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NMH | 2024 219 Education clinical toolkits, and through the promotion of optimal nutrition in high, middle and low income countries. Prof Mary Higgins was successful in establishing the first ASPIRE Education fellowship and also in the first Irish Clinical Education Training ICET fellowship and received UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences Teaching Award University College Dublin 2023-2024 and UCD Nominee for the U21 Teaching Excellence award 2024. Prof Donal Brennan was appointed National Clinical Lead for Cancer Research in Ireland at the National Cancer Control Program and is also Chairperson of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group in the Department of Health. Researchers working in Obstetrics & Gynaecology in 2024 Dr Sarah Louise Killeen, Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Ellen Greene, Postdoctoral Fellow B2B Dr Gillian Corbett PhD student Dr Fiona O'Toole MD student Dr Kristyn Dunlop, MD student Dr May Loong Tang, PhD student Dr Helena Bartels, PhD student Ms Sophie Callanan, PhD student Ms Grace Mealy, research coordinator Ms Emma Hokey, research assistant Ms Lucy Murphy, research assistant Ms Caroline Ryan, research midwife Ms Liz McGovern, PhD student Ms Aoife Davis, PhD student Dr Clare Kennedy, ICET and MD student Dr Shahad Al-Tikriti, ASPIRE education Fellow Ms Karima Abubakr, PhD student Dr Lorcan O'Carroll, MD student (Anaesthesiology) Dr Laura Ryan, MD student (Neonatology) Dr Elizabeth Murphy, MD student (Neonatology) Martina Kriedal – PhD student– SBI Donagh Egan - PhD Student – SBI Dr Vadim Zhernovkov – Assistant Professor – SBI Ms Yvonne O'Meara – Project Manager – Survivorship Ms Aedin Roberts – CNS survivorship Dr Helen Ryan – Clinical Associate Research projects UCD Perinatal Research Centre www. ucd.ie/medicine/perinatal, Twitter @ UCDPerinatal was established in 2014 in recognition of the significant size, output and impact of the group. Ongoing research projects are listed below. ROLO kids This is a follow-up study at age 2, 5 and 9-10 years of mothers and infants from the ROLO study Randomised control trial of low glycaemic index diet to reduce recurrence of macrosomia. This includes ROLO families advisory group and ROLO Young Persons advisory group Collaborators Dr Sharleen O'Reilly, UCD School of Agricultural and Food Science Dr Ciara McDonnell, Paediatric Endocrinology, Tallaght Hospital Prof Cecily Kelleher, Dr Catherine Phillips, UCD School of Public health, Physiotherapy and Population Science Dr Declan Cody, Paediatric Endocrinology, Crumlin Hospital Microbiome Mum – role of maternal microbiome in influencing neonatal microbiome and impact of a probiotic on maternal and fetal health This study examines the inter-relation between mother and baby microbiome and whether a probiotic given to Mum can have positive impacts on maternal and infant health Collaborators Dr Paul Cotter Teagasc Dr Douwe Van Sinderen, University College Cork Dr Radka Soldova, NIBRT, UCD Prepop This is a randomised controlled trial of probiotic vs placebo in the prevention of preterm birth. Collaborators Dr Paul Cotter Teagasc Dr Conor Feehily, University of Glasgow Prof David McIntyre, Imperial College London Dr Siobhan Corcoran, NMH Perinatal Endocrinology Research Group A number of studies have been performed examining the interaction of vitamin D and lipids on maternal and fetal health Collaborators Dr Patrick Twomey, Pathology, St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin Dr Rachel Crowley, Endocrinology, St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin Dr Ciara McDonnell, Paediatric Endocrinology, Tallaght Hospital Latch-On: Multicentre RCT across 5 Hospitals in Ireland East This is an ambitious multicentre randomised controlled trial to support breastfeeding amongst women with BMI > 25 with includes intensive antenatal and postnatal support Collaborators Prof Sharleen O'Reilly, UCD Institute of Food and Health Prof Mary Brosnan, Ms Lucille Sheely National Maternity Hospital Dr Denise McGuinness, Dr Barbra Coughlan, Dr Denise O'Brien, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems Bump to Baby and me B2B A multifaceted m health and health coach supported intervention to reduce GDM in at risk women at NMH, Bristol, Granada and Melbourne continued recruitment, PI Prof Sharleen O'Reilly