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ProfessorBreandán Kennedy

Full Professor

School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science

Orcid identifier0000-0001-7991-4689 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Full Professor
    School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science
  • 01 716 6740
  • University College Dublin, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute Belfield Dublin 4

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Workshop (opens in a new tab)⁠
    8 Dec 2023
    - Invited by European Research Executive Agency as Expert Panellist on MSCA Staff Exchanges
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    SFI Research Image of the Year
    14 Nov 2023
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    ARVO Blog on PPI
    6 Jan 2023
    Blog published on the ARVO website yesterday https://www.arvo.org/journals-and-publications/arvoblog/the-importance-of-patient-and-public-involvement-in-research/
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    MSCA Case Study Video
    1 Jan 2023
    Selected by the Irish National Delegate and National Contact Point to create MSCA Case Study Video for the Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (2023)
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Public and Patient Involvement with IRD Panel
    19 Sep 2022
    Organised and attended PPI meeting with UCD OPGG IRD PPI panel
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    STEP Through the Looking Glass Exhibition, Stories Told of Experimental Processes (opens in a new tab)⁠
    6 Aug 2022
    1. Participant in the STEP Through the Looking Glass Exhibition, Stories Told of Experimental Processes https://stepartexhibition.com/ https://stepartexhibition.com/breandan-kennedy/
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    PPI Meeting with UM panel
    23 Jul 2022
    Organised and attended Meeting with UCD OPGG UM PPI panel
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    UCDVO UCDVIC Conversational Cafe
    4 Jul 2022
    4. Participant in UCDVO UCDVIC Conversational Cafe initiative to assist displaced Ukrainian citizens to improve their spoken English
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Webinar on Uveal Melanoma (opens in a new tab)⁠
    26 May 2022
    Public webinar on Uveal Melanoma
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    PPI Meeting with UM panel
    21 May 2022
    Organised and attended Meeting with UCD OPGG UM PPI panel
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Amgen Biotech Teacher Awards
    11 May 2022
    Invited Speaker at Amgen Biotech Teacher Awards
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Public and Patient Involvement - Inherited Retinal Degeneration
    11 Mar 2022
    Organised and attended meeting with UCD OPGG IRD PPI panel
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Virtual School Visits (opens in a new tab)⁠
    4 Jun 2021
    Parallel virtual talks in 11 classrooms in 3 cities across Europe combined with 5 virtual lab tours.
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    British Pharmacological Society Schachter Award (J. O’Brien)
    25 May 2021
    2021. British Pharmacological Society Schachter Award (J. O’Brien)
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Release of Public awareness animation on Uveal Melanoma (opens in a new tab)⁠
    21 May 2021
    High quality awareness animation created with FIRECREST/ICON and involving patient advocacy group Ocular Melanoma Ireland and Charity Breakthrough Cancer Research.
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Eye Patch Competition (opens in a new tab)⁠
    14 May 2021
    Online competition to design and share eye patches to raise awareness of Uveal Melanoma
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    ARVO Members-in-Training (MIT) Outstanding Poster Award Winner (A Moran)
    7 May 2021
    2021. ARVO Members-in-Training (MIT) Outstanding Poster Award Winner (A Moran)
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    ARVO Science Communications Fellowship (A. Moran)
    7 May 2021
    ARVO Science Communications Fellowship (A. Moran)
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    Irish Association of Cancer Research, John Fitzpatrick Oral Poster Winner (K Slater)
    19 Mar 2021
    2021. Irish Association of Cancer Research, John Fitzpatrick Oral Poster Winner (K Slater)
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    Women in Eye and Vision Research (WEAVR) Travel Grant (Ailis Moran)
    12 Mar 2021
    2021. Women in Eye and Vision Research (WEAVR) Travel Grant (AM)
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    Invited to Editorial Board of International Journal of Molecular Sciences
    20 Nov 2020
    Invited to Editorial Board of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (B. Kennedy).
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    UCD Engage Runner-up (R Ward).
    13 Nov 2020
    2020. UCD Engage Runner-up (R Ward).
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    Appointed to European Science Foundation’s College of Expert Reviewers
    6 Nov 2020
    2020. Appointed to European Science Foundation’s College of Expert Reviewers (B Kennedy).
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Video on Benefits and Challenges of PPI (opens in a new tab)⁠
    4 Nov 2020
    Video on Benefits and Challenges of PPI
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    2020. UCD Conway Gold Medal (R. Ward).
    18 Sep 2020
    2020. 2020. UCD Conway Gold Medal (R. Ward).