PhD Graduates
2024 PhD Graduates
Dr Rasha Alshaikh
Supervisors: Prof Christian Waeber, School of Pharmacy, UCC and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, UCC; Dr Katie Ryan, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Hydrogels for the intraocular delivery of sphingosine -1-phosphate agents in the management of retinal diseases
Graduated: 2024
LinkedIn: Rasha's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Annachiara Dozzo
Supervisors: Dr Katie Ryan, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof Caitriona O'Driscoll, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Novel, bioinspired bone-on-chip model to simulate prostate cancer bone metastases and evaluate targeted drug therapies
Graduated: 2024
Orchid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1352-3305
Dr Eoin Hurley
Supervisors: Prof Stephen Byrne, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Kieran Dalton, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Elaine Walsh, Department of General Practice, UCC; Prof Tony Foley, Department of General Practice, UCC
Thesis Title: The expansion of the pharmacist's role in primary care in Ireland: a mixed methods study.
Graduated: 2024
Dr Khaled Elkassas
Supervisors: Prof Abina M Crean, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Sonja Vucen, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Spectroscopic Insights into the Behaviours of lyophilised Biopharmaceuticals
Graduated: 2024
LinkedIn: Khaled's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Ayse Kont
Supervisors: Prof Caitriona O'Driscoll, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Graduated: 2024
LinkedIn: Ayse's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Yao Sun
Supervisors: Prof Caitriona O'Driscoll, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Smart drug delivery systems for siRNA therapeutics in prostate cancer immunotherapy
Graduated: 2024
Dr Clara Heinrich
Supervisors: Dr Maria Donovan, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Suzanne McCarthy, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Sheena McHugh, School of Public Health, UCC
Thesis Title: Deprescribing for frail older adults residing in long-term care facilitates: a mixed-methods study
Graduated: 2024
LinkedIn: Clara's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Emily Knox
Supervisors: Prof Catriona O'Drilscoll, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof John Cryan, Anatomy and Neuroscience, APC Microbiome Ireland, UCC; Prof Gerard Clarke, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioural Science, APC Microbiome Ireland, UCC; Dr Maria Rodriguez Aburto, APC Microbiome Ireland, UCC
Thesis Title: Mechanistic insights in the role of bacterial metabolites in blood-brain barrier physiology
Graduated: 2024
LinkedIn: Emily's career profile on LinkedIn
2022 PhD Graduates
Dr Andrea Diaz Diaz
Supervisors: Prof Christian Waeber, School of Pharmacy, UCC and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, UCC; Dr Anne Moore, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Preclinical characterisation of fingolimod as a potential therapeutic agent for stroke
Graduated: 2022
LinkedIn: Andrea's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Kyle Malone
Supervisors: Prof Christian Waeber, School of Pharmacy, UCC and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, UCC; Dr Anne Moore, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: The Role of Regulatory T Cells in Stroke Recovery
Graduated: 2022
Dr Harriet Bennett-Lenane
Supervisors: Prof Brendan Griffin, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Joey O'Shea, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof Caitriona O'Driscoll, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Computational pharmaceutics approaches to inform drug developability: focus on lipid-based formulations
Graduated: 2022
LinkedIn: Harriet's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Frank O'Riordan
Supervisors: Dr Aoife Fleming, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Frances Shiely, School of Public Health, UCC; Prof Stephen Byrne, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Opportunities to measure and improve antimicrobial stewardship in the Irish hospital setting
Graduated: 2022
LinkedIn: Frank's career profile on LinkedIn
2021 PhD Graduates
Dr Thérèse Lyons
Supervisors: Dr Tim O'Sullivan, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Cormac Gahan, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Synthesis and evaluation of novel quorum sensing inhibitors
Graduated: 2021
Dr Valeria Gervasi
Supervisors: Dr Abina Crean, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Sonja Vucen, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Lyophilisation of high concentration protein formulations
Graduated: 2021
LinkedIn: Valeria's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Gary O'Brien
Supervisors: Prof Stephen Byrne, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof Valerie Walshe, Health Service Executive; Prof Mark Mulcahy, Cork University Business School, UCC
Graduated: 2021
LinkedIn: Gary's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Cian O'Mahony
Supervisors: Prof Stephen Byrne, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof Denis O'Mahony, School of Medicine, UCC; Dr Kevin Murphy, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: A mixed-methods evaluation of novel services for vulnerable patient groups in Ireland
Graduated: 2021
LinkedIn: Cian's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Ana Luiza Queiroz
Supervisors: Prof Abina Crean, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Sonja Vucen, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Graduated: 2021
LinkedIn: Ana's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Ziad Sartawi
Supervisors: Dr Katie Ryan, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof Christian Waeber, School of Pharmacy, UCC and Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Thesis Title: Spatiotemporal control of siponimod delivery for the regeneration of critical bone defects
Graduated: 2021
LinkedIn: Ziad's career profile on LinkedIn
2020 PhD Graduates
Dr Seif Yahia Salah El Hadidi
Supervisor: Dr Margaret Bermingham, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof Stephen Byrne, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof Ebtissam Darweesh, Faculty of Pharmacy, Future University in Egypt
Thesis Title: Guideline-Led Prescribing to Heart Failure Patients in Ireland and Egypt
Graduated: 2020
LinkedIn: Seif's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Laura Henze
Supervisor: Prof Brendan Griffin, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Exploring the utility of the pig model for predicting bioavailability in humans
Graduated: 2020
LinkedIn: Laura's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Alexandra-Roxana Ilie
Supervisors: Dr Brendan Griffin, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr. René Holm, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
Thesis Title: Design and development of supersaturated lipid-based drug delivery systems for applications in pharmaceutical industry
Graduated: 2020
LinkedIn: Alexandra-Roxana's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Niklas Köhl
Supervisor: Prof Brendan Griffin, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Exploring the utility of lipid-based formulation technology to enhance oral bioavailability of BCS class IV molecules
Graduated: 2020
LinkedIn: Niklas's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Sarah Marshall
Supervisors: Dr Laura Sahm, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Anne Moore, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology; Dr Aoife Fleming, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Exploring vaccine decision-making to identify and address barriers to vaccine uptake in Ireland.
Graduated: 2020
LinkedIn: Sarah's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Jacinta Walsh
Supervisors: Dr Brendan Griffin, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Niall Hyland, Physiology Department, UCC; Dr Gerard Clarke, Psychiatry Department, UCC
Thesis Title: Gut microbiome-xenobiotic interactions: focus on drug metabolism
Graduated: 2020
LinkedIn: Jacinta's career profile on LinkedIn
2019 PhD Graduates
Dr Kieran Dalton
Supervisor: Prof Stephen Byrne, School of Pharmacy, UCC & Prof Denis O'Mahony, School of Medicine, UCC
Thesis Title: Factors affecting prescriber implementation of medication appropriateness recommendations in hospitalised older adults
Graduated: 2019
LinkedIn: Kieran's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Elaine Enright
Supervisor: Dr Cormac Gahan, School of Microbiology, UCC & Dr Susan Joyce, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Gut microbiota-mediated bile acid metabolism: implications for oral drug absorption
Graduated: 2019
LinkedIn: Elaine's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Ken Howick
Supervisor: Dr Brendan Griffin, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Harriet Schellekins, Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, UCC
Thesis Title: Targeting the ghrelin receptor in appetite and reward (original title)
Graduated: 2019
LinkedIn: Ken's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Raghu Peddapatla
Supervisors: Dr Abina Crean, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Maria Sousa-Gallagher, Process & Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, UCC
Graduated: 2019
LinkedIn: Raghu's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Christina Rae Hansen
Supervisor: Prof Stephen Byrne, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof Denis O'Mahony, School of Medicine, UCC; Prof Patricia Kearney, School of Public Health, UCC
Graduated: 2019
Dr Elaine Walsh
Supervisor: Dr Laura Sahm, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof Colin Bradley, Department of General Practice, UCC; Prof Patricia Kearney, School of Public Health, UCC
Thesis Title: Medication Error at the Primary Secondary Care Interface: Costs, Causes, Consequences
Graduated: 2019
2018 PhD Graduates
Dr Mary Ellen Crowley
Supervisor: Dr Abina Crean, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: A study of microcrystalline cellulose variability and how this impacts compaction performance
Graduated: 2018
LinkedIn: Mary Ellen's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Aoife McGillicuddy
Supervisor: Dr Laura Sahm, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Abina Crean, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Oral dosage form modifications for older adults: A mixed methods investigation
Graduated: 2018
LinkedIn: Aoife's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Michelle O'Driscoll
Supervisor: Dr Laura Sahm, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof Stephen Byrne, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Mindfulness in Pharmacy Education: A national study
Graduated: 2018
LinkedIn: Michelle's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr David O'Riordan
Supervisor: Prof Stephen Byrne, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: The role of the pharmacist in optimising prescribing in community-dwelling older adults
Graduated: 2018
LinkedIn: David's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Joey O'Shea
Supervisor: Dr Brendan Griffin, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof Caitriona O'Driscoll, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Graduated: 2018
LinkedIn: Joey's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Kieran Walsh
Supervisor: Prof Stephen Byrne, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Suzanne Timmons, Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation, UCC; Prof John Browne, School of Public Health, UCC; Dr Jennifer McSharry, School of Psychology, NUIG
Thesis Title: Rationalising antipsychotic prescribing in dementia: A mixed methods investigation
Graduated: 2018
LinkedIn: Kieran's career profile on LinkedIn
2017 PhD Graduates
Dr Maria Kelly
Supervisor: Dr Suzanne McCarthy, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Laura Sahm, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Prof Ronan O'Sullivan, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Bon Secours Hospital; Dr Frances Shiely, School of Public Health, UCC
Thesis Title: Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of parents on fever and febrile illness in children
Graduated: 2017
LinkedIn: Maria's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr Elena Presas
Supervisor: Prof Caitriona O'Driscoll, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Brendan Griffin, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Graduated: 2017
LinkedIn: Elena's career profile on LinkedIn
2016 PhD Graduates
Dr Jamie Evans
Supervisor: Prof Caitriona O'Driscoll, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Modified cyclodextrins for the targeted delivery of siRNA for prostate cancer therapy
Graduated: 2016
LinkedIn: Jamie's career profile on LinkedIn
Dr James Gallagher
Supervisor: Prof Stephen Byrne, School of Pharmacy, UCC; Dr Suzanne McCarthy, School of Pharmacy, UCC
Thesis Title: Economic evaluations of clinical pharmacy services in Ireland 2007-2015
Graduated: 2016
LinkedIn: James's career profile on LinkedIn