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201 Education NMH Annual Rep t | 2020 University Co ege Dublin Obstetrics & Gynaecology U CD Obstetrics & Gynaecology at National Maternity Hospital has a large and vibrant teaching programme delivered by Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe, Prof Colm O'Herlihy, Prof Mary Higgins, Prof Donal Brennan and organised by Ms Stephanie Begley. Tutors Dr Daniel Galvin, Dr Catherine Windrim and Dr Grace Ryan, provided excellence in teaching throughout the year. The John F. Cunningham Medal was awarded to Dr David O'Driscoll and the Kieran O'Driscoll Prize to Mr Ross Walsh. We have an energetic and enthusiastic team of researchers ranging from MD to PhD students who are working on many projects outlined below. In 2020 Dr Gillian Ryan was awarded MD on vaginal delivery following Caesarean Section. Dr Michael Wilkinson submitted his thesis on Obesity and Endometrial Cancer. UCD Perinatal Research Centre (www.ucd.ie/medicine/perinatal, Twitter @UCDPerinatal) The Centre's work aim is excellence in perinatal research to improve clinical outcomes for mothers and their infants. We are delighted that a smart phone app, developed by the Centre in collaboration with Dr Eileen O'Brien and Ms Sinead Curran at The NMH Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, is being developed. This app called 'Hollestic', will be launched in 2021 for all pregnant women not only at The NMH but nationally and internationally; it will be free to download on the app store. Research funding Research is funded by Science Foundation Ireland, Health Research Board (HRB) Centre for Health and Diet Research, HRB Mother and Baby Clinical Trials Network, Perinatal Ireland, and by the National Maternity Hospital Medical Fund (Fionnuala McAuliffe). AI-PREMie Science Foundation Ireland (Role: Society Champion) Concept Phase: €20,000 Mary Higgins, Prof Fionnuala NiAinle, Dr Patricia Maguire AI PREMie Science Foundation Ireland (Role: Society Champion) Seed Phase: €200,000 Mary Higgins, Prof Fionnuala NiAinle, Dr Patricia Maguire Irish Cancer Society Womens Health Initiative "Development of a life after cancer clinic – a national pilot" - €300,000 direct costs, Principal Investigator Donal Brennan Science Foundation Ireland - Precision Oncology Ireland "Dynamic Modelling of T cell response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in high grade serous ovarian cancer" (€1,265,908 direct costs) Prof Donal Brennan Co-PI with Prof Walter Kolch Irish Cancer Society 2020 Immuno-oncology Award "The Role of TIGIT in ovarian Cancer" (€350,000 direct costs) Prof Donal Brennan Co-PI with Prof Lydia Lynch Awards for Research Prof McAuliffe received a UCD research impact award in recognition for the work of the UCD Perinatal Centre in translating clinical research into clinical care. Cara Yelverton received best student prize for fetal growth trajectories and maternal lipids at British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society Meeting. International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics FIGO Pregnancy and Nutrition Initiative (PONI) published in a supplement of International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics which included 7 articles on the importance of nutrition in fetal programming and health across the lifecourse. Researchers working in Obstetrics & Gynaecology in 2020 • Dr Marie Conway, postdoctoral fellow • Dr Anthony Rafferty, postdoctoral fellow • David Byrne, research assistant • Louise Curtain, research assistant • Shauna Callaghan, research midwife and PhD student • Cara Yelverton, PhD student • Sarah Louise Killeen, PhD Student • Dr Grace Ryan, MD student • Dr Niamh Keating, MD student • Mr Brendan Dempsey, PhD student