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Shining the Light on Our Inspiring New Adjunct Professors - Meet Prof Aoife Waters
Prof Aoife Waters is a specialist in children’s kidney disease with 20 years working in tertiary paediatric centres in Ireland, UK and Canada and within Nephrology, for 15 years. Following a family re-location to Cork, the scope of practice now includes General Paediatrics whilst maintaining a specialist interest in nephrology and disorders of the glomerular filtration barrier.
Prof Waters has been a principal investigator on clinical trials for new therapies for glomerular diseases and works collaboratively with colleagues for rare renal diseases. The latter includes delineating the cause and understanding the mechanism through active international collaborations. Research funding awarded by the Medical Research Council and Kidney Research UK has supported the identification of novel syndromes associated with nephrotic syndrome. Supporting cross-sector collaborations to drive innovation and improve therapeutics for diseases with high unmet needs is the current focus.
It is with great pleasure that we announce Professor Waters' collaboration with the Department to assist in subspecialty teaching in Nephrology, research, and mentorship. The primary objective of this collaboration is to enhance the quality of education and research in the field of Nephrology, while also promoting professional development and growth among students and researchers.