Lorraine Smith
@Lorrainesmith_1
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@AllCaN_BCR PhD student in @Surgery_TCD
Donegal/Dublin
Joined February 2020
Honoured to be working on this exciting project 👩🔬 Huge thanks to @BreakthroCancer for making this research possible. I'm very grateful to be funded by this amazing charity 😁 https://t.co/acDG5frkjJ
breakthroughcancerresearch.ie
Today on World Barrett’s Oesophagus Day, Thursday May 16th, researchers behind the recently established Breakthrough Cancer Research AllCaN-Oesophageal Network have announced they are working on a...
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Proud to see our work featured in Cancer Revolution: Science, Innovation and Hope. This exhibition is a public window into the research, collaboration, and patient voices shaping the future of cancer care. 🎟 Free 📍 Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre 👉 https://t.co/WMaD4XouDX
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We’re excited to welcome @Lorrainesmith_1, PhD student in @Surgery_TCD to our lab for 8 weeks with @AllCaN_BCR funded by @BreakthroCancer. Lorraine is Investigating a new therapy for Barrett’s Oesophagus, a precursor to oesophageal cancer. #PhDResearch #UCCResearch
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Delighted to share my research on world Barrett's Oesophagus day! 👩🔬
PhD student, @Lorrainesmith_1 is exploring a new way to treat Barrett’s oesophagus using electroporation - a gentler method. Funded by @BreakthroCancer through the @AllCaN_BCR programme, her work could pave the way for a new clinical trial for people with #BarrettsOesophagus
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Huge congrats to @maitiuomurchu on passing his PhD viva today. Very proud. Thanks to his examiners Prof @K_Butterworth and Dr @MartinBarr10 and Prof @JoanneLysaght for chairing. Thanks to @BreakthroCancer for funding this work.
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What are current teatment options for Barrett’s Oesophagus on the Island of Ireland? 🤔 AllCaN Oesophageal PhD candidate Ms. Lorraine Smith (@Lorrainesmith_1) reviews this in her new blog. https://t.co/67l9lmon28
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Our Trainee Discussion Forums continued yesterday as many turned up to listen to @Lorrainesmith_1 showcase her exciting new research findings, while also leading a very informative Journal Club discussion. Check out Lorraine's research here: https://t.co/E6saNHPd64
@JacinthaOS
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I had a wonderful time at @News_IACR annual conference in Belfast last week 😃 Thrilled to present our @AllCaN_BCR funded work. Thanks to my supervisor @JacinthaOS for her support 👩🔬
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Delighted to have been shortlisted for best PhD poster award🎉🏅at @News_IACR for my PhD research exploring the impact of pancreatic cyst fluid on T cell function and phenotype🔬 Massive thanks to my supervisors @JoanneLysaght @sgmaher for their support! 🌟 #IACR2025
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We're here in the @TCDTMI fundraising for the @OesophagealCF. Please drop by or donate online to support this worthy cause. https://t.co/rAc3on5GO1
@Lorrainesmith_1 #OCFLollipopDay #OCFbyyourside #Lollipopday2025
ocf.ie
We are delighted to support @OesophagealCF today. Our researchers and patients benefit hugely from their investment into our Barrett’s registry and Biobank programme @TCDTMI @CancerInstIRE
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Cian, Lorraine and Sam from @tcddublin on the work in Barrett's Oesophagus research and patient support via the National Barrett’s Registry and Biobank.Demonstrating @OesophagealCF funding to the tune of €2.3 million invested to date. You can donate via https://t.co/dFkft3xVgt
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🔔 NEW BREAKTHROUGH – OVERCOMING HYPOXIA-INDUCED RADIOTHERAPY RESISTANCE! Thrilled to share that my first first-author paper from my PhD has been published in 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀! 😁🎉
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Delighted to have kicked off 2025 with the start of a new project today! A sincere thank you to @BreakthroCancer for funding this research, in partnership with @citi Dublin. Honoured to be part of the team 🔬 #MakeMoreSurvivors
https://t.co/t9gHaGxq14
breakthroughcancerresearch.ie
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Say hello to another of our emerging researchers of the future - PhD student, Lorraine Smith who is investigating new treatments for Barrett's Oesophagus and browse the 120 other PhD projects in our Annual Overview of Doctoral Health Research 2024. https://t.co/ZOvam8w9cT
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Thank you to all those who joined us for our latest Public Cancer Research Showcase in @TCDTMI this week. Special thank you to @JacinthaOS & her team for bringing members of the public on a behind-the-scenes tour of the incredible work they do. #MakeMoreSurvivors
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Wonderful day at @AllCaN_BCR symposium yesterday! Fantastic presentations and exciting research on so many different aspects of this disease! 🔬 Great to present some of the early results from my PhD project 👩🔬 Delighted to be part of this network 😁
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Members of our Research team @FJDrummond_ @OliviaKitau joining @CarmelDoyle1 and @OesophagealCF at their patient support meeting in Cork this morning. Great to see @Lorrainesmith_1 and @JacinthaOS talk all about the @AllCaN_BCR #oesophagealcancer programme. #Collaboration 🔬🧫🧬
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Delighted to share my research at this meeting and to learn more about patient experiences and their journeys! Thanks again to @OesophagealCF for funding the Barrett's Biobank and making this work possible.
@Lorrainesmith_1 as part of @AllCaN_BCR giving an excellent talk on the effects of electroporation in barretts oesophagus at @OesophagealCF patient support meeting today in Cork.
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1/2 Delighted to see some of my PhD research published! 🔬Our study investigated complement in radioresistant rectal cancer. Highlights include: 🧫C3 modulates radioresistance in CRC cell lines 🩸↑C5b-9 in pre-tx sera associates with poor response to neo-CRT and poor RFS & OS
Huge congrats @RebeccaOBtcd who led our study demonstrating a role for complement in radioresistant rectal cancer @CancerInstIRE @TrinityMed1. Huge thanks to collaborators, the patients who donated samples and @IrishCancerSoc for funding this work
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Grateful for the opportunity to present some of the early results from my PhD project at the 5th World Congress on Electroporation. Looking forward to seeing how this project develops 😁 As always thanks to my supervisor @JacinthaOS for her support 👩🔬
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Delighted to have had the opportunity to present my work at #WCE2024. Thanks to Doreen Putrah Foundation for facilitating with generous travel grant @ElecPorationNET Great meeting, a wonderful opportunity to create new collaborations and connect with our industry colleagues
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