Conference Presentations

Recent Oral presentations: 

  1. Siobhán McClean. Invasion of Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates into lung epithelial cells involves glycolipid receptors.  European Cystic fibrosis Conference Prague, June 2008
  2. T. Mullen, M. Callaghan, S. McClean*.  Invasion of Bcc into lung epithelial cells involves glycolipid receptors.  International B. cepacia Working Group Annual meeting.  Treviso, 2008.  
  3. E. Caraher* Kiranmai Gumulapurapu, S. McClean M., Callaghan.  Effects of lactoferrin iron saturation on the ability of BCC to invade lung epithelial cells and form biofilms.  International B. cepacia Working Group Annual meeting.  Treviso, 2008.  
  4. C. Duff, T. Mullen, . Murphy, M. Callaghan, S. McClean*.  Interactions of Different Burkholderia cepacia complex species with tight junctions of lung epithelial cells in vitro.    International B. cepacia Working Group Annual meeting.  Ghent 2006
  5. McKeon, S, SMcClean, Callaghan, M  International B. cepacia Working Group Annual meeting.  Ghent 2006
  6. S. McClean & M. Callaghan  Pathogenesis of B. cenocepacia in Cystic fibrosis – Northern Ireland Microbiology Discussion group.  Belfast 2006.

Other Oral Presentations:

  1. S. Mc Keon.Relative Pathogenic potential of Burkhoderia cepacia complex (Bcc) strains.Bionet 2006 ITT Dublin 
  2. T. Mullen Examination of the ability of the B.cepacia complex to adhere to lung epithelial cells using RFP expressing mutants Bionet 2006 ITT Dublin 
  3. E. Caraher.  Investigation of the antibiotic susceptibilities of the Burkholderia cepacia complex(Bcc).  Bionet 2006 
  4. Callaghan Maire.  Invited Speaker at  Moyne Institute Microbial research Day, TCD.  Nov 2005.

Recent Poster Presentations

  1. Gumulapurapu, K, McClean, S, Callaghan, M and Caraher E.  Lactoferrin iron saturation affects the ability of Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) to invade lung epithelial cells.  Society General Microbiology, Sept 2008.  
  2. McKeon, S, McClean, S, and Callaghan, M.  The role of Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in proinflammatory responses in CF lung disease.  Society of General Microbiology Sept 2008. 
  3. Herbert, G, Callaghan, M  McClean.  Interactions of a novel cystic fibrosis pathogen, genus Pandoraea, with lung epithelial cells.  Society of General Microbiology Sept 2008
  4. Caraher, E, Reynolds, G, Myrphy, P McClean, S and Calalghan, M.  Investigating the antibiotic susceptibilities of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc). J. Cystic Fibrosis (2006)  5:  S27.  ECFS Copenhagen 2006.
  5. T. Mullen, P. Murphy, M. Callaghan, S. McClean   Investigation of the binding of Burkholderia cepacia to lung epithelial cells. J. Cystic Fibrosis (2005)  4:  S34-S58. ECFS Crete, June 2005 
  6. E. Caraher1, P. Murphy2, M. Callaghan1 & S. McClean1.  Investigation of the role of quorum sensing in biofilm formation by B. cenocepacia strains. J. Cystic Fibrosis (2005)  4:  S34-S58.  ECFS Crete, June 2005 
  7. S. McKeon.  P. Murphy, S. McClean and M. Callaghan.  Interaction of CF pathogens with lung epithelial and immune cells.  J. Cystic Fibrosis (2005)  4:  S34-S58. ECFS Crete June 2005. 
  8. L. Bryce, P. Murphy, S. McClean and M. Callaghan.  Expression of Toll receptors 2 and 4 in response to Burkholderia cepacia complex infection of epithelial and macrophage cells.  J. Cystic Fibrosis (2005)  4:  S17-S25. ECFS Crete June 2005. 
  9. Duff, C, Callaghan, M, McClean, S.  Investigation of the interaction of B. cepacia complex with lung epithelial cells in vitro.  ECFS, Birmingham 2004.  J. Cystic Fibrosis 3,(2004)  S33-S50.  
  10. Markey, K., Callaghan, M, Murphy, P and Collins, J  Invasion of epithelial cells by Burkholderia cepacia complex strains and J2315 quorum sensing mutants.  ECFS, Belfast.  J. Cystic Fibrosis 2,(2003)  S31-S48
  11. Duff, C, Callaghan, M, Murphy, PG and McClean S.  Comparison of Burkholderia cepacia in Different Lung epithelial cell lines.  ECFS, Belfast.  J. Cystic Fibrosis 2,(2003)  S31-S48