AllCaN Oesophageal History
So Far...
- February 2023: Breakthrough Cancer Research invests €1 million into oesophageal cancer research and establishes 'AllCaN Oesophageal', the first Oesophageal All-Ireland Cancer Network.
- July 2023: AllCaN Oesophageal hires Dr James Phelan as Programme Manager.
- August 2023: AllCaN Oesophageal Co-Lead and Principal Investigator Prof. Helen Coleman hires Dr. Orla Carney as AllCaN Oesophageal's first MPhil Student Candidate.
- September 2023: AllCaN Oesophageal lead and Principal Investigator Prof. Jacintha O'Sullivan hires AllCaN Oesophageal's first PhD Student Candidate, Ms Lorraine Smith.
- January 2024: AllCaN Oesophageal Principal Investigators Dr Fiona McGillicuddy and Prof. Helen Roche hire AllCaN Oesophageal's second PhD Student Candidate, Ms Pousali Chatterjee.
- August 2024: AllCaN Oesophageal Co-Lead and Principal Investigator Prof. Helen Coleman hires Dr. Victoria Child as AllCaN Oesophageal's first postdoctoral researcher.
- September 2024: AllCaN Oesophageal Co-Lead and Principal Investigator Prof. Juliette Hussey and AllCaN Oesophageal Principal Investigator Dr Emer Guinan hire Ms. Diana Cooke as AllCaN Oesophageal's third PhD Student Candidate.
- September 2024: AllCaN Oesophageal Co-Lead and Principal Investigator Prof. Helen Coleman and AllCaN Oesophageal Principal Investigator Dr Dan Middleton hire Ms. Rachel McMenemy as AllCaN Oesophageal's first MPH Student Candidate.
- September 2024: AllCaN Oesophageal Principal Investigators Prof. Chris Cardwell, Dr Blánaid Hicks and Prof. Kathleen Bennett hire Ms. Kelly Tang as an AllCaN Oesophageal PhD Student Candidate.
- September 2024: AllCaN Oesophageal Principal Investigators Prof. Joanne Lysaght and Dr Aideen Ryan hire Mr. Sam Cahill as AllCaN Oesophageal's first MSc by Research Student Candidate.
- October 2024: AllCaN Oesophageal Co-Lead and Principal Investigator Prof. Helen Coleman and AllCaN Oesophageal Principal Investigator Dr Asheligh Russel hire Ms. Abigail Jeyaraj as an AllCaN Oesophageal PhD Student Candidate.
- October 2024: AllCaN Oesophageal Co-Lead and Principal Investigator Prof. Helen Coleman and AllCaN Oesophageal Principal Investigators Dr Richard Turkington and Dr. Stephaine Craig hire Mr. Richard Murray as an AllCaN Oesophageal PhD Student Candidate.
- October 2024: The first AllCaN Oesophageal Symposium took place on Wednesday 23rd October 2024 in the Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TCD, Dublin).