Dr Sean Kennedy

Junior Council Member

Dr Sean Kennedy is a post-doctoral researcher in the molecular medicines department of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) and part time lecturer in physiological biochemistry at Technological University Dublin (TUD). He completed his PhD in both systems biology at University College Dublin (UCD) and The Kinghorn Cancer Centre (TKCC) in Sydney, Australia. The thesis described the complex role of epithelial growth factor receptors in aberrant receptor tyrosine kinase dimerization.

His current research interests are in protein-protein interaction technologies and deciphering the complex systems, influencing cancer therapeutic resistance. During his post-doctoral position, PhD and undergraduate degree he has been involved in various forms of community outreach. This involved primary or secondary school visits and performing fun and engaging experiments, accompanied by crowd participation. He has received Community Links awards for engaging students and instilling a passion for science.

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3D mammosphere culture of breast epithelial cell line MCF10A.

Courtesy of Dr. Emer Bourke, NUI Galway

Phospho-Akt expression and localisation

Mediated by VEGF in A549 lung cancer cells. Visualised by high content image analysis.

Courtesy of Dr Martin Barr, Clinical Scientist & Adjunct Assistant Professor, St James’s Hospital & Trinity College Dublin

Metaphase chromosome spread of Jurkat T-lymphoma cells

Courtesy of Rebecca Gorry, PhD Student, Mc Gee Lab, UCD School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, UCD

Apoptosis assessment of SKMES-1 lung cancer cells

Using a multiparameter apoptosis staining kit, showing cell nuclei (blue), actin (green) and mitochondrial activity (orange).

Courtesy of Dr Martin Barr, Clinical Scientist & Adjunct Assistant Professor, St James’s Hospital & Trinity College Dublin

HeLa Cells

Courtesy of Rebecca Gorry, PhD Student, Mc Gee Lab, UCD School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, UCD

IACR & EACR Joint Conference 2020

26 — 28 February 2020 at Galway Bay Hotel, Galway

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Mitotic Chronic Myelogenous Leukaemia K562 Cells

Courtesy of Rebecca Gorry, PhD Student, Mc Gee Lab, UCD School of Biomolecular & Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, UCD

Cell to Cell Tweeting

Via nanoparticles (red) in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)

Courtesy of Sinéad Lindsay, UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin (UCD) Ireland.

Confocal Microscopy Analysis

Of phospho-Akt expression in H460 lung cancer cells in response to hypoxia (0.5% O2).

Courtesy of Dr Martin Barr, Clinical Scientist & Adjunct Assistant Professor, St James’s Hospital & Trinity College Dublin

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IACR 2023 Conference
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