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Professor Sally-Ann Cryan
Department:Drug Delivery & Tissue Engineering
Organisation:Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Research area(s):
- infectious disease and the immune system
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- bioengineering/medical devices
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Paediatrics
Professor Sharon Glynn
Department:Lambe Institute for Translational Research
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- cancer/oncology
- epidemiology/population health research
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Pathology
- Public Health
Professor Patricia Kearney
Department:School of Public Health
Organisation:University College Cork
Research area(s):
- epidemiology/population health research
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- General Practice
- Public Health
Professor Eilis Dowd
Department:Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- neuroscience and mental health
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
Professor Michael B Prentice
Department:Pathology/Microbiology
Organisation:University College Cork
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- infectious disease and the immune system
- bioengineering/medical devices
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Pathology
- Public Health
Professor David Henshall
Department:FutureNeuro
Organisation:Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Research area(s):
- neuroscience and mental health
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Public Health
Dr Brona M Murphy
Department:Physiology and Medical Physics
Organisation:Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- cancer/oncology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Paediatrics
Professor David Finn
Department:Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Galway Neuroscience Centre and Centre for Pain Research
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- physiology and non-communicable disease
- neuroscience and mental health
- bioengineering/medical devices
- Other
Other Research area(s):
pain, stress, anxiety, depression, cognition, neurobiology, anesthesiology, inflammation, cannabinoids, opioids
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Anaesthetics
- Emergency Medicine
- General Practice
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Occupational Medicine
- Sports and Exercise Medicine
Professor Stephen Finn
Department:Histopathology
Organisation:Trinity College Dublin
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- cancer/oncology
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Pathology
Dr Ronan Fleming
Department:School of Medicine
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- neuroscience and mental health
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
Dr Ignacio Martin-Loeches
Department:Critical Care Medicine
Organisation:Trinity College Dublin
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- infectious disease and the immune system
- epidemiology/population health research
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Anaesthetics
- Emergency Medicine
Dr Andrew Harkin
Department:Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Organisation:Trinity College Dublin
Research area(s):
- neuroscience and mental health
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Pathology
Dr Paul B Mullan
Department:Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- cancer/oncology
- Other
Other Research area(s):
Liquid Biopsies, Drug development
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Pathology
Professor Maeve Lowery
Department:Medical Oncology
Organisation:Trinity College Dublin
Research area(s):
- cancer/oncology
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
Dr Nollaig Bourke
Department:School of Medicine
Organisation:Trinity College Dublin
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- infectious disease and the immune system
- physiology and non-communicable disease
- cancer/oncology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Pathology
Professor Donal Buggy
Department:Anaesthesiology Perioperative Medicine
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- physiology and non-communicable disease
- cancer/oncology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Surgery
- Anaesthetics
Professor Fionnuala McAuliffe
Department:Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- physiology and non-communicable disease
- epidemiology/population health research
- clinical trials
- Other
Other Research area(s):
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Public Health
Professor Colm Patrick Finbarr O'Donnell
Department:Neonatology
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- Other
Other Research area(s):
Delivery room care, resuscitation, randomised clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Paediatrics
Professor Jonathan Bond
Department:School of Medicine
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- cancer/oncology
- Other
Other Research area(s):
Paediatric; Haematology; Leukaemia; Epigenetics
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Paediatrics
- Pathology
Professor William Gallagher
Department:School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- cancer/oncology
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Pathology
Professor Francis Finucane
Department:Endocrinology
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- physiology and non-communicable disease
- Other
Other Research area(s):
Obesity, diabetes, lifestyle interventions, public health policy
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Public Health
Professor Niall Conlon
Organisation:Trinity College Dublin
Research area(s):
- infectious disease and the immune system
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
Dr Katarzyna Goljanek-Whysall
Department:Physiology
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- physiology and non-communicable disease
- cancer/oncology
- Other
Other Research area(s):
microRNAs, epigenetic, non-coding RNAs
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Anaesthetics
- General Practice
- Pathology
- Sports and Exercise Medicine
Professor Abhay Pandit
Department:CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices.
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- cancer/oncology
- neuroscience and mental health
- bioengineering/medical devices
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Ophthalmology
Professor Sean Kennelly
Department:Department of Medical Gerontology
Organisation:Trinity College Dublin
Research area(s):
- infectious disease and the immune system
- neuroscience and mental health
- bioengineering/medical devices
- epidemiology/population health research
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Psychiatry
- General Practice
- Public Health