CDPC-supported BT Young Scientist project wins first prize in Intermediate Biology section

CDPC Education Officer with winning students Ashley Dooley, Genevieve Courtney, Emma Courtney and Aoife Ryan, Trocaire's Education Officer.Students from Colaiste Lorcain, Castledermot, Co. Kildare won first prize in the Intermediate Biology Section at the BT Young Scientist exhibition. Emma Courtney, Ashley Dooley and Genevieve Courtney undertook ‘A Study of the Health Benefits of Probiotics’. Read more...

Medical Brain Drain from Developing Countries: Effective & Ethical Responses

A seminar with Professor Nir Eyal (Harvard University Program in Ethics and Health) and Dr. David Weakliam (Consultant in Public Health Medicine to the Health Service Executive):

"Medical Brain Drain from Developing Countries: Effective & Ethical Responses"

Wednesday 28 January 2009: 15:00 – 17:00
RCSI, Beaux Lane House, Lower Mercer St, Dublin 2

This event is free, but places are limited. Please RSVP to Carlos Bruen at carlosbruen@rcsi.ie

This event is jointly organised by the Department of Philosophy (TCD) and the Department of Epidemiology & Public Health Medicine (RCSI), with the kind support of the Association for Legal and Social Philosophy (ALSP)

World AIDS Week, December 2008

The CDPC hosted 'World AIDS Week', a week of events focusing on HIV/AIDS and health in the developing world, from 1-5 December 2008. Click on the thumbnails below to view full-size images from the event.

Professor Didier Fassin on 1st December.

Caroline Hurley speaks at the panel discussion after Louise Ivers's presentation.

Breda Gahan, Caroline Hurley and Dr Louise Ivers before Wednesday's presentation.

Schedule of events

CDPC welcomes newly appointed staff

The CDPC welcomes newly appointed Education Officer, Joseph Clowry, CDPC Medical Anthropologist, Dr Thomas Strong, and CDPC Immunologist, Martina Schroeder.

L-R: Joseph Clowry, Thomas Strong, Martina Schroeder

CDPC trainees conferred with MSc degrees

The CDPC congratulates recent graduates of the MSc in Immunology and Global Health. Niamh Herlihy and Alexandra Duane, the CDPC's first Irish trainees in Africa, were both conferred at the ceremony on Wednesday 29 October.