Our Postgraduate Students

Type

Name

Project Name

Year when completed

Primary Supervisor

MD

Dr.Afif El-Khuffash

The Significance of Left Ventricular Function and Pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide in predicting outcome in preterm infants with a Patent Ductus Arteriosus on Echocardiography

2008

MD

Dr. Katey Armstrong

Neonatal Cardiac function: novel echocardiographic and biochemical markers to predict neonatal outcome

2013

MD

Dr Fiona O’Hare 

Systemic Inflammation and Perinatal Brain Injury. 

2013

MD

Dr Hassan Eliwan 

The Role of Activated Protein C in Neonatal Inflammation. 

2013

PhD

Dr Deirdre Sweetman 

Neonatal Brain Injury on MRI and Early EEG: Disruption of the Blood Brain Barrier and Systemic Antioxidants. 

2014

PhD

Dr. Chike Onwuneme 

Vitamin D and Immunodulation in Pediatric sepsis (DIAPERS).

2015

PhD

Dr. Aoife Twohig

Infant attachment in the NICU (PIPPA)

2017

PhD

Dr. Zunera Zareen 

CHAMPION study Childhood multiorgan outcomes after Neonatal encephalopathy. 

2018

PhD

Dr. Mary O'Dea 

UNICORN project: Underlying mechanisms in Neonatal Immune metabolic dysregulation, Circadian rhythm and bRain INjury. 

2020

PhD

Dr. Dean Huggard 

DISCO project: DINOSAUR; Down syndrome, Infection and Clinical Outcomes 

2020

PhD

Dr. Emer Ryan 

PROSPER: PaediatRic Outcomes and Serum biomarker Panel in acutE traumatic bRain injury /concussion to severe traumatic.

2020

PhD

Dr. Matthew McGovern

GENIE project: GEnder and Neonatal Inflammation in prEterm outcomes

2020

PhD

Dr. John Allen 

SERENITY project: SEveRe Neurological Impairment and children with medical complexity

2021

PhD

Dr. Tim Hurley 

CRADLE project: Circadian Rhythem Alterations anD outcome Neonatal Encephalopathy. 

2023

PhD

Dr Aoife Branagan 

PUFfIN: Point of care Ultrasound For multIorgan evaluation in Neonatal encephalopathy.  

2025

MD

Dr Eoghan Dunlea  

 INFINITY: Immune Function in Neutropenic disorders of Childhood   

2026

Co-supervisor

PhD

Dr. Jean Donnelly 

ROLO followup study; ROLO Kids.

2016

PhD

Dr. Paul Fleming

Probiotics in Preterm infants

2017

PhD

Megan NiBhroin

BRAIN: BRAIN: Brain Injury in Neonates

2022

PhD

Dr. Nawal Taher 

T cell phenotype in neonatal brain injury and followup in childhood.

2022

PhD

Fiona Quirke

COHESION Develop a Core outcome set for use in clinical trials and other studies in the prevention and treatment of Neonatal Encephalopath

2022

PhD

Megan Dibble

NEON: Investigate the functional brain changes in Neonatal Encephalopathy and the associated behavioural and cognitive consequences

2023

PhD

Dr. Sarah Kift 

Development of a Complex Occupational Therapy intervention for Neonatal Units in Ireland: INCOT: Irish Neonatal Care Occupation Therapy Study.  

2024

PhD

Chelo Del Rosario 

PANDA: Psychological And Neurodevelopmental assessment of Neonatal Encephalopath. 

2024

PhD

Dr. Graham King

Neonatal functional MRI and early development of cognition

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Type

Name

Project Name

Year when completed

Primary Supervisor – MSc/MPH

MSc

Catherine Doughty

sTREM-1 in term and neonatal sepsis

2010

MSc

Eoghan Hayden

The Educated hand in neonatal resuscitation

2010

MPH

Dr. Joseph Chukwu

Primary Paediatric Care in Ireland

2010

MSc

John Quigley

Perinatal Thrombophilia study: pCAT

2012

MSc

Blair Madigan Wright

Dysfunctional inflammation: the significance of TLR2 signaling in Neonatal Encephalopathy

2017

MSc

Laura Russo

Immune Function at followup in Childhood following Neonatal Encephalopathy

2017

MSc

Dr Philip Stewart

The Role of Sleep Quality in Neonatal Encephalopathy and its correlation on Systemic Inflammation and Adverse Outcome

2020

MSc

Anja Jurk 

PINECONE: Perinatal Inflammation in Neonatal Encephalopathy and Correlation with Neurospecific biomarkers of outcome 

2024