Conor Horgan

Conor Horgan

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Development Chemist at Thermo Fisher Scientific

  • Education

    • Coláiste Chríost Rí

      2007 - 2013
      Leaving Certificate
    • University College Cork

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor of Science - BS Chemistry First Class Honours

      Activities and Societies: GAA club

  • Experience

    • CUMMINS SPORTS LTD

      Jun 2011 - May 2017
      Sales Assistant

      Operated tills - Processed cash and credit card transactions.Weekend supervisor of the footwear section - Assisted customers with stock, liaised with the store manager and designed display stands.This part time work enabled me to learn valuable time management skills and pay my way through college.

    • University College Cork

      Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
      Research Assistant

      UCC College of Science, Engineering and Food Science summer research bursary awardee.Assisted Marie Curie post-doctorate fellow Dr. Pavan Kumar with his research on BDSF analogues.Synthesised and characterised a number of novel analogues for Dr. Kumar.

    • University College Cork

      Oct 2017 - Jun 2022
      Researcher PHD Student

      Synthesized novel analogues of diffusible signal factor (DSF) as potential quorum sensing inhibitors.Skilled in characterizing novel molecules and impurities using NMR, IR and HRMS.Experienced in troubleshooting and process optimization.Interpreted biological results determined by international collaborators. Experience of writing regular progress reports and presenting results at monthly project meetings.Contributed oral presentations at department seminars attended by university staff and industry representatives.Disseminated research data in high impact factor peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences. Show less

    • ThermoFisher Scientific

      May 2022 - now
      • Senior Development Chemist

        Jun 2024 - now
      • Technical Development Chemist

        May 2022 - Jun 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • First Aid Response

      Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
      May 2024
    • Research Integrity - Natural and Physical Sciences

      Epigeum
      Jun 2020
    • Intellectual Property

      Epigeum
      Jun 2020
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Conor Horgan
      Undergraduate Summer Research Bursary UCC College of Science, Engineering and Food Science May 2016 I was one of only 10 students in the UCC College of Science, Engineering and Food Science (SEFS) awarded the prestigious SEFS Undergraduate Summer Research Bursary. I carried out my research on BDSF antagonists and cystic fibrosis under the supervision of Dr. Tim O Sullivan.