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DrMark Pickering

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

School of Medicine

Orcid identifier0000-0002-2454-2897 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Lecturer/Assistant Professor
    School of Medicine
  • 01 716 6621
  • University College Dublin, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre Belfield Dublin 4

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    U21 Health Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
    1 Aug 2025
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    JellyLab @Maker Faire Rome
    25 Oct 2024
    Maker Faire Rome is the largest maker event in Europe, showcasing science, technology and innovation from Universities, schools, companies and enthusiasts to the public.
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    RMS Chris Hawes Award for Outreach and Education
    2 Oct 2024
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Science By The Sea
    1 Sep 2022
    Science by the sea is a video series created to explain the scientific process to empower people to take scientific approaches to their own questions, using the example of measuring microplastic pollution.
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    JellyLab @ Dublin Maker 2022
    1 Jul 2022
    Dublin Maker is a community run, public event where makers of all types (inventors, engineers, scientists, crafters and hobbyists) showcase their work. We brought JellyLab, where we demonstrated simple, DIY research tools in hands on experiments related to our own research.
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Education and Public Engagement officer (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2022
    Other
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    JellyLab @ Dublin Maker 2021 (opens in a new tab)⁠
    19 Jun 2021
    The Dublin Maker festival was held online in 2021. Instead of our usual in-person presence, we live streamed a video showcasing activities related to our research, including a Lego microscope, DIY optics and laser displays, anatomy of the heart, marine exploration video and live experiments.
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    University Teaching Excellence Award
    1 Jan 2021
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Jellylab @ Maker-a-day, science week 2020
    11 Nov 2020
    This was a live streamed event organised by Dublin Maker, showcasing the Irish maker community as part of Science Week 2020
  • PERSONAL AWARD, PRIZE, HONOUR
    College of Health and Agricultural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
    1 Nov 2020
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    CHAS COVID committee
    1 Sep 2020
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    School of Medicine EDI committee
    1 Oct 2019
    Other
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    JellyLab at Dublin Maker 2019 (opens in a new tab)⁠
    20 Jul 2019
    Dublin Maker is a community run, public event where makers of all types (inventors, engineers, scientists, crafters and hobbyists) showcase their work. We brought JellyLab, where we demonstrated simple, DIY research tools in hands on experiments related to our own research.
  • EVENT ADMINISTRATION / PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    15 Jan 2019
    Microscopy Society of Ireland Annual Symposium 2019
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    JellyLab Online (opens in a new tab)⁠
    1 Jan 2019
    Jellylab Online is a video series focused designed to bring the basic principles of the scientific method to any classroom in Ireland. Based on real data from our lab, we created videos that make real world research accessible in any school at any time.
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Skype-a-scientist
    1 Oct 2018
    Skype a scientist allows classrooms across the world to connect with working scientists and engage in live discussions and question and answer sessions.
  • PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY
    Jellylab at Dublin Maker 2018 (opens in a new tab)⁠
    20 Jul 2018
    Dublin Maker is a community run, public event where makers of all types (inventors, engineers, scientists, crafters and hobbyists) showcase their work. We brought JellyLab, where we demonstrated simple, DIY research tools in hands on experiments related to our own research.
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Microscopy Society of Ireland Committee
    1 Feb 2018
    Elected member
  • PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
    Microscopy Society of Ireland
    1 Jan 2018
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    School of Medicine Athena Swan SAT
    8 Nov 2017 - 30 Sep 2019
    Member
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Medicine Degree Committee 2
    1 Sep 2016
    Member