Investigators
Team Profiles
Afshin Samali
Professor Afshin Samali is Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the Apoptosis Research Centre at NUI Galway. His research is focussed on stress-induced cell death and in particular on Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) induced stress.
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Aideen Ryan
Dr Ryan is a Research Lecturer in the Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Dr Ryan’s research integrates knowledge of immunological characteristics of cells within the colorectal tumour microenvironment for the identification of novel immunotherapeutic targets for advanced cancer.
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Andreas Heise
Professor Andreas Heise is heading the Polymer Chemistry and Biopolymer Labs in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). Over the last number of years, he has established a critical mass of polymer and functional soft material expertise in Ireland. His research employs the concepts of macromolecular engineering to modulate polymer properties by controlled structural design and functionalisation for advanced applications, for example in biomaterial science.
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Andrew Daly
Dr Andrew Daly is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the National University of Ireland Galway. His research focuses on bioprinting tissue and organ models with advanced physiological structure and function. In particular, this work focuses on developing bioprinting technologies inspired by organ morphogenesis. He is currently supervisor for two PhD students at CÚRAM with the projects focused on bioprinting heart tissues and organoids with advanced maturation. He is also PI for an industry funded project on biomaterial characterisation.
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Andrew Kellett
Andrew Kellett is Associate Professor of Inorganic and Medicinal Chemistry in the School of Chemical Sciences at Dublin City University, Ireland. He leads a large multidisciplinary research group based at the National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology and Nano-Bioanalytical Research Facility. Over the past number of years he has established a critical mass of expertise in the areas of metallodrug development and in artificial gene editing. His research intersects materials science and chemical biology.
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Caroline McGregor
Professor Caroline McGregor is a Professor at the School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway with lead responsibility for the discipline of social work.
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Derek O’Keeffe
Prof Derek O’Keeffe (@Physicianeer) holds dual first class honours degrees in Engineering (Gold Letter) and Medicine (Gold Medal).
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Dermot Brougham
Professor Dermot Brougham is an Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry at University College Dublin. His Group studies microscale dynamics in condensed matter using advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques. Dynamics largely determine emergent physical properties; the information informs the design of the next-generation nano-composite materials. In CÚRAM, his Group fabricates responsive 3D-printable magnetic-nanoparticle/peptide composite hydrogels as next-generation supports for tissue engineering.
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Dimitrios Zeugolis
Dr Dimitrios Zeugolis is Director of the Regenerative, Modular and Developmental Engineering Laboratory(REMODEL), lecturer in Biomedical Engineering (Biomaterials) at NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland and Visiting Professor at TEI of Epirus, Arta, Greece.
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Eddie Myers
Dr Eddie Myers is a lecturer in organic chemistry at NUI Galway. His research interests include the development of new methods for forming carbon–nitrogen bonds and small-molecule chemical tools for addressing problems associated with the extracellular matrix.
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Eoin O'Cearbhaill
Dr O’Cearbhaill’s research is focused on developing novel medical device and minimally invasive platforms for biosignal sensing and therapeutic delivery towards clinical translation.
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Faisal Sharif
Dr Faisal Sharif is a senior lecturer in Regenerative Medicine at NUI, Galway and a consultant Interventional Cardiologist for Galway University Hospitals. His research focuses on medical devices for cardiovascular medicine and translational research on vascular biology and myocardial regeneration.
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Fergal O’Brien
Professor Fergal O’Brien is a Professor of Bioengineering & Regenerative Medicine, Deputy Director for Research & Innovation and head of the Tissue Engineering Research Group (the 2017 Irish Research Laboratory of the Year) based in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
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Frank Barry
Frank Barry is Professor of Cellular Therapy at the Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI), National University of Ireland Galway. His research focuses on the development of new repair strategies in stem cell therapy and gene therapy in orthopaedics.
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Garry Duffy
Professor Garry Duffy is Personal Professor in Anatomy & Regenerative Therapies, within the School of Medicine at the National University of Ireland Galway. He leads the Duffy Lab at NUI Galway, which is focused on developing advanced biomaterials and devices to facilitate targeted delivery and future clinical translation of cell and drug based therapeutics to treat chronic diseases.
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Gearoid Ó Laighin
Professor Gearóid Ó Laighin is an Established Professor of Electronic Engineering at NUI Galway.
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Georgina Gethin
Dr Georgina Gethin is Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery at NUI Galway. Dr Gethin is co-founder of the Alliance for Research and Innovation in Wounds and has both clinical and academic expertise in wound healing and tissue repair.
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Gerard O'Connor
Dr Gerard O’Connor is a Senior Lecturer and the Head of the School of Physics at National University Ireland Galway. His research is primarily focused on short pulse laser material interactions-centered on understanding laser electron lattice interactions for different materials and laser parameters.
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Gerard Wall
Gerard Wall is a Personal Professor in Microbiology. His research expertise lies in using recombinant proteins in antibody engineering, biomaterials functionalisation and drug delivery.
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Gerhard Schlosser
Dr Gerhard Schlosser is a lecturer at the School of Natural Sciences and member of the Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) at NUI Galway. His research focuses on the development and evolution of vertebrate nervous and sensory systems.
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John Laffey
John Laffey is Professor of Anaesthesia at the School of Medicine of the National University of Ireland, Galway and a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at Galway University Hospitals. His basic and translational research is focused on critical illnesses, particularly finding therapies for sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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John Newell
Professor Newell is a Professor of Biostatistics and Head of Statistics in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics NUIG and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. He was the head of the Biostatistics Unit in the HRB Clinical Research Facility, NUI Galway from 2007 to 2017.
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Laurence Egan
Professor Laurence Egan research specialises in Optimized therapy of complicated and refractory inflammatory bowel disease.
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Leo Quinlan
Dr Leo Quinlan is a Lecturer in Human Physiology at NUI Galway. His research involves integrating cellular signalling, electrophysiology and clinical models in designing medical devices for the treatment and monitoring of chronic disease.
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Lokesh Joshi
Professor Lokesh Joshi is Director of the Glycoscience Research Group at NUI Galway, a Co-Director of CÚRAM and Vice-President for Research at NUI Galway. His principal focus of research is understanding the roles of glycans and lectins in health and diseases and developing novel technologies for glycomics.
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Madeleine Lowery
Madeleine Lowery leads a multidisciplinary research group in the area of Neuromuscular Systems at University College Dublin, where she is a Professor in the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Head of Subject for Biomedical Engineering.
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Manus Biggs
Dr Manus Biggs is lecturer within the department of Biomedical Engineering at NUI Galway. His research interests focus on nanofabrication of electrically active biomaterials, the brain-machine interface, bioelectronics and cellular electromechanics. His research integrates material science, electronic engineering, top-down nanofabrication techniques and biological functionalization strategies in developing next generation biomaterials platforms.
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Martin O'Donnell
Martin O’Donnell is Professor of Translational Medicine at NUI Galway and Associate Director of the Clinical Research Facility, Galway. His main areas of research interests are clinical trials in vascular medicine and stroke epidemiology.
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Mary Murphy
Dr Mary Murphy is a Senior Lecturer in Regenerative Medicine and the Principle Investigator in Orthobiology at the Regenerative Medicine Institute. Her primary research interest and motivation is the development of innovative medicines to treat major diseases using adult stem cells.
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Michael Conall Dennedy
Dr Conall Dennedy is a Senior lecturer in therapeutics and a consultant endocrinologist with a subspecialty interest in functioning adrenocortical tumours.
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Michael Monaghan
Michael Monaghan (www.monaghanlab.com ) is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Biomedical Engineering and Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College Dublin
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Michael O'Dwyer
Prof. Michael O’Dwyer is a Clinician Scientist with expertise in translational research in haematologic oncology. He established a translational research programme in Multiple Myeloma at NUI Galway and established Blood Cancer Network, Ireland (BCNI), focusing on delivery of early phase clinical trials along with establishment of a biobank and registry for blood cancers.
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Michael Walsh
Prof. Michael Walsh is Head of Discipline for Biomedical Engineering and member of both the Bernal Institute and the Health Research Institute at the University of Limerick. His research activity focuses on an improved understanding of the host response to the treatment of vascular diseases.
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Michelle Kilcoyne
Dr Michelle Kilcoyne is a Lecturer Above The Bar in Glycosciences at NUI Galway. Dr Kilcoyne has had a significant contribution in establishing the Glycoscience Group at NUI Galway.
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Dr Nathan Quinlan is a senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at NUI Galway, and a member the Biomechanics Research Centre (BMEC). He specialises in the application of fluid dynamics in medical devices, medical device manufacturing and physiology, including the development of novel computational and experimental techniques.
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Niamh Hynes
Ms Niamh Hynes is a Senior Registrar in Vascular & Endovascular Surgery at the Galway Clinic, Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Endovascular Surgery at the National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway, and co-founder of the Western Vascular Institute (WVI), an international vascular research foundation. Her areas of interest are clinical vascular research, biomedical engineering and vascular medical device design.
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Olivier P. Thomas
Professor Olivier P. Thomas is Professor in Marine Biodiscovery at the School of Chemistry NUI Galway and coordinator of the National Marine Biodiscovery Laboratory with the Marine Institute, Oranmore. His research is focused on the search for new biomolecules from the marine environment with applications in different fields like food science, cosmetics, therapeutics and medical devices.
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Osama Soliman
Professor Soliman is a cardiologist with more than two decades of experience in cardiovascular imaging, clinical trials and innovation in medicine.
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Paddy Gillespie
Paddy Gillespie is Established Professor of Health Economics at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics and the Director of the Health Economics & Policy Analysis Centre (HEPAC) at NUI Galway. His research activity is focused on the application of the techniques of health economic evaluation and health econometrics to inform health policy and practice.
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Pat Mc Garry
Dr Patrick McGarry’s research focuses primarily on computational and experimental mechanics. He has published over 60 journal papers and over 80 conference abstracts/proceedings in the areas of plasticity, composite structures, fracture mechanics, cell mechanics, tissue mechanics, and medical device design.
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Patrick Serruys
Professor Patrick Serruys is a world-renowned expert in interventional cardiology and imaging with more than four decades of experience in clinical trials and innovation in medicine.
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Pau Farras
Dr Pau Farràs is a Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry at NUI Galway. His area of interest is focused on the use of carboranes and metallacarboranes as a new type of inorganic drugs in applications such as anticancer therapy and antimicrobial agents.
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Paul Murphy
Professor Paul V Murphy is an Established Professor of Chemistry and has research interests in Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry with a focus on Carbohydrates.
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Peter Dockery
Peter Dockery is the Established Professor of Anatomy and Director of Biological Imaging at NUI, Galway. His microscopy and stereology research extends from human reproduction through neurobiology to material science.
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Peter McHugh
Professor Peter McHugh is the Established Professor of Biomedical Engineering at NUI Galway. His research focuses on applying computational and experimental mechanics to investigating medical devices, tissue and the interaction of tissue with implanted devices.
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Pádraig Cantillon-Murphy
Dr Cantillon-Murphy is a lecturer in electrical engineering at University College Cork, principal investigator at the BioDesign Laboratory and holds a visiting faculty appointment at the Institute for Image Guided Surgery, Strasbourg.His research interests include medical device design and electromagnetic devices for minimally invasive and image-guided interventions.
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Radka Fahey
Radka Fahey (Saldova) is a Starting Investigator heading GlycoScience group in The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research & Training (NIBRT). Her research focus is in Glycobiology.
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Roisin Dwyer
Dr Róisín Dwyer is a Senior Lecturer in Translational Science and a PI in the Discipline of Surgery at NUI Galway. Her research focuses on cell communication in the breast tumour microenvironment, with a view to harnessing this knowledge for development of novel gene therapy approaches for advanced breast cancer.
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Siobhan Mc Mahon
Dr Siobhan McMahon is a Lecturer in Anatomy and Principal Investigator. Her research involves studying spinal cord injury, and investigating the use of stem cells, gene therapy and biomaterials to repair the spinal cord following traumatic injury.
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Susan Kelleher
Dr Susan Kelleher is an Assistant Professor of Soft Materials based in the School of Chemistry in UCD. Her research is focused on the engineering of nanostructured surfaces, the chemistry of polymeric biomaterials, and the interaction of materials at the biointerface.
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Ted Vaughan
Dr. Ted Vaughan is a Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at NUI Galway. His research involves the development of novel computational modelling techniques that seek to provide a better understanding of orthopaedic, cardiovascular and ocular tissue biomechanics.
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Thomas Ritter
Professor Thomas Ritter was recruited by the National University of Ireland, Galway as a lecturer in Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine and assumed his position in March 2005. Professor Ritter has over 20 year experience in the field of gene therapy in organ transplantation.
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Tofail Syed
Dr Tofail Syed is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics, University of Limerick and a member of the Bernal Institute of the same university. He has established in Ireland unique expertise in metallic and ceramic biomaterials, surface and interface analysis, nanomedicine and advanced manufacturing.
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Una FitzGerald
After completing a BE (Ind Eng) and MSc in Biotechnology at NUIG, Dr FitzGerald worked in the pharmaceutical sector for five years in France and the UK, before embarking on a PhD in Molecular Biology at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
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Uri Frank
Prof Uri Frank is a developmental biologist. His research covers such topics as embryonic axis formation, stem cell fate and regeneration.
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William Wijns
William Wijns, MD, PhD, FESC, has been a Science Foundation Ireland Professor in Interventional Cardiology at National University of Ireland Galway since September 2016.
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