INFANT Centre

A Maternal and Child Health Research Centre hosted by @UCC. For updates on INFANT, please follow us on LinkedIn, BlueSky, Instagram and Facebook.

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

For information and updates from INFANT Research Centre, please follow us on:

LinkedIn https://t.co/WFXmnT7axg

BlueSky https://t.co/j9utKK9IkU

Instagram https://t.co/fs5KqTWn8M

Facebook https://t.co/MvOLZboLVf

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

A busy but fantastic few days at the #jENsCongress connecting with a global #neonatology and #paediatric community of experts, sharing knowledge, and shaping the future of care for our tiniest patients. 💜

[UCC Innovation @uccinnovation]

Congratulations to @UCC & @infantcentre spin-out company @neurobell_ CEO & Co-founder Mark O'Sullivan on being announced as “Founder of the Year” at Enterprise Ireland’s High Potential Start-up Awards held in Salesforce Tower, Dublin last night.

More: https://t.co/DUPyk2IfTA

[Lisa Kiely @LisaKiely10]

Delighted to receive the esteemed Roger’s Plate at the IAD Autumn Meeting 2025 for my work on Morphea as part of the IMAGINE study.
Huge thanks to my amazing mentors & colleagues @SIVUH, @UCC , @infantcentre, @uniofgalway & UHG.
Grateful to @ICATProgramme for their support!

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

🏆 MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS to Mark O'Sullivan, CEO and Co-founder of University College Cork and INFANT Research Centre spin-out company @neurobell_ who was awarded the @Entirl High-Potential Start-Up (HPSU) Founder of the Year for 2025! 👏
https://t.co/xnE5z7ffpm

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

🙌 Join us in congratulating Dr @SoraiaVentura3, for successfully defending her PhD titled
“Electroencephalographic Study of Sleep Architecture in Infants at Four Months”

👏 👏 Well done, Dr Ventura

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

"60% of Cork pregnant women have iodine deficiency, UCC study shows"

@echolivecork

https://t.co/QBN58NydKA ⬇️⬇️

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

📰60% of pregnant women in a study group in Ireland show signs of iodine deficiency, according to new UCC research.

Iodine is essential for baby brain development, and requirements increase by 50% during pregnancy but can’t be produced by our bodies.

🔎https://t.co/CyfmmHRTiM

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

60% of Pregnant Women in Irish Study Show Signs of Iodine Deficiency, @UCCResearch Finds⬇️⬇️

@IrishTimes

https://t.co/oHCwjzNPfv

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

📢 Publication Alert! 📱

📰 " High-risk infant follow-up: current practice and factors determining eligibility” Pediatric Research.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/CzqjRTag0k

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

Well done @markosullivann and all NeuroBell team 👏🏼

[UCC Innovation @uccinnovation]

The #UCCResearchInnovationAwards Award for Spin-out Company of the Year goes to @neurobell_. Neurobell aims to revolutionize seizure detection in newborns in NICUs, crucial for early intervention in brain injury cases like epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Congratulations Neurobell!

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

Well done to pHetalSafe Team 👏🏼👏🏼

[UCC Innovation @uccinnovation]

Congrats to the pHetalSafe team - Ray Burke, Dr Simon Toft Sorenson, Dr Jason Yang, Dr Rekha Gautam, Dr Huihui Lu @TyndallInstitut; Professor Fergus McCarthy @UCCMedHealth/@infantcentre - on winning the Invention of the Year award, for their fetal monitoring device.

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

Huge congratulations Cathal👏🏼👏🏼

[UCC Research @UCCResearch]

Winner of the Dean of Doctoral Studies PhD Student of the Year is @oconnorcathal1 from @infantcentre

His PhD assesses sleep in early-onset atopic dermatitis by longitudinal evaluation study.

#UCCResearchInnovationAwards

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

Huge congratulations to our Jerry Deasy 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 well deserved!!!

[UCC Research @UCCResearch]

Joint winner of Research Support Person of the Year is @jerrydeasy from @infantcentre

Jerry’s deep understanding of research computing needs has enabled INFANT to achieve groundbreaking advancements in maternal and child health research.

#UCCResearchInnovationAwards

[UCC Innovation @uccinnovation]

We're getting ready to kick off the #UCCResearchInnovationAwards this evening with our sponsors @purdylucey. Congratulations to all nominees - we look forward to celebrating the wide range of activities in Research & Innovation being carried out across the @UCC campus!

[Cancer Research @UCC @CanResUCC]

Today is International Clinical Trials Day. Drop by the information stand at @CUH_Cork to meet some of our @UCCCancerTrials team and learn more about cancer clinical trials in the region.

[Valentine Turpin, PhD @vturpin_]

🚀 #Pint25 in #Cork  

🚼🐟🧠🩸Tiny Signals, Big Impact: The Secrets of Baby Brains (ISL supported)

📅May 20th 📍Crawford and Co 

Interested in baby’s sleep, risks of iodine deficiency, cerebral palsy and transfusion medicine? FREE ticket here: https://t.co/ItQQzI1zDT

[UCC Innovation @uccinnovation]

UCC, @TyndallInstitut & @infantcentre emerging spin-out company pHetalSafe is seeking a commercial lead.

pHetalSafe is a novel solution under development, designed to improve fetal monitoring during labour for safer childbirth.

More: https://t.co/hwh2pKTNvk

[INFANT Centre @infantcentre]

🚨 Have you registered?? Don't miss out! 🚨

Join us on Friday, 6th June at Trinity College Dublin for the In4kids General Assembly Meeting: “Shaping the Future of Children’s Clinical Trials in Ireland”🧒

Limited spaces so secure your spot today! 👇
🔗https://t.co/M3wUKhATjS

[UCC Research @UCCResearch]

Are you a @UCC doctoral researcher who wishes to develop as a confident research communicator by sharing your research with a diverse audience?

Nominations are now open for the 2025 UCC Three Minute Thesis Competition.

https://t.co/0UgjbngG13