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Limerick recipients of prestigious Fulbright scholarships

Cathal Doherty, 15 Jun

A FORMER Limerick U21 hurler and a senior research fellow at the

University of Limerick have received Fulbright scholarships to the

United States.

Dr Lukas O’Brien and Dr Olwyn Mahon will both be heading to the US as

part of being awarded with the scholarships.

The Fulbright program is known for selecting candidates from across the

island of Ireland to study and work with US institutions across all

disciplines ranging from health, science, technology and business to

the arts and culture.

As the Fulbright Awardees forge ahead on these exciting opportunities,

the breadth of their US engagement is diverse and impressive.

A total of 37 people across the country were awarded for 2023-24.

Recipients were presented with awards at a ceremony in the US

ambassador’s residence.

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Dr Lukas O'Brien is a core surgical trainee in plastic and

reconstructive surgery. He also won an U21 All Ireland hurling

championship in 2015.

As a Fulbright awardee, he will attend Yale University.

Dr Olwyn Mahon is a senior research fellow in the Faculty of Science

and Engineering at the University of Limerick.

Her PhD focused on developing immunomodulatory implantable scaffolds

for enhanced regeneration of bone defects.

Her current research focuses on the development of representative in

vitro model systems of metastatic urological cancers.