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Professor Noel Denis McCarthy
Department:Public Health and Primary Care
Organisation:Trinity College Dublin
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- infectious disease and the immune system
- epidemiology/population health research
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- General Practice
- Paediatrics
- Public Health
Professor Carmel M. Hughes
Department:Pharmacy
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- epidemiology/population health research
Postgraduate area(s):
- General Practice
- Public Health
Dr Simon McDade
Department:Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- cancer/oncology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Pathology
Professor Dan Longley
Department:Patrick Johnston Centre for Cancer Research
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- cancer/oncology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
Dr Jacqueline James
Department:Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research (Precision Medicine COE)
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- cancer/oncology
- Other
Other Research area(s):
Molecular Pathology / Digital Pathology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Pathology
Dr David Simpson
Department:Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Ophthalmology
- Pathology
Dr Barry Devereux
Department:EEECS
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- neuroscience and mental health
- Other
Other Research area(s):
Machine learning, artificial intellegence, data analytics
Postgraduate area(s):
- Public Health
Professor Gary Hardiman
Department:SOBS/IGFS
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- infectious disease and the immune system
- neuroscience and mental health
Postgraduate area(s):
- Psychiatry
- Pathology
- Public Health
Dr Ikhlas El karim
Department:Wellcome Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- infectious disease and the immune system
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- neuroscience and mental health
- epidemiology/population health research
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Pathology
- Public Health
Dr Colin Adrain
Department:Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- infectious disease and the immune system
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- physiology and non-communicable disease
- cancer/oncology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- General Practice
- Pathology
Professor Tunde Peto
Department:Centre for Public Health
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- epidemiology/population health research
- Other
Other Research area(s):
ophthalmology; imaging and image analysis of the eye
Postgraduate area(s):
- Ophthalmology
Dr Bronwen Connolly
Department:Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- Other
Other Research area(s):
critical illness, acute respiratory failure, rehabilitation, methodology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Public Health
- Sports and Exercise Medicine
Dr Selinda Orr
Department:School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- infectious disease and the immune system
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
Professor Aedin Cassidy
Department:Institute For Global Food Security
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- epidemiology/population health research
- Other
Other Research area(s):
nutrition, preventive medicine
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- General Practice
- Public Health
Dr Emma Louise Cunningham
Department:Centre for Public Health
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- neuroscience and mental health
- Other
Other Research area(s):
postoperative delirium
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
Professor Roger Woods
Department:Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- Other
Other Research area(s):
Data analytics; computer hardware
Postgraduate area(s):
- Surgery
- Ophthalmology
Dr Lisa Crawford
Department:PGJCCR
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- cancer/oncology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
Dr Vijay K Tiwari
Department:The Wellcome - Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- cancer/oncology
- neuroscience and mental health
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Paediatrics
- Pathology
- Public Health
Professor Diarmuid O'Donovan
Department:Centre for Public Health
Organisation:Queen's University Belfast
Research area(s):
- infectious disease and the immune system
- epidemiology/population health research
- Other
Other Research area(s):
global health, inclusion health, health services research
Postgraduate area(s):
- Emergency Medicine
- General Practice
- Public Health
Professor Anne Hickey
Organisation:Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Research area(s):
- epidemiology/population health research
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Public Health
Prof John D Ryan
Department:Hepatology Unit
Organisation:Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- infectious disease and the immune system
- physiology and non-communicable disease
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
Professor Fiona McNicholas
Department:Dept of child and adolescent psychiatry
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- neuroscience and mental health
Postgraduate area(s):
- Psychiatry
Professor Peter J Conlon
Department:Medicine
Organisation:Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- epidemiology/population health research
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Ophthalmology
Dr Clíona Ní Cheallaigh
Department:Clinical Medicine
Organisation:Trinity College Dublin
Research area(s):
- infectious disease and the immune system
- epidemiology/population health research
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Emergency Medicine
- General Practice
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Public Health
Dr Shona Pfeiffer
Department:Physiology & Medical Physics
Organisation:Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- physiology and non-communicable disease
- neuroscience and mental health
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Emergency Medicine