Macdara Bracken

Education

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  First Polymer

  2011 - 2011

  FETAC Level 5 Injection Moulding (77%)

  Practical use of Fanuc, Arburg, Demag and Krauss machinesTroubleshooting- Basic mould faults, fixing part defectsSafety features and proceduresMachine setup from blankAnalysis of moulding cycle and pressure curves

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  University of Galway

  2003 - 2008

  B.Sc 2.1 Microbiology

  Activities and Societies: Rowing, Thai Boxing and was a member of the Microbiology society. Modules included• Microbial Risk Assessment • Fungal Biotechnology• Molecular pathogenicity • Bioinformatics• Multigene Systems• Non-Reductionist MicrobiologyDissertation was entitled: Creating a knockout gene deletion of the ctsR regulon in Listeria monocytogenes with a splicing by overlap extension technique.

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  University of Galway

  2009 - 2010

  M.Sc Regenerative Medicine 1.1

  Activities and Societies: Rowing- I achieved success at an International level as a member of the Irish rowing squad in the Home Internationals. I also earned gold at the Irish National Championships through goal orientated determination and effective team work. The M.Sc was a practical and theoretical study in the applications, aspects and potential use of stem cells for use in clinical and therapeutic settings.Modules Included:• Tissue Engineering (79%)• Introduction to biomedical research (77%) • Physiology (70%)• Human Anatomy (53%) • Pharmacology (53%)• Regenerative medicine (72%)• Advanced research techniques (57%)• Translational medicine (72%) • Scientific writing (74%)Dissertation was entitled:… Show more The M.Sc was a practical and theoretical study in the applications, aspects and potential use of stem cells for use in clinical and therapeutic settings.Modules Included:• Tissue Engineering (79%)• Introduction to biomedical research (77%) • Physiology (70%)• Human Anatomy (53%) • Pharmacology (53%)• Regenerative medicine (72%)• Advanced research techniques (57%)• Translational medicine (72%) • Scientific writing (74%)Dissertation was entitled: Optimization of non-viral genetic transfection of Mesenchymal stem cells.(74%) Show less