Second Opinions with John Crown

Professor Denis Collins is a research scientist at Dublin City University. He talks about his love for science and music, the challenges involved in cancer research and the immunological aspects of cancer treatment.

Professor Alex Eustace is also a research scientist at Dublin City University. Along with Denis, he’s also one of the principal organisers of the International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology. The interview includes discussion on the presentation Professor Eustace gave to the symposium on the role of noncoding mutations in the prognosis and treatment of breast cancer.

Produced by Fergus Sweeney

Dr Giuseppe Gullo is a former consultant oncologist and cancer researcher at St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin. He now works in the biopharmaceutical sector in New York.

Professor Gullo talks about his passion for oncology, his medical studies in Milan and that city’s tradition for producing some of the world’s leading oncologists, and he recounts his time spent in Ireland.

This interview took place over two days at this year’s International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology.

Produced by Fergus Sweeney

Professor John Crown talks to Dr Eileen O’Reilly, who’s one of the world’s leading specialists in pancreatic and gastrointestinal cancers. Dr O’Reilly talks about her career in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in Manhattan, the recent advances in therapies for pancreatic cancer and growing up in Dublin.

This is the first of our interviews from this year’s International Symposium on Translational Research in Oncology.

Produced by Fergus sweeney

Donal O’Shea, a Consultant Endocrinologist, is Clinical Director at St Vincent’s University Hospital and professor of Medicine at UCD.

In this episode of the podcast, he talks to John about growing up in a sporting family, his training at the world renowned Hammersmith Hospital in London and he gives his insights into treating obesity.

Produced by Fergus Sweeney

John chats to Lenny Abrahamson, best known for directing such films as Adam & Paul, Garage, What Richard Did and Room and TV series, Normal People. We hear about Lenny’s early life growing up in Dublin, his love of Philosophy and Science, life in Stanford and the people who have inspired him.

Produced by Fergus Sweeney