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Professor Kathleen Curran
Department:Diagnostic Imaging
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- bioengineering/medical devices
- artificial intelligence/machine learning/data analytics
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Anaesthetics
- Emergency Medicine
- General Practice
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Ophthalmology
- Paediatrics
- Pathology
- Radiology
- Sports and Exercise Medicine
- Veterinary Medicine
- Dentistry
- Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine
- Rehabilitation Medicine
Professor Neil G Docherty
Department:School of Medicine (Anatomy)
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- physiology and non-communicable disease
- comparative medicine
- nutrition
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Pathology
Dr Harriet Schellekens
Department:Anatomy & Neuroscience
Organisation:University College Cork
Research area(s):
- neuroscience and mental health
- nutrition
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Psychiatry
- General Practice
- Occupational Medicine
- Paediatrics
- Public Health
Dr Liam Burke
Department:Bacteriology
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- infectious disease and the immune system
- epidemiology/population health research
- one health
- Other
Other Research area(s):
Antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic pathogens
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- General Practice
- Public Health
Professor Andrew Smyth
Department:HRB Clinical Research Facility Galway
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- epidemiology/population health research
- nutrition
- preventive medicine/behavioural change interventions
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Public Health
Professor Shirley Potter
Department:School of Medicine
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- cancer/oncology
- one health
- comparative medicine
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
Dr Eva Szegezdi
Department:Apoptosis Research Centre
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- cancer/oncology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
Dr Barry Kevane
Department:Medicine
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- physiology and non-communicable disease
- cancer/oncology
- global health/inclusion health
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Pathology
Dr Laura Jane Sahm
Department:Pharmacy
Organisation:University College Cork
Research area(s):
- neuroscience and mental health
- epidemiology/population health research
- preventive medicine/behavioural change interventions
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Psychiatry
- General Practice
- Public Health
Professor Simon More
Department:School of Veterinary Medicine
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- epidemiology/population health research
Postgraduate area(s):
- Veterinary Medicine
Dr Eimear Dolan
Department:Biomedical Engineering
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- cancer/oncology
- bioengineering/medical devices
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Surgery
- General Practice
- Pathology
Professor Noel Caplice
Department:Cardiology
Organisation:University College Cork
Research area(s):
- infectious disease and the immune system
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- bioengineering/medical devices
- clinical trials
- Other
Other Research area(s):
cardiometabolic disease
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
Dr Brian Mac Namee
Department:Computer Science
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- artificial intelligence/machine learning/data analytics
Postgraduate area(s):
- Radiology
Professor Desmond John Tobin
Department:School of Medicine
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- infectious disease and the immune system
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- cancer/oncology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Pathology
Professor Carmel T Mooney
Department:Small Animal Clinical Studies
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- one health
Postgraduate area(s):
- Veterinary Medicine
Dr Aaron Golden
Department:School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences / School of Physics
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- cancer/oncology
- artificial intelligence/machine learning/data analytics
- Other
Other Research area(s):
radiomics
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Pathology
- Radiology
Dr Eimear Smith
Department:Spinal Cord System of Care, National Rehabilitation Hospital
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- neuroscience and mental health
- epidemiology/population health research
- Other
Other Research area(s):
Patient & Public Involvement
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
- Sports and Exercise Medicine
- Rehabilitation Medicine
Professor Osama Soliman
Department:Medicine
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- physiology and non-communicable disease
- bioengineering/medical devices
- epidemiology/population health research
- artificial intelligence/machine learning/data analytics
- clinical trials
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
Professor Cormac McCarthy
Department:Respiratory Medicine
Organisation:University College Dublin
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- infectious disease and the immune system
- cell and developmental biology/regenerative medicine
- artificial intelligence/machine learning/data analytics
Postgraduate area(s):
- Medicine
Professor Molly Byrne
Department:School of Psychology
Organisation:National University of Ireland Galway
Research area(s):
- preventive medicine/behavioural change interventions
Postgraduate area(s):
- General Practice
- Public Health
Dr Francis Burke
Department:Dentistry
Organisation:University College Cork
Research area(s):
- epidemiology/population health research
- Other
Other Research area(s):
Gerodontology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Dentistry
Professor Derek Sullivan
Department:Dental Science
Organisation:Trinity College Dublin
Research area(s):
- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Dentistry
Professor Aine Kelly
Department:Medicine
Organisation:Trinity College Dublin
Research area(s):
- neuroscience and mental health
Postgraduate area(s):
- Sports and Exercise Medicine
Dr Ali Khashan
Department:Epidemiology and Public Health
Organisation:University College Cork
Research area(s):
- epidemiology/population health research
Postgraduate area(s):
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Public Health
Dr Annette Byrne
Department:Dept of Physiology and Medical Physics
Organisation:Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Research area(s):
- cancer/oncology
Postgraduate area(s):
- Surgery
- Pathology