Conor Hammersley
Conor Hammersley is a Teagasc Walsh Scholar based in the National Center for Men’s Health, South East Technological University. His PhD explores the socio-cultural context that shapes gendered behaviour among rural men in Ireland, focusing on identities and masculinities among the farming community and its association with farmers’ health and help-seeking behaviour. His work looks…
Read MoreRachel White
Rachel White is a MSc student at the School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin. She graduated with a First Class Honours BSc in Animal Science from UCD in 2017 and joined the graduate program of Ornua, an Irish agri-food cooperative which markets and sells dairy products on behalf of Irish dairy processors…
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Conor Holohan is a PhD student in animal and grassland science at the School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin. He completed his BSc in Sustainable Agriculture at Dundalk Institute of Technology before receiving a Teagasc Walsh Fellowship to undertake his MSc in Agricultural Innovation Support at UCD, during which he explored the…
Read MoreKate Bermingham
Ms Kate Bermingham is a PhD candidate at University College Dublin, where she previously completed a BSc in Human Nutrition and a MSc through research in Nutrition and Metabolomics. Kate was awarded an Irish Research Council Scholarship for her PhD studies, which focuse oninvestigating longitudinal variation in dietary, anthropometric and metabolic phenotypes using a classic…
Read MoreShane O’Donnell
Mr Shane ODonnell is pursuing a PhD in microbiology at University College Cork. He has previously received a BSc in Genetics at UCC. His current research focuses on the effect the genus Lactobacillus has on human health through its impact on the gut microbiota. As a Fulbright Student to Harvard University, he will conduct a…
Read MoreJaswinder Kaur
Ms Jaswinder Kaur is a PhD candidate with the Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre at Limerick Institute of Technology. As a Fulbright-Teagasc Awardee, she will be based at Michigan State University, investigating the use of genome sequences of fungi and identifying crucial genes responsible for the production of putative enzymes for industrial applications.
Read MoreRuairi Roberston
Mr Ruairi Robertson is currently a PhD student in Nutrition and Microbiology in University College Cork. As a Teagasc/ Marine-Institute Fulbright Awardee, Ruairi will carry out research at Harvard University examining the role of dietary omega-3 fats on intestinal and brain health.
Read MoreMary Carey
Ms Mary Carey is a part-time Walsh Fellow with Teagasc and a Ph.D. candidate at University College Dublin. Mary is also an economist with the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service. Mary will research the impact of agri-businesses on the rural economy while at the University of Missouri.
Read MoreShane Crowley
Mr Shane Crowley is the Fulbright-Teagasc Student Awardee. Shane will be researching the isolation of individual dairy proteins in order to fortify foods and enhance their nutritional profile at the University of Wisconsin, Madison as part of his ongoing PhD at University College Cork.
Read MoreAnna Moynihan
Anna Moynihan is this years recipient of the Fulbright Teagasc Award in Agriculture. Anna is a PhD candidate in Food Chemistry in University College Cork. She will research the use of nanoparticles to improve the flavour and texture of low-fat cheddar cheese at the University of Wisconsin.
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