Staff Awards
Congratulations to the faculty staff members who have received the following awards;
| Academy of Medical Sciences – Awarded the Starter Grant for Clinical Lecturers | Dr Eileen Parkes | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| Argentina Glaucoma Society – Invited Keynote Speaker in August 2018 | Professor Augusto Azuara-Blanco | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) UK – NI Network Lead | Dr Laura McGowan | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| Austrian Science Fund – Provided External Review | Professor Mike Clarke | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| British Heart Foundation Heart Hero Awards – Finalist in the Research Engagement Category | Dr David Grieve | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| British Psychological Society – Co-opted on to the Northern Ireland Division of Health Psychology Committee | Dr Laura McGowan | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| Department of Health – Appointed as Member of the Obesity Prevention Steering Group | Dr Laura McGowan | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| European Association for the Study of Diabetic Eye Complication Society – Appointed Vice-President for the period 2018-21 | Professor Tunde Peto | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| European Coalition for Vision Alliance – Appointed Treasurer | Professor Tunde Peto | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| European Radiation Research Society – 2018 Bacq and Alexander Award | Professor Kevin Prise | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| German Federal Ministry of Education (BMBF) – Provided External Review | Professor Mike Clarke | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| Higher Education Academy – Awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for 2018 | Professor Gerry Gormley | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| International Society of Neuroimmunology Meeting in Brisbane in August 2018 – Best Prize for Flash Talk | Dr Yvonne Dombrowski | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| Israeli Society of Prosthodontics Annual Meeting – Delivered Keynote lectures | Dr Gerry McKenna | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| Journal of Biological Chemistry – Appointed to Editorial Board | Professor Miguel Valvano | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| Northern Ireland Rare Disease Partnership – Co-opted on to the Board of Directors | Dr Helen McAneney | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| PLOS – Appointed to Editorial Board | Professor Usha Chakravarthy | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation – Young Investigator Award | Dr Eileen Parkes | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| REF 2020 – Appointed to Assessment Panel for Unit of Assessment 1 | Professor Manuel Salto-Tellez | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| SAIL Databank – Appointed to Scientific External Advisory Board | Dr Dermot O’Reilly | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowships – Appointed Panel Member | Professor Jose Bengoechea | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| UKRI-Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) – Appointed Panel Member | Professor Jose Bengoechea | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| UKRI – Advisor to Eight New Mental Health Networks | Dr Tony O’Neill | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| Ulster Paediatric Association Annual Conference – Best Presentation Prize for talk entitled “Newborn infants demonstrate reduced airway epithelial cell innate immune responses to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) compared to older infants" | Dr Helen Groves | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| University College London (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology – Lecture as part of the UCL Equality Challenge Team events | Professor Noemi Lois | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| University of Melbourne, Australia – Public Engagement Seminar on “Translational Bioinformatics and Beyond” | Dr Guillermo Lopez Campos | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| University of Sheffield Biomedical Research Centre for Translational Neuroscience for Chronic Neurological Disorders – Appointed to the External Advisory Board | Professor Peter Passmore | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| Wellcome Trust – Appointed to the Longitudinal Population Studies Committee | Professor Frank Kee | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| World Dental Federation (FDI) / Estonian Dental Association Conference – Invited Keynote Speaker | Dr Gerry McKenna | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| World Health Organisation (WHO) Europe Turkish World Medical Congress – Invited Speaker | Dr Ruth Hunter | Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) Summit in Vienna, Austria – Keynote Address | Professor Mark Lawler | Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| 2018 European Health Award | Professor Mark Lawler | Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| "Identifying Future Cancer Research Priorities for Europe; A Lancet Oncology Commission" – Selected as Lead Commissioner | Professor Mark Lawler | Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| Patient Safety Awards – Highly Commended in the Education and Training Category |
Professor Tim Dornan Making Insulin Treatment Safer Team |
Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Chairman Awards – Awarded 1st Prize |
Dr Carmel Kelly Dr Michelle Templeton Professor Maria Lohan |
Nursing and Midwifery |
| Chartered Institute of Public Relations (Northern Ireland) – 2018 PRide Awards – Silver Award for Healthcare Campaign and Silver Award for Best Use of Content (with Morrow Productions) |
Dr Carmel Kelly Dr Michelle Templeton Professor Maria Lohan |
Nursing and Midwifery |
| National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) – Appointed to Technology Appraisal Committee (for a period of 3 years) | Mr Iain McGowan | Nursing and Midwifery |
| Evonik – Resomer Award | Professor Ryan Donnelly (Research Group) | Pharmacy |
| French National Research Council (CNRS), Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France – Competitive NEXT-CNRS (Nano Extreme Measurements Theory) Senior Fellowship | Dr Irina Tikhonova | Pharmacy |
| Higher Education Academy (now part of Advance HE) - National Teaching Fellowship | Dr Lezley-Anne Hanna | Pharmacy |
| Irish Academy of Engineering – Elected as a Fellow | Professor David Jones | Pharmacy |
| Journal of Targeted Drug Delivery – Editorial Board Member | Dr Maryam Malekigorji | Pharmacy |
| Royal Academy of Engineering – Elected as a Fellow | Professor David Jones | Pharmacy |
| Royal Irish Academy – Elected Vice-Chair, Life and Medical Sciences Committee | Professor David Jones | Pharmacy |
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