Breaking Barriers: Inspiring Women in STEMM
Clinical Research in Women's Health
The Highlow Study
As part of our Careers in STEMM, we interviewed Prof Fionnuala Ní Ainle, Consultant Hematologist, and Prof Jennifer Donnelly, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, on the HIGHLOW study, a randomised controlled trial that looked at the prevention of blood clots in pregnancy, for women who had a previous blood clot. The results of this study have been published on The Lancet.
“This is a groundbreaking study – we now have excellent high-quality evidence as the best way of preventing blood clots in pregnant women during and shortly after pregnancy. This study has the potential to touch the lives of women and their families around the world”
Your Future
During Science Week, we spoke with brilliant women who are working in the field of STEMM to highlight career options that women and girls may not consider.
The BIAS team visited RCSI School of Pharmacy to meet two lecturers, Dr De Santi and Dr Annett, to discover more about the Pharmacy Programme and the new BSc programme in Advanced Therapeutic Technologies.
Dr Chiara De Santi, School of Pharmacy, RCSI
Dr Chiara De Santi is a scientist and lecturer in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, at the RCSI. In this video, she introduces us to the new RCSI BSc programme in Advanced Therapeutic Technologies.
Have you ever wondered how to become a researcher? Dr. De Santi brings us through the steps of her career in STEMM.
Dr Stephanie Annett, School of Pharmacy, RCSI
Dr Stephanie Annett is an academic pharmacist and lecturer at the School of Pharmacy in RCSI. She spoke about the Pharmacy Programme, and the career paths graduates can choose from.
Prof Deborah McNamara
Professor Deborah McNamara is a Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and new President of RCSI. In this video, She talks to us about barriers to entry in medicine and what institutions, like RCSI, are doing to encourage and enable diversity in surgery and medicine.
During Science Week, we partnered with TodayFM presenter Alison Curtis to examine the biases that can prevent women from pursuing a career in Science, Technology Engineering, Maths or Medicine (STEMM).
As part of our career focus, Alison spoke to three inspirational women in STEMM.
In Conversation with Fiona Hanrahan
First up is Fiona Hanrahan, Director of Midwifery and Nursing at the Rotunda Hospital.
Fiona trained as a general nurse in Ireland and as a midwife in the UK. Fiona worked in an integrated hospital/community team midwifery role in the UK until returning to Ireland in 2002. Since commencing at the Rotunda Hospital, Fiona has worked in a variety of roles including postnatal ward manager and delivery suite co-ordinator. As a CMM3, Fiona developed the Rotunda Hospital’s community midwifery services including the DOMINO and Early Transfer Home (ETH) models of care
In Conversation with Prof Patricia Maguire
In the next interview of our STEMM career focus, Alison spoke to Professor Patricia Maguire, Professor in the School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science in University College Dublin and Director of the UCD Institute of Discovery
In Conversation with Dr Susan Kelleher
Next up is Dr Susan Kelleher, Assistant Professor of Polymer Chemistry in the School of Chemical Sciences in Dublin City University.
Dr Kelleher spoke about the importance of visibility for women in STEMM
