Session 1 Mon
2nd Dec
9-9.15
Immunology/Inflammation
Speaker
Opening Remarks
Prof C Blanco
9.15-.9.30
9.30-9.45
PRITI Group
Role of Surface Proteins in Colonization by Staphylococcus aureus of the skin of Atopic
Dermatitis Patients
The atopic march: a translational approach
PI/Group
Prof Padraic Fallon
Orla Fleury
Dr Sean Saunders
9.45-10.00
Characterisation of the Skin Barrier
Dr Maeve McAleer
Prof Alan Irvine
10.00-10.15
The role of novel IL-1 family members in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease
Rachel Horan
Dr Patrick Walsh
10.15-10.30
Exploring the protective role of protein C glycoforms in paediatric sepsis
Dr Emer Gleeson
Dr Roger Preston
10.30-10.45
Developmental changes in Pattern Recognition Receptor activity as the innate immune
system develops from birth through to adolescence
Dr Sarah Doyle
Dr Sarah Doyle
10.45-11.00
A Novel Role for Von Willebrand Factor in the pathogenesis of Childhood Cerebral malaria.
Niamh O Regan
Prof James O'Donnell
Prof. Owen Smith
11.00-11.15
Coffee
11.15-11.30
11.30-11.45
11.45-12.00
12.00-12.15
Dr Fiona Ringholz
Gerard Higgins
Dr Paul Buchanan
Dr Monika Hollenhorst
Dr. Valérie Urbach
Dr. Paul McNally
Prof Brian Harvey
12.15-12.30
Spontaeous Pro-Resolution Mediators in Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
Physiological Impact of Lipoxin A4 on Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelium
Defective ALX/FPR2 receptor recycling and signalling in cystic fibrosis epithelia
Influence of the lipid mediator Lipoxin A4 on ion transport and cell migration of colonic
epithelial cells
A Prospective Study of the incidence of Anaphylaxis in Irish Children
Ioana Maris
12.30-12.45
Early Nutrition and eczema in the first year
Dr Sinead O’Donovan
12.45-1.00
Diagnostic and prognostic indicators in paediatric primary antibody deficiency
Dr Tanya Coulter
Prof Jonathan
Hourihane
Prof Ronan O‘Sullivan
Dr Deirdre Murray,
Dr Mairead Kiely,
Prof Louise Kenny,
Prof Alan Irvine,
Prof J Hourihane
Prof Con Feighery
1.00-2.00
Lunch
Session 2 Mon pm
Obesity/Diabetes
2.00-2.15
Teen Nutrition Study
Aoibheann Mc Murrow
Ruth Connaughton
Prof Helen Roche
(Dr Fiona Lithander )
2.15-2.30
Chronic inflammation and innate immune system dysregulation in childhood and adolescents
Dr Eirin Carolan
Dr Andy Hogan
Prof Donal O’Shea
Dr Declan Cody
2.30-2.45
Is it acceptable to systematically check the weight of children attending for routine
consultation in General Practice ?
Dr Brendan O’ Shea
Prof Thomas O‘Dowd
2.45-3.00
Adolescent support systems increasing self efficacy trial
Vincent Mc Darby
Dr Declan Cody
3.00-3.15
Nutrition and Growth at 2 years: data from the BASELINE study
Carol Ni Chaoimh
3.15-3.30
Formula protein content and early growth
Hazel A Smith
3.30-3.45
Childhood obesity in Ireland: recent trends and determinants at the individual and ecological
level
Dr Eimear Keane
Dr Deirdre Murray,
Dr Mairead Kiely,
Prof Louise Kenny,
Prof Alan Irvine,
Prof J Hourihane
Dr Deirdre Murray
Prof Jonathan
Hourihane
Dr Patricia LeahyWarren
Dr Janas Harrington
Prof Ivan Perry
3.45-4.00
Coffee
Session 3 Mon pm
Paediatric Cancer
4.00-4.15
4.15-4.30
Unravelling the biology of YWHAE-FAM22 in clear cell sarcoma of kidney
Understanding the role of MLL4 in human cancer
Colin Kenny
Naomi McDonagh
Prof Maureen O’Sullivan
Prof Maureen O’Sullivan
4.30-4.45
Snf5 in malignant rhabdoid tumour
Chris Egan
Dr Adrian Bracken
4.45-5.00
Investigation into the anti-cancer effects of novel pyrrolobenzoxazepines in neuroblastoma
Dr Jenny Lennon
5.00-5.15
Optimizing Apoptosis for miRNA Mediated Therapeutics for Neuroblastoma
Dr Olga Piskareva
5.15-5.30
Small non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in the pathogenesis of childhood Leukaemia and relapse
disease
Dr. Suzanne MillerDelaney
Prof Ray Stallings
Session 4: Tue
3rd Dec
9.00-9.15
Clinical Research Unit
Development and Implementation of an Emergency Department Paediatric Procedural
Sedation Programme
Prevalence and Management of Pain in Children in Pre-hospital Care in Ireland
Transcriptional Biosignatures in Undifferentiated Febrile Illness in Children
Experimental Studies on Asthma Spacer Devices in the Emergency Department Setting
Siobhan McCoy
Prof Ronan O’Sullivan
10.00-10.15
To establish reference ranges for coagulation parameters and to characterize plasma
thrombin generation in very preterm infants
Elaine Neary
10.15-10.30
Arthropathy of Down Syndrome: Clinical Features and biomarkers of arthritis in children
with Trisomy 21
Charlene Foley
10.30-10.45
Attachment and Social-Emotional Development of Preterm Infants
Dr Aoife Twohig
10.45-11.00
Central Vascular Catheters in Newborn Infants
Dr Emily Kieran
11.00-11.15
Coffee
11.15-11.30
Management of skin graft donor sites in children: a randomized controlled study of three
wound care products
Carol Hilliard
11.30-11.45
Endothelial dysfunction in boys whose fathers have had early cardiac events
Alan Macken
11.45-12.00
The Impact of a Changed Approach to Analgesia and Sedation Management in the PICU
Claire Magner
Session 5: Tue
pm
12.00-12.15
Gastroenterology
9.15-9.30
9.30-9.45
9.45-10.00
12.15-12.30
DNA topology plays a key role in influencing motility and flagella gene expression in
Campylobacter jejuni
NADPH oxidases in mucosal immunity and inflammation
Dr Daniela Zisterer
Prof Ray Stallings
Prof Ray Stallings
Dr Adrian Murphy
Sinead O’ Donnell
Prof Ronan O Sullivan
Clare Shortt
Dr Patti Hayes
Prof Naomi McCallion
Dr Fionnuala Ni Ainle
Dr Melanie Cotter
Dr Orla Killeen
Prof Fiona McNicholas
Prof Eleanor Molloy
Dr Colm O’Donnell
Dr Marie Brenner
Carol Hilliard
Glynis Peel
Prof Clodagh O’Gorman
Prof Colum Dunne
Dr Dermot Doherty
Prof Seamus Cowman
Dr Tadgh O’Cronin
Prof Billy Bourke
Prof B Bourke
Prof Ulla Knaus
12.30-12.45
Structural and Molecular basis of Persistent Bowel Symptoms after Pull-Through Operation
for Hirschsprung’s Disease
Dr David Coyle
Prof Prem Puri
Dr Anne Marie
O‘Donnell
12.45-1.45
Lunch
Session 6: Tue
pm
Congenital Malformations
1.45-2.00
The impact of identifying rare disease genes on patient health
Dr Jillian Casey
Dr Sally Ann Lynch
Dr Amanda Mc Cann
2.00-2.15
Prenatal Retinoic Acid Increases Lipofibroblast Expression in Hypoplastic Rat Lungs with
Experimentally Induced Diaphragmatic Hernia
Dr Florian
Friedmacher
Prof Prem Puri
2.15-2.30
The effect of rock inhibitor (y-27632) on the post-gastrulation chick embryo- a possible
mechanism for ventral body wall defect
Pulmonary FGF-9 and FGF-18 gene expression are downregulated in
Nitrofen-induced hypoplastic lungs
PDGFR-α-positive cells: A New Cell Type in the Human Colon
Dr Johannes Duess
Dr Jenny Thompson
Prof Prem Puri
Prof Prem Puri
2.30-2.45
2.45-3.00
3.00-3.15
3.15-3.30
Upregulation of serotonin-receptor-2A and serotonin transporter expression in the
pulmonary vasculature of experimental congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Molecular signalling disturbances in the foregut of the Adriamycin Mouse Model of
Oesophageal Atresia/Tracheo Oesophageal Fistula
3.30-3.45
Coffee
3.45-4.00
Structural and Molecular Basis of Peristalsis in the Human Pelviureteric Junction in Health and
Disease
Autologous , elastogenic tissue-engineered vascular conduits for repair of congenital heart
defects
4.00-4.15
Dr Hiromizu
Takahashi
Dr Anne Marie
O’Donnell
Dr Alex Hoffmann
Prof Prem Puri
Prof Prem Puri
Dr Danielle
McLaughlin
Prof Prem Puri
Dr Paula Murphy
Mr Alec Blaney
Dr Manuela Hunziker
Prof Prem Puri
Ian Woods
Dr Tom Flanagan
Session 7: tue PM
Autism
4.15-4.30
Attention orienting and set-switching in autism spectrum disorders-an fMRI perspective
Jackie Fitzgerald
Prof Louise Gallagher
4.30-4.45
CNV Analysis by array CGH in well defined Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dr Regina Regan
4.45-5.00
The characterization of recessive mutations in homozygous haplotypes implicated in Autism
Spectrum Disorders
IDeAs: Improving Diagnosis of Anxiety in autism spectrum disorders
Dr Tiago Magalhaes
Dr Sean Ennis
Prof Louise Gallagher
Dr Sean Ennis
Codruta Sudrijan
Prof Louise Gallagher
5.00-5.15
5.15-5.30
Concluding Remarks and Prizes