I am so thrilled to be joined by a fellow macrophage enthusiast Dr Fred Sheedy this week. Fred is an Ussher Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin interested in macrophage function in health and disease as well as innate immune training particularly in the context of Tuberculosis. We chat also chat about immunometabolism and his recent research focus on Immune Health and Nutrition and why 'we are what we eat'.
In this episode he chats to me about growing up in Cork, finding himself in Dublin and his love of creative writing. We also chat about the importance of LGBT visibility and representation in STEM, Fred's own experiences as an LGBT researcher and the 'brain drain' across the sea. This is an episode full of laughter - I hope you enjoy!
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This season is kindly sponsored by Bio-Sciences Ltd, now part of Thermo-Fisher Scientific.
Episode 48: Provost Linda Doyle: Wireless Communications, Creativity & Making History
Episode 47: Dr Barry Moran: Flow Cytometry, Part Time PhD & Work/Life Balance
Episode 46: Prof Ellen Roche: Medical Devices, Soft Robotics & Collaboration
Episode 45: Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell: Pulsars, Astrophysics and Sexism in STEM
Episode 44: Dr Garret FitzGerald: Cardiology, Pharmacology and A Series of Accidents
Episode 43: Prof Margaret Murnane: Lasers, Microscopes and Accidental Discoveries
Episode 42: Prof John Cryan: Microbiome, The Brain and Fueling the Fire
Episode 41: Prof Maria McNamara: Paleontology, Fossils and The Natural World
Episode 40: Dr Ciaran Murphy-Royal: Stress, Astrocyte Metabolism and Language Barriers
Episode 39: Prof Muireann Irish: Dementia, Memory and Imagination
Episode 38: Prof Douglas Veale: Inflammatory Arthritis, Early Diagnosis and Determination
Episode 37: Dr Darragh Ennis: Ecology, Neuroscience and The Chase
Episode 36: Prof Rose Anne Kenny: Healthy Ageing, Vitamin D and Teamwork
Episode 35: Prof Kate Fitzgerald: Innate Immunity, Signalling and Academic Freedom
Episode 34: Dr Kieran Meade: Cows, Animal Science and Engagement
Episode 32: Dr Katriona O'Sullivan: Education, Women in STEM and Imposter Syndrome
Episode 31: Prof Mark Cunningham: Epilepsy, Brain Rhythms and Discovery
Episode 30: Dr Ellen Gravallese: Arthritis, Osteoclasts and Serendipity
Episode 29: Prof Peter Gallagher: The Sun, Astrophysics and Curiosity
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