On 15th December 2008, the annual Trinity Centre for Bioengineering took place in the Crossland Lecture Theatre, Parsons Building. The Symposium was opened by the Director, Prof Richard Reilly. Thirty-one TCBE postgraduate students gave presentations on their research.
There were 5 sessions - 'Neural Engineering' , 'Tissue Engineering' , 'Bone' , 'Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Cardiovascular' and 'Mechanobiology' .
Sessions were chaired by TCBE Postdocs. Two prizes were presented, the first by the Dean of Health Sciences, Prof Colm O'Morain and the second by the Dean of Engineering, Mathematics and Science, Prof Clive Williams.
Best New Presenter prize for best presentation by a postgraduate in their first year was won by Katey McKayed for her presentation entitled 'The effect of aging on mesenchymal stem cell differentiation'. The Patrick Prendergast prize for best presentation by a postgraduate student in their second, third or fourth year was won by Colin Boyle for his presentation entitled 'A simulation of tissue growth in a cardiovascular stent'. Both are PhD students of Prof Patrick Prendergast.
The TCBE Centre Profile and Annual Report 2008 was officially launched and the Faculty Deans were both presented with a copy.
The day ended with Principal Investigators giving their vision for 2009.
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