Dr. Bridget Breen

Biography

    Dr. Bridget Breen received her Batchelor Degree (BSc) in Neuroscience from the Department of Anatomy, University College Cork (UCC). Dr. Breen completed her PhD in Neuroscience at the Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). Dr. Breen’s PhD research was focused in the fields of Apoptosis, Acidosis, Inflammation, in vitro and in vivo models of motor neuron degeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Motor Neuron Disease (ALS/MND) and Behavioural Neuroscience. Dr Breen continued her research in Neuroscience as a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Anatomy and Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials (NFB), National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway). Dr. Breen’s post-doctoral project was completed in collaboration with an industry partner, Covidien, New Haven, CT, USA, and was co-funded by the Industrial Development Authority (IDA), this research project was focused on neuronal regeneration following Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). During her post-doctorate fellowship she was involved in applying for an FP7-Health-2012-Innovation-2 project entitled NeuroGraft, which was subsequently funded and coordinated by NFB, NUI Galway. Dr Breen later took up the position of NeuroGraft Project Manager and Industry Liaison Officer at NFB, NUI Galway. Dr. Breen currently holds the position of Scientific Coordinator with Shannon ABC and is responsible for the day-to-day operations at both Shannon ABC facilities, industry project development and industry project management.

Research Interest

  Apoptosis, Acidosis, Inflammation, in vitro and in vivo models of motor neuron degeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Motor Neuron Disease .