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Full NameProfessor Jonathan Hourihane
RCSI Department of Paediatrics
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
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- genetics, genomics and molecular biology
- infectious disease and the immune system
- epidemiology/population health research
- clinical trials
- Paediatrics
- Adolescent medicine
- Dermatology
- Immunology
Paediatric allergy is a dynamic field of translational medicine and our department and the INFANT Research centre are internationally recognised for the original research done here and for our international collaborations including clinical trials.
UCC is the biggest European recruiting site in ongoing trials of oral and epicutaneous immunotherapy for peanut allergy (with other food allergies and conditions being worked up now), and is leading the field internationally in the implementation of single dose food challenge studies. Ongoing studies of neonatal digestion and quality of life in food allergy bring interactions with other leading groups in INFANT, UCC and the wider academic community in Ireland and further afield.
Our work is mainly based on clinical activity involving infants and children so wide clinical experience in paediatric allergy is available during PhD related studies here, with excellent links to basic science groups in INFANT and elsewhere.