DrAlison Reynolds

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Veterinary Medicine

  • Lecturer/Assistant Professor
    School of Veterinary Medicine
  • 01 716 6067
  • University College Dublin, School of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Science Centre Belfield Dublin 4

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Feb 2020- Present: Stage co-ordinator for stage 1 veterinary nursing

Module Co-ordination
2017- present: Veterinary Nursing for Anatomy and Physiology I. VNUR10160
I teach cell biology, nervous system, eye and endocrine lectures. I work with the anatomy team to develop and deliver practical anatomy and histology classes. I work with the students to prepare them for their group project oral presentations. I deliver in class discussions to help the students gain confidence with the veterinary nursing literature.

2017- present: Veterinary Nursing for Anatomy and Physiology II. VNUR20190
I teach reproductive system. I work with the anatomy team to develop and deliver 5 practical anatomy and histology classes. I deliver in class discussions to help the students gain confidence with the veterinary nursing literature.

Lecturing (undergraduate modules)
2018-Present Basic structure & function. VET10150
I deliver weekly embryology lectures to stage 1 veterinary medicine undergraduates. I incorporate active learning tasks, using audience response systems into this module.

2017-present Equine Genetics ANSC30250. Genetics Lectures to stage 4 agricultural (animal science) students (8 lectures). I teach a review of genetics and genomics and teach the genetics of equine disease (simple and complex genetics).

Lecturing (graduate modules)
2017-present: Abdomen and Pelvis Anatomy VET30440. Lactation lectures to graduate intake students.

Previous teaching experience:
2014-2019: Pharmacology of Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Illness PHAR30080 Lectures on general anaesthesia to Stage 3 Pharmacology students (2 lectures)
2014-2019: Central Nervous System Diseases PHAR30060 Lecture on general anaesthesia to Stage 3 Medical students 2017-present Locomotion VET30370, UCD. Taught Anatomy Practicals to graduate entry students.
2017-2019: Locomotion VET20090, UCD. Taught Anatomy Practicals
2017-2018 Developmental Biology CELB30100. Lectures to Stage 3 cell biology and genetics students (8 lectures)
2016 Commercial Biotherapeutics. MSc Biotherapeutics & Business, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science and UCD Smurfit Business School.
Led 3 teams in a systematic review of the biosimilars market, curriculum design and development.
2015-6 Drug Discovery/Development/Clinical Trial Case Study: MSc Biotechnology, UCD. 2015 Principles of Molecular Pharmacology. MSc in Translational Oncology, TCD.
2005-13 Retinal Neurodegeneration. TCD Neuroscience PhD course.
2010, 2015-2017 Model Organisms. Molecular Medicine Ireland Techniques and Strategies Course.
2017 Emerging Therapies PHAR40040. Facilitator for discussion on emerging therapies for blindness
2013, 2016: Advanced CNS Pharmacology. PHAR30040, UCD. Series of Ocular Pharmacology Lectures.
2016 Advanced CNS Pharmacology. Supervised 4 teams for poster/oral presentation project.
2016 Advanced CNS Pharmacology. Ran CAL labs in ocular pharmacology

TEACHING