Alanna Stanley

Alanna Stanley is a lecturer in both the disciplines of Anatomy and Radiology. Following graduating witha BSc (First class Hons) in Anatomy from NUI Galway in 2004 she completed a taught MSc in Biomedical Science from the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, NUI Galway, during which time she did a research project on the Apoptotic Caspases and Myoblast Differentiation.Alanna was awarded her PhD entitled Analysis of the role of Rho GTPases in epithelial cellsin 2014. Alannas research primarily focuses on the integumentary system, with expertise in examining and quantifying structural changes. Alanna is also involved in a number of projects involving cadaver studies. Recently, Alanna has begun work in order to incorporate ultrasonography in undergraduate anatomy education. Alanna is the Education and Outreach officer for the Microscopy Society of Ireland (MSI). In 2014, in partnership with Dr.a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.nuigalway.iemedicine-nursing-and-health-sciencesmedicinedisciplinesanatomypeoplekerrythompsonKerry Thompson ,acted as a team leader and coordinator in thea target=_blank rel=nofollow href=https:www.facebook.comUnderthemicroscopeRMSUnder the Microscope programme which introduced the RoyalMicroscopicalSociety (RMS) Microscope Activity Kits into Irish Primary Schools for the first time. This programme has been running very successfully since then and is now expanding to develop resources for Secondary schools.

Alannas research primarily focuses on the integumentary system, with expertise in examining and quantifying structural changes. She is currently working on the designing a correlative light and electron microscopy imaging protocol for investigation of the tumour microenvironment in basal and squamous cell carcinoma. In addition, during her Ph.D study Alanna began to investigate how the effect of the deletion of Rac1 in epithelial cells would affect reactive oxygen species (ROS) production through NADPH oxidase complexes, in particular the impact this would have on the cytoskeleton. Alanna is also involved in a number of projects involving cadaver studies.

Gross AnatomyRadiological AnatomyImage Analysis Continued professional development programmes with Biomedical science companies.