future. This episode is produced for POS Ireland by Eolas Productions. Follow more from Kilian Murphy on Twitter . Producer: Peter Lebroc...

For this episode, Aneta Nerguti interviews Dr. Adrian Byrne on ethics, bias, legislation and opportunity in AI. What is the future of AI, how can/should it be regulated and what opportunities does it bring us? This episode is produced for POS Ireland by Eolas Productions. Follow more from Dr. Byrne on Twitter or LinkedIn . Producer: Aneta Nerguti Interviewer: Aneta Nerguti Research: Daniel Giffney...

This episode features Molly McCrory talking to Vanessa Teckentrup, a postdoctoral researcher in the Gillan Lab in Trinity College Dublin. Vanessa talks to us about her PhD research on stimulating the vagus nerve to study how the brain deals with physical and mental disturbances, as well as her thoughts on open science and replicability! You can find Vanessa on Twitter at @glassybrain and the Gilla...

We are taking a short break this month - Pint of Science 2023 starts next week across Ireland - you can view events on https://pintofscience.ie/ Season 2 coming soon! Music: Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Giffney interviews Marion Bartl, a computational linguist working on gender bias and fairness in Natural Language Processing - how can AI be biased and what are we doing to change that? You can find Marion on Twitter at @marion_bartl The Pint of Science Ireland Podcast is produced by Eolas Productions. Executive Producer: Peter Lebrocquy Cox Editing: Aneta Nerguti & Peter Lebrocquy Cox Int...

This episode features Kate Finucane talking to Andrew Ryan, a master's student in University College Dublin who works with the deer in Phoenix Park. Tune in to hear about what goes into managing the herd and what it's like to research toxoplasmosis in wild deer. You can find Andrew on twitter at @andrewoid97 and the Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology and Behaviour group in UCD at https://sites.google....

This episode features Peter Lebrocquy Cox talking to Dr Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, an infectious diseases and internal medicine physician in St James's Hospital, Dublin, and Senior Lecturer in Medical Gerontology. In this episode, she explores the implications of our current health system on those who have less access to it due to perceived social status. You can find Clíona on Twitter at @ClionaNi The...

This episode features Molly McCrory talking to Dr. John Ward, an astrophysicist turned Space Product Manager. Tune in to hear about what it's like to work in the space industry in Ireland. You can find John on twitter at @astro_ward and Réaltra can be found at www.realtra.space The Pint of Science Ireland Podcast is produced by Eolas Productions. Executive Producer: Kate Finucane Editing: Brian Ke...

In this episode, Aneta Nerguti chats to Dr. Mark Mitchison about his work in using quantum physics to measure our universe and demystifies the mysterious world of quantum physics. You can find Dr Mark Mitchison on twitter @MarkMitchison. Executive Producer: Peter Lebrocquy Cox Editing: Daniel Giffney and Peter Lebrocquy Cox Interviewer: Aneta Nerguti Research: Peter Lebrocquy Cox, Daniel Giffney a...

In this episode, Molly McCrory talks to Andrew McGovern about sex differences in the brain relating to health. You can find Andrew's podcast, Living Room Logic, here: https://linktr.ee/LivingRoomLogic Executive Producer: Molly McCrory Editing: Kate Finucane Interviewer: Molly McCrory Research: Brian Kennedy Guest: Andrew McGovern, PhD student University of Limerick Music: Aerosol Of My Love by Kev...

In this episode, Daniel Giffney chats to PhD student Nicole Todd about her work with harbour porpoise in irish waters. Listen in to hear about the smaller, introverted cousins of Dolphins. You can find Nicole's research paper here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.12951 Executive Producer: Aneta Nerguti Editing: Peter Lebrocquy Cox Interviewer: Daniel Giffney Guest: Nicole Todd, PhD...

In this episode, we interview Professor Kevin McGuigan, a professor in RCSI whose research involves using solar energy to provide safe drinking water to vulnerable communities in low-to-medium-income countries.  Music: Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Eleanor Dunn speaks with Brian Kennedy about her research into the relationship between volcanoes and earthquakes and new methods of prediction. Music: Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we interview Laura Whelan who is a final year PhD candidate in Professor Jane Farrar’s lab in Trinity College Dublin, researching inherited blindness. She explains the basics of genetics and how it applies to her research on a specific form of blindness. Music Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love License: https://f...