Principal Investigators
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Biochemistry & Immunology
Prof Andrew Bowie
Professor of Innate Immunology, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Immune Sensing and Signalling
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Prof Martin Caffrey
Personal Chair, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Crystallizing membrane proteins
e: martin.caffrey@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 4253
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Dr Mary Canavan
Assistant Professor in Immunology
Research areas: Translational Immunopathology; Innate immune regulation in Rheumatic Diseases, Disease Evolution, Immunotherapeutics and Immune Related Adverse Events
e: canavam1@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 1604
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Dr Emma Creagh
Lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Research interests in the link between Cancer and Inflammation. The role of inflammatory caspases and their target proteins in intestinal inflammation during Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Colorectal Cancer.
e: ecreagh@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 2539
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Dr Colm Cunningham
Research lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation and the role of microglia in these processes
Papers:
Renata Reis, Edel Hennessy, Caoimhe Murray, Éadaoin W. Griffin and Colm Cunningham (2015) At the centre of neuronal, synaptic and axonal pathology in murine prion disease: degeneration of neuroanatomically linked thalamic and brainstem nuclei. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 2015 Feb 28. doi: 10.1111/nan.12232. [Epub ahead of print].
Cunningham, C and Hennessy E (2015) Co-morbidity and systemic inflammation as drivers of cognitive decline: new experimental models adopting a broader paradigm in dementia research. Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy. Mar 7(1): 33. doi 10.1186/s13195-015-0117-2.
Cox DJ, Field, RH, Williams DG, Baran M, Bowie AG, Cunningham C and Dunne A. (2015) DNA sensors are expressed in astrocytes and microglia in vitro and are upregulated during gliosis in neurodegenerative disease. GLIA. May 63(5): 812-825.
Daniel H.J. Davis, Donal T. Skelly, Carol Murray, Edel Hennessy, Jordan Bowen, Samuel Norton, Carol Brayne, Terhi Rahkonen, Raimo Sulkava, David J. Sanderson, J. Nicholas Rawlins, David M. Bannerman, Alasdair M.J. MacLullich and Colm Cunningham (2015) Worsening cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative pathology progressively increase risk for delirium. Am J Geriatric Psychiatry. Apr 23(4): 403-415
Eleanor Cape, Roanna J Hall, Barbara C van Munster, Annick de Vries, Sarah EM Howie, Andrew Pearson, Scott D Middleton, Fiona Gillies, Ian R Armstrong, Tim O White, Colm Cunningham, Sophia E de Rooij, Alasdair MJ MacLullich (2014) Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers of Neuroinflammation in Delirium: a role for Interleukin-1? in delirium after hip fracture. J. Psychosom. Res. Sep 77(3): 219-225.
e: colm.cunningham@tcd.ie | t: +353-1- 896 3964
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Dr Gavin Davey
Senior Lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie neurodegeneration in the brain
e: gdavey@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 1853/896 8408
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Dr Aisling Dunne
Lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Elucidating the mechanisms involved in TLR/NLR activation as well as the identification of novel agonists from pathogens such as Bordetella pertussis
e: aidunne@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 2437
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Dr Darren Fayne
Senior Research Fellow, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Computer-Aided Drug Design. His research focus is the rational computational design of novel small molecular modulators of key disease related proteins
e: fayned@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 3527
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Dr. David Finlay
Associate Professor in Immunometabolism, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Immunometabolism, nutrient signalling, cancer immunotherapy.
e: finlayd@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 3564
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Dr Jean Fletcher
Lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Immune regulation in human disease
e: fletchj@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 4437
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Dr Clair Gardiner
Senior Lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: How human NK cells mediate their functions as part of the overall immune response
e: gardinec@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 1614
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Dr Vincent Kelly
Lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: The role of transfer RNA (tRNA) modifications and their role in eukaryotic development and cancer
e: kellyvp@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 3507
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Dr Amir Khan
Lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: X-Ray Crystallography .
e: amirrafk@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 3868
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Dr Ed Lavelle
Lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Vaccine adjuvants and mucosal vaccine development
e: lavellee@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 2488
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David Loane
Research Assistant Professor
Research areas: Traumatic brain injury, neuroimmunology, microglia, aging, neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, systemic immunity
e: loanedj@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 1616
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Dr Lydia Lynch
Associate Professor in Immunology
Research areas: We are interested in the effects of obesity and diet on immune cell functions, particularly innate cells including iNKT cells, NK cells and gamma delta T cells. The Lynch lab also studies the role of the immune system in the regulation of metabolism and body weight, particularly the local immune system in adipose tissue in mice and humans
e: LYNCHL3@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 1615
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Dr Rachel McLoughlin
Lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Understanding the interaction of bacteria and the molecules they express, with the host's immune system
e: rachel.mcloughlin@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 2526
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Prof. Kingston Mills
Professor, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: T cells and immune regulation, relevant to infection, autoimmunity and cancer.
e: kingston.mills@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 3573
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Dr Ken Hun Mok
Lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Probing the attainment of natively- or alternatively- folded three-dimensional molecular structures
e: mok1@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 3190
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Dr Derek Nolan
Lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Molecular Parasitology
e: denolan@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 2455
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Prof Cliona O'Farrelly
Chair in Comparative Immunology, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Regional Immunity: Role in Liver, Gut &Uterine Pathology. Comparative Immunology
e: cliona.ofarrelly@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 3175
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Prof. Luke O'Neill
Chair Of Biochemistry, School of Biochemistry and Immunology, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Innate immunity and inflammatory diseases.
e: laoneill@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 2439
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Dr Richard Porter
Senior Lecturer, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: The molecular basis of basal metabolic rate and how metabolism is controlled in mammals
e: rkporter@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 1617
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Tomás Ryan
Associate Professor, Biochemistry Associate Professor, Trinity Inst. of Neurosciences (TCIN)
Research areas: ENGRAM; Evolution; MEMORY
e: tryan6@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 1574
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Dr Nigel Stevenson
Assistant Professor of Viral Immunology and Director of the M.Sc in Immunology
Research areas: Intracellular Immunology. The main focus of the Intracellular Immunology group is to understand the mechanisms by which pathogens target and evade molecular and cellular immune responses.
e: N.Stevenson@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 1574
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Dr Daniela Zisterer
Senior Lecturer , School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie apoptotic cell death and in understanding how deregulated apoptosis leads to cancer
e: dzistrer@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 1628
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Biomedical Engineering
Prof Mark Ahearne
Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Research areas: Prof. Mark Ahearne primary research interests involve developing novel approaches to restoring vision by using a combination of tissue engineering, advanced biomaterials and stem cell technologies. Specific studies have examined the role of biochemical and biophysical cues on modulating corneal cell behaviour; the fabrication of electrospun nanofiber scaffolds, silk fibroin substrates, decellularized scaffolds and extracellular matrix derived hydrogels for use as biomimetic implants; the development of ocular organ culture models to evaluate implants and the application of adipose derived stem cells for cornea repair. His research has been supported by funding from European Research Council (ERC), Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Marie-Curie Actions and European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST).
e: AHEARNM@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 8964214
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Prof Conor Buckley
Professor in Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Research areas: The focus of the Buckley lab is to develop novel biomaterial and cell based strategies to regenerate or repair damaged tissues and restore biomechanical function using minimal invasive strategies. Specific research interests include Intervertebral Disc, Cartilage, Peripheral Nerve Tissue Engineering; Advanced Injectable Hydrogel Biomaterials; Decellularised Tissues and Matrices; Biofabrication, 3D Printing and Bioprinting; Cellular Microencapsulation, Tissue Spheroids for Therapeutic Regeneration; Cell Priming, Cryopreservation & Transportation Strategies; In Silico Predictive Modelling of Microenvironments for Personalised Medicine
e: conor.buckley@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2061
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Prof David Hoey
Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Research areas: Prof. David Hoey is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Biomedical Engineering program. Dr. Hoey leads a multidisciplinary research team in the area of musculoskeletal mechanobiology and materials for regeneration within the Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering and the Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (AMBER) Centre. His research focus is to delineate the importance of mechanics in musculoskeletal physiology and utilise this fundamental information to inform the development of novel therapeutics, biomaterials, and biofabrication technologies for tissue regeneration/replacement. His team has made significant advancements in understanding the mechanisms by which biophysical stimuli are transduced by cells and has targeted these mechanisms utilising novel mechano-therapeutics to treat orthopaedic diseases such as osteoporosis. He has been awarded >€3.4million in funding including two European Research Council awards (Starter grant 2013; PoC grant 2019) and a SFI Frontiers for the Future grant (Project 2020).
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Prof Daniel Kelly
Professor of Tissue Engineering, School of Engineering
Research areas: Prof. Kelly leads a multidisciplinary musculoskeletal tissue engineering group based in the Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering. The goal of his laboratory is to understand how environmental factors regulate the fate of adult stem cells. This research underpins a more translational programme aimed at developing novel tissue engineering and 3D bioprinting strategies to regenerate damaged and diseased musculoskeletal tissues. To date he has published over 180 articles in peer-reviewed journals and secured over €18 million in research funding. He is the recipient of four European Research Council awards (Starter grant 2010; Consolidator grant 2015; Proof of Concept grant 2017; Advanced grant 2021).
e: kellyd9@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 8963947
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Prof Caitríona (Tríona) Lally
Professor in Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Research areas: The Lally lab is focused on arterial tissue mechanics, vascular imaging, vascular mechanobiology and tissue engineering. We aim to gain critical insights into the role of mechanics in cardiovascular diseases, with particular focus on load induced remodelling and regeneration of arterial tissues at the material and cell level. Using non-invasive vascular imaging techniques, such as Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging, we aim to develop novel diagnostic techniques for early detection of vascular degeneration. We also use in vitro and in silico modeling approaches to aid the design and development of intravascular medical devices for the treatment of existing vascular disease. Prof. Lally joined the Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering in Trinity College Dublin in 2015. She has secured considerable research funding from SFI, Enterprise Ireland and the IRC and was awarded an ERC starting grant in 2014.
e: lallyca@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 8963159
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Dr Michael Monaghan
Ussher Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Research Areas: biomaterials, gene therapy, cardiac tissue engineering, melt electrowriting, tissue engineering, disease-in-a-dish in vitro models, electroconductive biomaterials, non-invasive biomedical imaging (fluorescent lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM), multiphoton microscopy, second harmonic generation (SHG)), metabolic profiling of microenvironments
e: monaghmi@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 8582
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Prof Bruce Murphy
Associate Professor in Biomechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Research areas: My lab designs and develops new medical devices that solve unmet clinical needs. The research is funded by Enterprise Ireland, EIT health, HRB and SFI. Four recent spin-outs from the lab have cumulatively raised over €50M and employ over 50 full time equivalent employees. The companies are Proverum Medical, Selio Medical, CroiValve Ltd and OneProjects
e: bruce.murphy@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 8968503
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Prof Ciaran Simms
Professor in Biomechanics, School of Engineering
Research areas: The focus of the Simms Lab is to understand how external forces load internal body structures, to enable design of improved devices/processes in injury biomechanics applications. We work on three strands: soft tissue mechanics (especially the structure-loading relationship in passive muscle), pedestrian/cyclist collisions (protection remains a challenge) and sports injuries (increasing importance and sporting collisions are a living laboratory).
e: csimms@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 8963768
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Chemistry
Prof. Stephen Connon
Professor in Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry
Research areas: Cancer Chemotherapy, Catalysis, Cyclin, Kinase Complex, Organic-Synthesis, Organometallics, Tetracycline
e: connons@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 1306
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Prof. David Grayson
Emeritus Professor, School of Chemistry
Research areas: Synthesis of medium-ring and macrocyclic lactones; chemistry of sulfonyl compounds
e: dgrayson@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2021
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Prof. Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson
Senior Sophister Coordinator, School of Chemistry
Research areas: Cancer Research
e: thorri.g@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 3459
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Dr. Aidan McDonald
Royal Society/SFI University Research Fellow and Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
Research areas: bioinorganic chemistry; oxygenases; ribonucleotide reductases; synthetic inorganic chemistry; inorganic reaction mechanisms; catalysis
e: aidan.mcdonald@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 4546
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Dr Joanna McGouran
Schuler Assistant Professor in Translational Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry
Research areas: : Bio-organic chemistry, nucleic acid chemistry, protein modification, enzyme inhibition, activity based proteomics, proteolysis, DNA damage repair
e: jmcgoura@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 1422
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Kim McKelvey
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Research areas: : Nanoscale electrochemistry to study energy storage and conversion technologies
e: kim.mckelvey@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 1422
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Prof. Isabel Rozas
Associate Professor , Director of Teaching and Learning (Postgraduate), School of Chemistry
Research areas: Cancer Research
e: rozasi@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 3731
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Prof. Eoin Scanlan
Lecturer, International Coordinator, School of Chemistry
Research areas: Development of novel synthetic methodology for the construction of oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates, the synthesis of carbohydrate-based therapeutics for treatment of diseases, the synthesis of immunogenic carbohydrates and the synthesis of glycoconjugates for bio-imaging
e: eoin.scanlan@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2514
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Prof. Dr. Mathias O. Senge
Chair of Organic Chemistry (2001), Head, Discipline of Organic, Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, School of Chemistry
Research areas: Bioorganic and biological chemistry; heterocyclic and natural product chemistry; synthetic organic chemistry; medicinal chemistry: photodynamic cancer therapy; photobiology; crystallography; tetrapyrroles; history of chemistry and photomedicine
e: sengem@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 8537
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Prof. Michael Southern
Lecturer in Chemistry (Medicinal/Organic) Course Director of the B.A. (Mod) in Chemistry, School of Chemistry
Research areas: Drug discovery and development, neurochemistry, the interface of chemistry and biology and synthetic organic chemistry
e: southerj@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 3411
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Medicine
Prof Martin Caffrey
Personal Chair, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Crystallizing membrane proteins
e: martin.caffrey@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 4253
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Dr Mary Canavan
Assistant Professor in Immunology
Research areas: Translational Immunopathology; Innate immune regulation in Rheumatic Diseases, Disease Evolution, Immunotherapeutics and Immune Related Adverse Events
e: canavam1@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 1604
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Professor Suzanne Cloonan
Associate Professor in Respiratory Biochemistry
Research Area: Mitochondria and iron metabolism in chronic and acute lung disease with a focus on alveolar macrophages and alveolar epithelial cells
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Prof. Kumlesh Dev
Professor of Neuroscience, School of Medicine
Research areas: Drug Development, Neurology, Demyelinating Diseases, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuroimmunology, Receptor Biology, Sphingosine 1-phosphate Receptors
e: devk@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 4180
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Prof. Seamas Donnelly
Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine
Research areas: Pathogens and Toll Like Receptors, Design novel anti-cancer/anti-inflammatory compounds, Design novel nano-packaged inhalation therapies, Neural Inflammatory Reflex and The Microbiome in Health & Disease
e: seamas.donnelly@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 3844
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Dr. Eric Downer
Assistant Professor and Director B.Sc. in Human Health & Disease, School of Medicine
Research Area: Neuroimmunology; Multiple Sclerosis; Innate immune signalling; Cannabinoid pharmacology; Neuropathic orofacial pain
e: edowner@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2076
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Prof. Padraic Fallon
Stokes Professor, School of Medicine
Research areas: My research involves two overlapping translational immunology themes. i. The use of mouse models to study pathogen modulation of human inflammatory diseases. ii. Immune phenotyping of patients, in particular children, with inflammatory diseases such as atopic dermatitis and pulmonary fibrosis. Research aims to elucidate new mechanism of modulation of immunity that can alter inflammation and have therapeutic potential. Collaborative activity involves the phenotyping of new transgenic mice. The main diseases addressed are allergic lung and skin inflammation and inflammatory bowel disease. A growing emphasis is applying extensive expertise in animal models of human inflammatory diseases and general pathophysiology of inflammation to functional analysis of new therapeutic molecules/strategies with clinical collaborators and Pharma.
e: pfallon@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 3267
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Professor Ursula Fearon
Professor Molecular Rheumatology, School of Medicine
Research Area: Molecular Rheumatology, with specific focus on cellular invasion, hypoxia/mitochondrial dysfunction, metabolism, angiogenesis and immune dysregulation
e: fearonu@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2659
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Dr. Jean Fletcher
School of Medicine (Clinical Medicine)
Research Areas:Research areas: Immune regulation in human disease
e: fletchj@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 4437
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Prof. Orla Hardiman
Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
Research areas: Chronic Disease, Chronic Illness, Dementia, Disability, Neurodegeneration, Neuroimaging
e: hardimao@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 4496
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Prof Cliona O'Farrelly
Chair in Comparative Immunology, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Regional Immunity: Role in Liver, Gut &Uterine Pathology. Comparative Immunology
e: cliona.ofarrelly@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 3175
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Alice Witney
School of Medicine
Research areas: Sensory-Motor Integration; Neuromodulation
e: awitney@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 8961019
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Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr Fabio Boylan
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research areas: Ethnopharmacological information of medicinal plants from South America, Europe and Asia. Pharmacological targets are mainly related to inflammation, pain, cancer and central nervous system.
e: fabio.boylan@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 4154
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Dr Carsten Ehrhardt
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research areas: Transport mechanisms and cell physiology of alveolar and bronchial epithelial barriers and the development of advanced drug delivery systems for pulmonary targeting.
e: carsten.ehrhardt@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2441
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Dr. David Finlay
Associate Professor in Immunometabolism, School of Biochemistry and Immunology
Research areas: Immunometabolism, nutrient signalling, cancer immunotherapy.
e: finlayd@tcd.ie | t: +353-1-896 3564
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Dr Neil Frankish
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research areas: Novel drug development in the areas of allergy and inflammation, with a particular interest in inflammatory bowel disease
e: nfrnkish@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2825
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Professor John Gilmer
Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Director of Teaching and Learning (postgraduate), School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research areas: Study of chemico-biological interactions of bile acids and effects on cell viability and proliferation; mechanisms of bile acid uptake in esophageal cells; design of bile acid-based chemo-preventative and therapeutic agents; bile acid activation of GR Inhibition of tumour cell - platelet interactions by aspirin analogs and prodrugs Design of selective MMP inhibitors and hybrid inhibitors of MMP secretion Chemical approaches to targeting of COX-2 inhibitors for chemoprevention
e: gilmerjf@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2795
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Dr Carlos Medina
Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research areas: Research interests: cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, nanoparticle-based therapeutics Involvement of matrix metalloproteinases in cancer and inflammatory bowel disease
e: carlos.medina@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2823
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Prof. Mary Meegan
Fellow Emeritus Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research areas: Cancer Research
e: mmeegan@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2798
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Dr Niamh O'Boyle
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research areas: Medicinal chemistry, skin chemistry, cancer research, allergic contact dermatitis, drug design and development.
e: h.oboyle@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2524
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Professor Lorraine O'Driscoll
Professor in Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research areas: Translational cancer research
e: lodrisc@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2822
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Dr Eduardo Ruiz-Hernandez
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research areas: nanomedicines, stimuli-responsive nanoparticles, injectable hydrogels
e: ruizhere@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2844
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Dr Astrid Sasse
Associate Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Research areas: Development of small ligands for G-Protein coupled receptors (e.g., histamine H3/H4 receptor) as well as the genetic linkage of those receptors to psychiatric disorders
e: sassea@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2797
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Dr Maria Jose Santos-Martinez
Ussher Assistant Professor in Nanopharmaceutical Drug Discovery (School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences & School of Medicine)
Research areas: Platelet biology and pharmacology. Contribution of platelets to cancer progression (tumor invasion, angiogenesis and blood metastastasis). Application of Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (QCM-D) technology to platelets, cell biology and nanomaterials. Nanotoxicology: understanding nanoparticle-cell and nanoparticle-platelet interactions. Interactions between nanoparticles developed for drug delivery, their targets and the potential barriers that they have to be overcome to exert their action.
e: mariajose.santos@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 4281
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Dr Helen Sheridan
Associate Professor & Director of Research, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Research areas: Identifying problems and proposing solutions by applying functional genomic approaches; establishing guidelines and priority areas for the future
e: hsheridn@tcd.ie | t: +353 1 896 2828
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