Dr. Denis Barry

• Ahmad Hassan Sheikh, Denis S. Barry, John F. Cryan, Gerard W. O'Keeffe, Cadaveric anatomy in the future of medical education: What is the surgeons view?, Anatomical Sciences Education, 9, (2), 2016, p203 - 208Journal Article, 2016, DOI , URL
• Denis S Barry, Paul Tierney and Gerard W O'Keeffe, Anatomy Education for the YouTube generation, The Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Experimental Biology, Boston, March 29 - April 1st, 29, (1 Supplement LB42), 2015Meeting Abstract, 2015, URL
• Denis S Barry, Aisling M O'Malley, Albert T Kelly, Ruari O'Sullivan and Kevin Mitchell , Semaphorin6A Mediates Sensory Afferent Projection into the Developing Spinal Cord , the federation of american societies for experimental biology, Experimental Biology, Boston, March 29 - April 1st, 29, (1 Supplement LB42), 2015Meeting Abstract, 2015, DOI , URL
• Robin E Wright and Denis Barry, The emerging roles of transplanted radial glial cells in regenerating the central nervous system , Neural Regeneration Research, 10, (10), 2015, p1548 - 1551Review Article, 2015, DOI , URL
• Rachel Safyan, Denis Barry, Ann Moser, Phyllis Faust, The role of peroxisomal lipid metabolism in cerebellar Purkinje cell development, Journal of Neurochemistry, 104, (S1), 2008, ppPSM06-05-Meeting Abstract, 2008, URL
• Shane Davy, Nigel Phelan, Zubair Ali, Denis Barry, Integration of radiology into lower limb anatomy education, European Congress of radiology , Vienna, Austria, March 2-6th, 2016Meeting Abstract, 2016, DOI , URL
• Aisling O'Malley, Martin Codyre and Dr. Denis Barry, The roles of glycosylated neural precursors, Irish Journal of Medical Science, Frontiers in Neurology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 20-11-2015, 185, (4), SpringerLink, 2016, pp169 - 185Meeting Abstract, 2016, DOI , URL
• Denis Barry, Paul Tierney, Gerard O'Keeffe, The need for ethical and pedagogical frameworks for developing online media in anatomy education, Anatomical Sciences Education, 9, (5), 2016, p498 - 499Journal Article, 2016, DOI , URL
• Robin White and Denis Barry, The emerging roles of transplanted radial glial cells in regenerating the central nervous system., Neural regeneration research, 10, (10), 2015, p1548-51Review Article, 2015, DOI
• Shane Davy, Gerard O'Keeffe, Nick Mahony, Nigel Phelan, Denis Barry, A practical description and student perspective of the integration of radiology into lower limb musculoskeletal anatomy, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 186, (2), 2017, p409 - 417Journal Article, 2017, DOI , URL
• Nigel Phelan, Shane Davy, Gerard W. O'Keeffe, Denis S. Barry, Googling in anatomy education: Can google trends inform educators of national online search patterns of anatomical syllabi?, Anatomical Science Education, 10, (2), 2017, p152 - 159Journal Article, 2017, DOI , URL
• Walid El Kininy, Shane Davy, Leo Stassen and Denis Barry, Spatial variations in the arrangement of the facial nerve within the parotid gland and its relationship to the retromandibular vein, and the analysis of its anatomic significance to the extra oral surgical approaches to the mandibular condyle , Journal of Anatomy, Anatomical Society Winter Meeting: Embryology of Learning, Kings College London, 19-21 December, 231, (3), 2017, pp445-468-Published Abstract, 2017, DOI , URL
• Denis Barry and Kieran McDermott, Radial glial cell origins and their transformation into astrocytes in the developing rat spinal cord, Journal of Anatomy, 205, (6), 2004, pp532 - 532Meeting Abstract, 2004, URL
• Shane Davy, Matthew Coalter, David Lennon, Walid El Kininy and Denis Barry, Smartphone apps; will knowledge of anatomical variation be lost?, Journal of Anatomy, Anatomical Society Winter meeting, King's College London, December 2016, 231, (3), 2017, pp445 - 468Meeting Abstract, 2017, DOI , URL
• Aisling O'Malley, Murugan Rajendiran and Denis Barry, Potential for Polycaprolactone Polymers in Neural Stem Cell Transplantation , Anatomists on the Edge, summer Anatomical Society Meeting, Galway, Ireland, 27-29/6/2017, 2017Meeting Abstract, 2017, DOI , URL
• Joan Costello, Nicholas Mahony, Paul Tierney, William Ryan and Denis Barry, A review of the anatomical variations of the ureter and their implications for surgical intervention, British Journal of Urology, Annual Meeting of the Irish-Society-of-Urology, Limerick, Ireland, September 2015, 116, (S2), 2015Meeting Abstract, 2015, DOI , URL
• Walid El Kininy, Shane Davy, Leo Stassen, Denis Stephen Barry, Novel variations in spatial relations between the facial nerve and superficial temporal and maxillary veins, Folia Morphologica, 2018Journal Article, 2018, DOI , URL
• Walid El Kininy, Darren Roddy, Shane Davy, Veronica O'Keane , Eric O'Hanlon, Leo Stassen & Denis Barry, 3-Dimensional tractography of the extracranial facial nerve course using diffusion weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Anatomical Society Winter Meeting, Dundee, 18-20th Dec 2017, 2018Meeting Abstract, 2018, URL
• Shane Rooney, Elena Roman, Darren Roddy, Denis Barry, Erik O'Hanlon, Sinaoife Andrews, Veronica O'Keane, Investigating Advanced Diffusion Imaging of the Stria Medullaris in Depression, Anatomical Society Winter Meeting, Dundee, 18-20th Dec 2017, 2017Meeting Abstract, 2017, URL
• Lindsey Watters, David Lee, Robin White and Denis Barry, Insights into the ketone diet and neuronal cell function: Examining the effects of ketone supplementation on the neuronal-like cell line SH-SY5Y, Anatomical Society Winter Meeting, Dundee, 18-20th Dec 2017, 2018Meeting Abstract, 2018, URL
• Shane Davy, Gerard O'Keeffe and Denis Barry , Insights into the views of radiologists on anatomy education: More radiology, less cadaver, Anatomical Society Winter Meeting, Dundee, 18-20th Dec 2017, 2018Meeting Abstract, 2018, URL
• Denis Barry, Sarah Ellul, Lindsey Watters, David Lee, Robert Haluska, Robin White, The ketogenic diet in disease and development, International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 2018Review Article, 2018, DOI , URL
• Darren W. Roddy, Elena Roman, Shane Rooney, Sinaoife Andrews, Chloe Farrell, Kelly Doolin, Kirk J. Levins, Leonardo Tozzi, Paul Tierney, Denis Barry, Thomas Frodl, Veronica O'Keane and Erik O'Hanlon, Awakening Neuropsychiatric Research Into the Stria Medullaris: Development of a Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Tractography Protocol of This Key Limbic Structure, Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2018Journal Article, 2018, DOI , URL
• Thomas Drago, Patrick W O'Regan, Ivan Welaratne, Shane Rooney, Aoife O'Callaghan, Marissa Malkit, Elena Roman, Kirk J Levins, Lauren Alexander, Denis Barry, Erik O'Hanlon, Veronica O'Keane and Darren William Roddy, A comprehensive regional neurochemical theory in depression: a protocol for the systematic review and meta-analysis of 1H-MRS studies in major depressive disorder, Systematic Reviews, 7, (158), 2018Journal Article, 2018, DOI , URL
• Albert Kelly, Aisling O'Malley, Mohammad Redha, Gerard W. O'Keeffe and Denis S. Barry, The distribution of the proteoglycan FORSE-1 in the developing mouse central nervous system, Journal of Anatomy, 234, (2), 2019, p216 - 226Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Alannah Grealy, Eilidh Murphy, Joshua Weininger, Marissa Malkit, Elena Roman, Kirk Levins, Denis Barry, Veronica O'Keane, Erik O'Hanlon, Darren William Roddy, Subdivisions of the Cingulum bundle and changes with age, Anatomical Society Summer Meeting, Oxford, 23-25th July, 2018Meeting Abstract, 2018, URL
• Caoimhe Gaughan, Anurag Nasa, Bernard Adegbemi, Roisin King, Elena Roman, Kirk Levins, Denis Barry, Veronica O'Keane, Darren William Roddy, Erik O'Hanlon, The human dorsal hippocampal commissure: untangling its connections , Journal of Anatomy, Anatomical Society Summer Meeting, Oxford, 23-25th July, 2018Meeting Abstract, 2018, URL
• Elena Roman, Bernard Adegbemi, Roisin King, Caoimhe Gaughan, Anurag Nasa, Kirk Levins, Denis Barry, Veronica O'Keane, Darren William Roddy, Erik O'Hanlon, Hippocampal substructural changes over the normal lifespan, Journal of Anatomy, Anatomical Society Summer Meeting, Oxford, July 4-6th, 2018Meeting Abstract, 2018, URL
• Joshua Weininger, Marissa Malkit, Alannah Grealy, Eilidh Murphy, Elena Roman, Kirk Levins, Denis Barry, Veronica O'Keane, Erik O'Hanlon, Darren William Roddy. , The Human Thalamocingulate Tract - controversy over its anatomical course, Anatomical Society Summer Meeting, Oxford, 23-25th July, 2018Meeting Abstract, 2018, URL
• Denis Barry, Erik O'Hanlon, Walid El‐Kininy and Darren Roddy, Using cadaveric dissection to validate high angular resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI) modelling of limbic white matter, Journal of Anatomy, Anatomical Society Summer Meeting, Galway, 27-29th June, 2017Meeting Abstract, 2017, DOI , URL
• Gerard O'Keeffe, Shane Davy and Denis Barry, Radiologist's views on anatomical knowledge amongst junior doctors and the teaching of anatomy in medical curricula, Annals of Anatomy, 2019Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Joshua Klaus Weininger, Elena Roman, Paul Tierney, Denis Barry, Hugh Gallagher, Kirk John Levins, Veronica O'Keane, Erik O'Hanlon, Darren William Roddy, Papez's forgotten tract: 80 years of unreconciled findings concerning the thalamocingulate tract Journal: Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 13, (14), 2019Review Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Jonathon Jeger, Trinity Kronk and Denis Barry , Feasacht Slinte: Irish Medical Students' Perspective on the Importance of Anatomy and Physiology for the Irish Public, Irish Medical Journal, 112, (6), 2019Journal Article, 2019, URL
• Kirk Levins, Elena Roman, Hugh Gallagher, Paul Murphy, Patrick O'Regan, Denis Barry, Veronica O'Keane, Erik O'Hanlon, Darren Roddy, A diffusion Tensor Protocol for the Stira Medullaris in Chronic Pain Patients, Pain Medicine, American Academy of Physicists in Medicine, Alexandria, VA, November 2 - 3, 2018, 20, (3), 2019, pp583 - 660Meeting Abstract, 2019, DOI , URL
• Danya Stone and Denis Barry, Improving Virtual Learning Interactions: Reducing Transactional Distance Through Social Media Platforms, Anatomical Sciences Education, 2019Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Mohammad Alherz, Hashemiah Almusawi and Denis Barry, Diglossia in the aetiology of schizophrenia: a hypothesis, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 2019Review Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Dervla O'Malley, Denis S. Barry and Mark G. Rae, How much do pre-clinical medical students utilise the internet to study physiology?", ADV-00070-2019R2 to be considered for publication in Advances in Physiology Education, Advances in Physiology Education, 43, (3), 2019, p383 - 391Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Nigel Phelan, Chee Hwui Liew, Conor O'Gara, Denis Barry, Anatomy education in 3D: a feasibility study of student-created 3D-printed models, Journal of Anatomy, Anatomical Society Summer Meeting , Brighton and Sussex Medical School, 19-21st July 2016, 230, 2017, pp354 - 372Published Abstract, 2017, DOI , URL
• Walid El Kininy, Darren Roddy, Shane Davy, Elena Roman, Veronica O'Keefe, Erik O'Hanlon, Leo F.A. Stassen and Denis Barry, Magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging using constrained spherical deconvolution-based tractography of the extracranial course of the facial nerve, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI , URL
• Elena Roman, Joshua Weininger, Basil Lim, Marin Roman, Denis Barry, Paul Tierney, Erik O'Hanlon, Kirk Levins, Veronica O'Keane, Darren Roddy, Untangling the dorsal diencephalic conduction system: a review of structure and function of the stria medullaris, habenula and fasciculus retrofexus, Brain Structure and Function , 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI , URL
• Kirk J. Levins, Thomas Drago, Elena Roman, Anna Martin, Roisin King, Paul Murphy, Hugh Gallagher, Denis Barry, Erik O'Hanlon & Darren William Roddy, Magnetic resonance spectroscopy across chronic pain disorders: a systematic review protocol synthesising anatomical and metabolite findings in chronic pain patients, Systematic reviews, 8, (338), 2019Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Kirk J. Levins, Thomas Drago, Elena Roman, Anna Martin, Roisin King, Paul Murphy, Hugh Gallagher, Denis Barry, Erik O'Hanlon & Darren William Roddy, Magnetic resonance spectroscopy across chronic pain disorders: a systematic review protocol synthesising anatomical and metabolite findings in chronic pain patients, Systematic reviews, 8, (338), 2019Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL
• Mohammad Alherz, David Lee, Amnah Alshangiti ,Darren Roddy, Gerard O'Keeffe, Robin White and Denis Barry, The growth response to beta-hydroxybutyrate in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells is masked by glucose and pyruvate supplementation, Neurochemical Research, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI , URL
• Jack Power, Philip Dempsey, Denis Barry, Gregory Slater, Paul McMenamin and Michelle McNicholas, Radiology Perspective on Anatomy Teaching in Australia and New Zealand, Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI , URL
• Cullinane and Barry, Breaking the norm: Anatomical variation and its key role in medical education, Anatomical Sciences Education, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI , URL
• Anurag Nasa, Caoimhe Gaughan, Muhammad Mahmoud, John R.Kelly, Elena Roman, Kirk J.Levins, Denis Barry, Thomas Frodl, Erik O'Hanlon, Veronica O'Keane, Darren William Roddy, The human dorsal hippocampal commissure: Delineating connections across the midline using multi-modal neuroimaging in major depressive disorder, Neuroimage: Reports, 1, (4), 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI , URL
• Dearbhla Cullinane and Denis Barry, Assessing Student Attitudes Towards Pair-learning of Cadaveric Thorax, Abdomen and Pelvis Anatomy Practicals: A Covid-19 Intervention, Journal of Anatomy, Anatomical Society - Cutting Edge Anatomy - Virtual Summer Meeting 2021, Virtual, 7th-9th July, 2021Meeting Abstract, 2021, DOI , URL
• Dearbhla Patricia Cullinane, Denis Barry, Dyad Pedagogy in Practical Anatomy: A description of the implementation and student perceptions of an adaptive approach to cadaveric teaching, Anatomical Sciences Education, 2022Journal Article, 2022, URL
• Denis Barry, Janelle Pakan and Kieran McDermott, Radial glial cells: Key organisers in CNS development. , The International Journal of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, 46, (76-79), 2014Journal Article, 2014, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Yosef Sabo, Derek Walsh, Denis Barry, Sedef Tinaztepe, Kenia de los Santos, Stephen P. Goff, Gregg Gundersen, and Mojgan Naghav, HIV-1 Induces the formation of stable microtubules to enhance early infection. , Cell Host and Microbe, vol 14, 535-545, 2013Journal Article, 2013, DOI , URL
• Denis Barry and Gerard O'Keeffe , The International Journal of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Peroxisomes: The neuropathological consequences of peroxisomal dysfunction in the developing brain., 45, (9), 2013Journal Article, 2013, DOI , URL
• Cathal McCarthy, Nora Lieggi, Denis Barry, Declan Mooney, Monica de Gaetano, William James, Sarah McClelland, Mary C Barry, Laure Escoubet-Lozach, Andrew C Li, Christopher Glass, Desmond Fitzgerald and Orina Belton, Macrophage PPAR gamma Co-activator-1 alpha participates in repressing foam cell formation and atherosclerosis in response to conjugated linoleic acid. , EMBO Molecular Medicine, vol 5 (9) , 2013Journal Article, 2013, DOI , URL
• Denis Barry, Janelle Pakan, Gerard O'Keeffe and Kieran McDermott , The spatial and temporal arrangement of the radial glial scaffold suggests a role in axon tract formation in the developing spinal cord. , Journal of Anatomy, 222 , (2), 2012Journal Article, 2012, DOI , URL
• Matthew S Henning, Patricia Stiedl, Denis S Barry, Robert McMahon, Scott G Morham, Derek Walsh, Mojgan Naghavi, PDZD8 is a novel moesin-interacting cytoskeletal regulatory protein that suppresses infection by herpes simplex virus type 1. , Virology, 415 (2), 2011Journal Article, 2011, DOI , URL
• Fluorescent microscopy of the spinal cord. in, Visual Practices across the University, 2007, pp180 - 307, [Kieran McDermott, and Denis Barry]Book Chapter, 2007, URL
• Kieran W McDermott, Denis S Barry, and Siobhan S McMahon, Role of radial glia in cytogenesis, patterning and boundary formation in the developing spinal cord, Journal of Anatomy, 207, (3), 2005, p241 - 250Review Article, 2005, DOI , URL
• Denis Barry and Kieran McDermott , Differentiation of radial glia from radial precursor cells and transformation into astrocytes in the rat spinal cord, Glia, Vol 50, 2005Journal Article, 2005, DOI , URL
• Denis Barry and Kieran McDermott, Distribution of intermediate filament proteins in the developing spinal cord, Imaging and Microscopy, Vol 4, 2003Journal Article, 2003, URL
• Denis Barry, John Fraher and Kieran McDermott , Radial glial cell interactions in the developing spinal cord: an immunohistochemical and confocal analysis., Anatomical Society summer meeting, July, Vol 201, 2002Meeting Abstract, 2002, URL
• Jessica Nulty, Mohamed Alsaffar and Dr. Denis Barry, Radial glial cells organize the central nervous system via microtubule dependant processes, Brain Research, 1625, 2015, p171 - 179Review Article, 2015, DOI , URL
• Aisling M. O'Malley, Daniel K. Shanley, Albert T. Kelly and Denis S. Barry, Towards an understanding of semaphorin signalling in the spinal cord, Gene, 553, (2), 2014, p69 - 74Review Article, 2014, DOI , URL
• Denis Barry, Adapting conventional fluorescence microscopy to monitor large scale cell migration in slice cultures, Infocus, (37), 2015, p8 - 15Journal Article, 2015, DOI , URL
• Denis S. Barry, Fadi Marzouk, Kyrylo Chulak-Oglu, Deirdre Bennett, Paul Tierney, Gerard W. O'Keeffe, Anatomy Education for the YouTube generation, Anatomical Sciences Education, 9, (1), 2016, p90 - 96Journal Article, 2016, DOI , URL

• Albert Kelly, Aisling O`Malley, Ruari O`Sullivan, Dr. Kevin Mitchell and Dr. Denis Barry, Axon guidance; The roles of radial glial cells and novel guidance cues in spinal cord formation, Irish Journal of Medical Science, Frontiers In Neurology, Trinity College Dublin, 21/11/2014, edited by Dr. Denis Barry , 184, (1), Springer Link, 2015, pp1-18Conference Paper, URL
• Shane Davy, Walid El Kininy and Denis Barry, Old Dog, New Tricks: A Practical Approach to Incorporating Thoracic Radiology into Anatomy Teaching, British Institute of Radiology Annual Congress, London, 2016Meeting Abstract, URL
• Shane Davy, Walid El Kininy and Denis Barry, Modern anatomy resources; Is anatomical variation being neglected?, INMED Annual Conference, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, 28 February, 2017Oral Presentation
• Denis Barry, Anatomy Education for the YouTube Generation: Pedagogical Considerations andEducational Strategiesfor Healthcare Students , CAPSL Lunch time seminar, Zoology, Trinity College Dublin, 23 February, 2017, CAPSLInvited Talk, URL
• Wald El Kininy, Darren Roddy, Shane Davy, Veronica O'Keane, Erik O'Hanlon, Leo Stassen & Denis Barry, 3-Dimensional tractography of the extracranial facial nerve course using diffusion weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging, ABAOMS Annual Conference, Liverpool, 15th -17th Nov 2017 , 2017Oral Presentation
• Dervla O'Malley, Denis S. Barry and Mark G. Rae, How much do pre-clinical medical students utilise the internet to study physiology?, Europhysiology, London, 14-16 September, 2018Meeting Abstract, URL
• Jack Power, Patrick Dempsey, Denis Barry, Shane Davy, Greg Slater and Michelle McNicholas, Radiology in Anatomy Undergraduate Teaching in Australia and New Zealand, Annual Scientific Meeting Faculty of Radiologists, Dublin RCSI, 23-25th September, 2018Meeting Abstract
• Dervla O'Malley, Denis Barry and Mark Rae, The increasing reliance of pre-clinical medical students upon social media to study physiology, EdTech, Dundalk IT, May 30-31st, 2019, 2019Poster
• Jack Power, Patrick Dempsey, Denis Barry, Shane Davy, Greg Slater and Michelle McNicholas, Radiology in anatomy undergraduate teaching in Australia and New Zealand, Annual Scientific Meeting: Faculty of Radiologists, RCSI Dublin, 26th to 28th Sep, 2018Poster
• Dearbhla Cullinane and Denis Barry, Reviving the Anatomic Past: Breathing New Life into Historic Anatomical Teaching Tools, National Forum Valuing Ireland's Teaching and Learning (VIT&L) Week , Virtual, November 10th, 2021Oral Presentation, URL
• Damien Doherty and Denis Barry, The cellular effects of ketone body exposure, Laidlaw Conference, University of St Andrews, 12-13-2019, 2019Poster
• Denis Barry, Enhancing Blended Learning in Anatomy Education, Undergraduate Studies Committe, Trinity College Dublin, 25-Jan, 2022Oral Presentation
• Zubair Sabz Ali, Lauren Devitt, Mary-Kate McLoughlin, Denis Barry, R2: A Novel Platform to Assess the Metabolic Dynamics of Primary Neuroblastoma, Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering Conference 2021, Virtual, July 2nd - July 4th , 2021Poster, URL
• Yosef Sabo, Denis Barry, Greg Gundersen, Stephen Goff and Mogjan Naghavi, HIV-1 induces stable microtubule formation to facilitate infection, Keystone HIV Vaccines, , Colorado, USA, March 21 - March 26,, 2012Poster
• Sabrina Contino, Prof.Kumlesh Dev and Dr. Denis Barry, S1P1 receptor expression during the embryonic development of the nervous system, "Presentation of the research internship abroad, Universit catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 2/9/2014, 2014Poster, TARA - Full Text
• Aisling O'Malley and Dr. Denis Barry, A new function for radial glial cells in white matter formation and implications for regeneration, Young Life Scientists Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, 2014, 2014Poster, TARA - Full Text

Dr Barry completed his PhD in developmental neuroscience in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork (UCC). He subsequently undertook a postdoctoral research position in the Department of Pathology in Columbia University, New York, researching genetic metabolic disorders affecting brain development, in particular Zellweger Syndrome. Dr Barry was then appointed as a postdoctoral fellow in the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases in UCD, where his research focused on identifying candidate biomolecules that block HIV-1 infection. This was followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in the Conway Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Science in UCD, researching the underlying causes of atherosclerosis and related immunological disorders. From here, Dr Barry took a position as a lecturer in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, UCC, where he returned to neuroscience research. He subsequently moved to his current position as assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy, TCD. Dr Barry's present research at TCD mainly focuses on central nervous system development. He is particularly interested in the lineages and functions of neural precursor cells, and is currently investing their roles in axon tract formation. This work is centred on the use of animal models and transgenic mice with deficits in the normal pattern of white matter formation. It is hoped that this research will contribute to our understanding of regeneration potentials of neural precursor cells after axon tract damage. In addition, Dr Barry is interested in medical education research and in particular the use of learning aids in anatomy education, including audience response systems and video learning platforms. He is currently investigating the extent of video usage among medical students as a learning aid for anatomy. By assessing student opinion on the effectiveness of video based learning in their understanding of anatomy, its use as a response tool for student queries regarding anatomical concepts will be more clearly realised. Dr Barry maintains collaborative research links with TCD, Columbia University, UCC and UCD in the areas of neuroscience, metabolic diseases, medical education and virology.

Immunity and Infection (including Rheumatology & Inflammatory disease), Regenerative and Developmental Biology, Virology, Genetics and Genomics, Neuroscience and clinical neurology, Biochemistry, Molecular & Cellular Biology,