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2020 PhD Graduates
Dr Ciara O'Donovan
Supervisor: Dr Paul Cotter, Food Biosciences Department, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy; Dr Orla O'Sullivan, Food Biosciences Department, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy; Dr Susan Joyce, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC & Dr Cormac Gahan, , School of Microbiology, UCC
Thesis Title: Elucidating the microbiome of Irish athletes.
Graduated: 2020
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Dr Sinéad O'Loughlin
Supervisor: Professor John F. Atkins, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC & Professor Pavel Baranov, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Programmed genetic decoding with an emphasis on translational bypassing.
Graduated: 2020
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Dr Leonie Rieger
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O'Connor, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Regulation of insulin-like growth factor receptor activity and its therapeutic targeting in cancer.
Graduated: 2020
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Dr Sarah Riis
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O'Connor, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Insulin-like growth factor 1 effects on mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in cancer.
Graduated: 2020
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Dr Julia Samson
Supervisor: Dr Kellie Dean, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC & Professor Rosemary O'Connor, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Investigating the association between long non-coding RNAs and ductal carcinoma in situ.
Graduated: 2020
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2019 PhD Graduates
Dr Patrycja A. Artemiuk
Supervisor: Professor Mary McCaffrey, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: A functional analysis of Rab11a and Rab11b in endosomal recycling.
Graduated: 2019
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Dr Janinah Baclaocos
Supervisor: Professor John F. Atkins, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC & Dr John McKrill, Physiology Department , UCC
Thesis Title: A genetic code expansion: investigation of UGA stop codon redefinition in selenoproteins.
Graduated: 2019
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Dr Rachel Furlong
Supervisor: Professor Cora O'Neill, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC & Professor Aideen M. Sullivan, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, UCC
Thesis Title: Investigating the mechanisms by which PINK1 protects against Parkinson's disease.
Graduated: 2019
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Dr Ana Claire Hickey
Supervisor: Dr Ken Nally, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC; Professor Douwe van Sinderen, School of Microbiology, UCC & Professor Fergus Shanahan, Department of Medicine, UCC
Thesis Title: Investigation of the mechanisms underpinning interaction of Bifidobacterium breve with the host.
Graduated: 2019
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Dr Jonathan Keane
Supervisor: Dr Aileen Houston, School of Medicine, UCC; Dr Niall Hyland, Physiology Department, UCC; Dr Cormac Gahan, School of Microbiology, UCC & Dr Susan Joyce, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: The microbiota and colon cancer risk: cause or consequence?
Graduated: 2019
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Dr Sarah O'Donovan
Supervisor: Professor Cora O'Neill, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC; Professor Aideen M. Sullivan, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, UCC & Dr David Clarke, School of Microbiology, UCC
Thesis Title: The microbiome-gut-brain axis in preclinical alpha-synuclein models of Parkinson's disease.
Graduated: 2019
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Dr Ana Ruiz Lopez
Supervisor: Professor Thomas Cotter, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Redox biology in retinal degeneration.
Graduated: 2019
Dr Sreeram Udayan
Supervisor: Dr Ken Nally, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC; Professor Paul O'Toole, School of Microbiology, UCC & Professor Fergus Shanahan, Department of Medicine, UCC
Thesis Title: Investigation of mechanisms underpinning host-microbial interactions in the gastrointestinal tract.
Graduated: 2019
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2018 PhD Graduates
Dr Stephen Heaphy
Supervisor: Dr Pasha Baranov, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Recoding and reassignment in protists.
Graduated: 2018
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Dr Romika Kumari
Supervisor: Dr Pasha Baranov, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: RNA G-quadruplexes and polyamines effects on translation: data analysis and development of software for ribosome pause prediction.
Graduated: 2018
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Dr Jennifer Moloney
Supervisor: Professor Thomas Cotter, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Redox signalling in myeloid leukaemia.
Graduated: 2018
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Dr Neil O'Donnell
Supervisor: Dr Dmitriev Ruslan, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: New biosensors for metabolic imaging.
Graduated: 2018
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Dr Patrick O'Connor
Supervisor: Dr Pasha Baranov, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: A study of mRNA translation with computational analysis of ribosome profiling datasets.
Graduated: 2018
Dr Anjali Pai
Supervisor: Dr Pasha Baranov, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Graduated: 2018
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Dr Caroline Vaughan
Supervisor: Dr Justin V. McCarthy, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Characterisation of presenilins in innate immune receptor signalling.
Graduated: 2018
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2017 PhD Graduates
Dr Arthur Coakley, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor John Atkins, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Genetic decoding dynamics: from its exploitation to enhance or rescue gene expression to a search for relevance for early evolution.
Graduated: 2017
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Dr Michael Coleman, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O'Connor, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Pyrimidine nucleotide carrier 1 in mitochondrial homeostasis and cancer.
Graduated: 2017
Dr Stephanie Davies, PhD Molecular Cell Biology
Supervisor: Professor Tommie McCarthy, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Altered regulation of adipogenesis with respect to disease processes.
Graduated: 2017
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Dr James Jenkins, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Dmitri Papkovsky and Dr Ruslan Dmitriev, Biophysics and Bioanalysis Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Development of advanced 3D tissue models and O2 imaging methodologies.
Graduated: 2017
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Dr Caroline Kelly, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Dmitri Papkovsky, Biophysics and Bioanalysis Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC and Professor Joseph Kerry, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, UCC
Thesis Title: Regulation of tail-anchored ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes that are localised to the endoplasmic reticulum.
Graduated: 2017
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Dr Anita Murphy, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Paul Young, Young Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: The actinin family of actin crosslinking proteins: natural functions and potential applications in synthetic biology.
Graduated: 2017
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Dr Charlotte O’Donnell, PhD Scholars Programme in Cancer Biology
Supervisor: Dr Aileen Houston, School of Medicine, UCC and Dr Elizabeth Brint, Department of Pathology, UCC
Thesis Title: Investigation of the role of interleukin-1 family members, IL-33 and IL-36, in the pathogenesis of colon cancer.
Graduated: 2017
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Dr Ioanna Tzani, PhD Scholars Programme in Cancer Biology
Supervisor: Professor John Atkins, Dr Pavel Baranov and Dr Gary Loughran, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: A study of translation regulation in cancer by application of ribosome profiling.
Graduated: 2017
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Dr Alice Wyse Jackson, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Thomas Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Steroid induced neuroprotection of damaged photoreceptor cells.
Graduated: 2017
2016 PhD Graduates
Dr Milan Bustamante-Garrido, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O'Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Function of the PDLIM2 protein in oncogenic WNT signalling pathways.
Graduated: 2016
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Dr Stephen Duggan, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Justin McCarthy, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC & Professor Eileen Furlong, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, UCD
Thesis Title: Characterisation of an ubiquitin binding CUE domain in presenilin-1.
Graduated: 2016
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Dr Selina Shuet Yin Lam, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Eoin Fleming, Fleming Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Regulation of tail-anchored ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes that are localised to the endoplasmic reticulum.
Graduated: 2016
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Dr Kai Ling Liang, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Tommie McCarthy, Cell Biology and Cell Signalling Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: An investigation of the role of TRIB2 in steady-state and stressed haematopoiesis.
Graduated: 2016
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Dr Amy Lyons, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O'Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Study of insulin-like growth factor signaling in mitochondrial function.
Graduated: 2016
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Dr Sandra O'Shea, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O'Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Insulin-like growth factor receptor activity in cancer biology & therapy responses.
Graduated: 2016
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Dr Jennifer Timoney, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Mary McCaffrey, Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: An investigation of the functional role of grab in the context of RAB3, RAB8 and RAB11.
Graduated: 2016
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Dr Martina Yordanova, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor John F. Atkins, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Recoding: reprogrammed genetic decoding.
Graduated: 2016
2015 PhD Graduates
Dr Alina Kondrashina, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Dmitri Papkovsky, Biophysics and Bioanalysis Laboratory
Thesis Title: New phosphorescence based probes and techniques for the analysis of cellular oxygen and respiration.
Graduated: 2015
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Dr Alicia Waters, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Dmitri Papkovsky, Biophysics and Bioanalysis Laboratory
Thesis Title: Multi-parametric metabolic assessment of cells under stress conditions.
Graduated: 2015
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Dr Joanna Stanicka, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Tom Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Redox Biology of Myeloid Leukaemias.
Graduated: 2015
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Dr Siti Nur Tahirah Ja'afar, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor David Sheehan, Proteomics Research Laboratory
Thesis Title: Proteomic approaches to environmental stress in Mytilus edulis due to emerging classes of anthropogenic pollutants.
Graduated: 2015
2014 PhD graduates
Dr Vishal Agrawal, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Justin McCarthy, Signal Transduction Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: The Role of Presenilin1 and Presenilin2 in IL-1ß-, LPS- and TNFα- Mediated Signalling Events.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Abrar Ahmed, PhD Scholars Programme in Cancer Biology
Supervisor: Dr Ruaidhri Carmody and Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Regulation of NF-kB by PML and PML/RAR Alpha.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Katherine Barriscale, PhD Scholars Programme in Cancer Biology
Supervisor: Professor Tommie McCarthy, Cell Biology and Cell Signalling Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Molecular and Cellular Aspects of the SREBP Pathway.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Janina Berghoff, PhD Scholars Programme in Cancer Biology
Supervisor: Dr Justin McCarthy, Signal Transduction Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Desmond Brennan, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Paul Galvin, Tyndall Microsystems, UCC
Thesis Title: Integrated Genetic Analysis Systems.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Jyoti Chhibber, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Justin McCarthy, Signal Transduction Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Identification and Characterization of Innate Immune Receptor Substrates of Y-Secretase Enzyme Complex.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Meghan Coakley, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Cora O’Neill, Neurobiology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: AKT Signal Transduction Dysfunction in the 3XTG-AD Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Patricia E. Collins
Supervisor: Dr Ruaidhri Carmody, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC and Dr Cora O’Neill, Neurobiology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: An investigation into the role of Bcl-3 in toll-like receptor signalling.
Graduated: 2014
Dr Matthew Dunne
Supervisor: Dr Thomas F. Moore, Developmental Genetics Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC and Dr Rob Meijers, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg, Germany
Thesis Title: A novel activation mechanism for Clostridial bacteriophage endolysins.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Fionola Fogarty, PhD Scholars Programme in Cancer Biology
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Investigating the invasive and cytoprotective properties of the heme binding protein HRG-1 in cancer cells.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Louise Foley, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Eoin Fleming, Fleming Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Characterization of the degradation of wild type and mutant HFE proteins during stress signalling in the endoplasmic reticulum.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Maura Hannon, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Karen Keeshan and Professor Tommie McCarthy, Cell Biology & Cell Signalling Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: A Study of the Regulation of Trib Family Members Expression in Normal and Malignant Haematophoiesis.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Andreas W. Hempel, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Dmitri Papkovsky, Biophysics and Bioanalysis Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC and Professor Joseph Kerry, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, UCC
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Anmol Kiran, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Pavel Baranov, Computational Biology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Identification of RNA Editing in the Human Exome and Development of Darned Database.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr William Landry, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Tom Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: The Analysis of BCR-ABL—NOX Signalling in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Audrey Mannion Michel, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor John Atkins, Recoding Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC and Dr Pasha Baranov, Computational Biology Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Visualising Ribosome Profiling and using IT for Reading Frame Detection and Exploration of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation.
Graduated: 2014
Dr Zhenfei Ning, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Tom Moore, Developmental Genetics Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Molecular Genetics of the Imprinted Gene SPROUTY3 (SPRY3).
Graduated: 2014
Dr Christine O’Carroll, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Ruaidhri Carmody, Carmody Laboratory
Thesis Title: Investigation of Toll-like Receptor Tolerance in the Regulation of Inflammation.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Ronan O’Riordan, PhD Scholars Programme in Cancer Biology
Supervisor: Dr Tom Moore, Developmental Genetics Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Pregnancy-specific glycoprotein function, conservation and receptor investigation.
Graduated: 2014
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Dr Louis-Charles Rainville, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor David Sheehan, Proteomics Research Laboratory, School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, UCC
Thesis Title: Proteomic Approach to Oxidative Stress in Daphnia Magna.
Graduated: 2014
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2013 PhD graduates
Dr William Byrne, PhD Scholars Programme in Cancer Biology
Supervisor: Dr John Mark Tangney, Cork Cancer Research Centre, UCC
Thesis Title: Optimisation of Immune Effector Function within the Tumour Microenvironment.
Graduated: 2013
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Dr Aoife Corcoran, PhD Scholars Programme in Cancer Biology
Supervisor: Professor Tom Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: FLT3-Driven Redox Signalling in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.
Graduated: 2013
Dr Kate Foley, PhD Scholars Programme in Cancer Biology
Supervisor: Dr Paul Young, Young Laboratory
Thesis Title: Characterisation of the Non-Muscle Alpha Actinins.
Graduated: 2013
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Dr Victoria Heimer-McGinn, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Paul Young, Young Laboratory
Thesis Title: Development and Characterization of Novel Transgenic Techniques for the Study of Neuronal Circuitry.
Graduated: 2013
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Dr Ciara O’Flanaghan, PhD Scholars Programme in Cancer Biology
Supervisor: Dr Cora O’Neill, Neurobiology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Investigating the Function of PINK1 in Cancer Development and Pathogenesis.
Graduated: 2013
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Dr Jean O’Keeffe, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: The Function of HEME Transporter HRG-1 in Cancer Cells.
Graduated: 2013
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Dr Orthis Saha, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Paul Young, Young Laboratory
Thesis Title: Investigation of the Function of the LNX Family of E3 Ligases in the Nervous System.
Graduated: 2013
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Dr Virag Sharma, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Pavel Baranov, Recoding Laboratory
Thesis Title: Non-Triplet Decoding in Bacteria: Over Seven Thousand Genes and Counting.
Graduated: 2013
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Dr Klaudia Sikora, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Charles Spillane, Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Identification of Imprinted LOCI Associated with Production Traits in Domestic Cattle.
Graduated: 2013
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Dr John Williams, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Tom Moore, Developmental Genetics Laboratory
Thesis Title: Expression and Regulation of Pregnancy-Specific Glycoproteins in the Mouse.
Graduated: 2013
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Dr Run Yan, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Justin McCarthy, Signal Transduction Laboratory
Thesis Title: Characterization of TRAF6 Mediated Ubiquitination of Presenilins and γ-Secretase Substrates.
Graduated: 2013
2012 PhD graduates
Dr Andreas Fercher, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Dmitri Papkovsky, Biophysics and Bioanalysis Laboratory
Thesis Title: Phosphorescence based Oxygen Sensing Probes and Imaging Systems for the Analysis of Cellular Function.
Graduated: 2012
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Dr Wentao Hu, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor David Sheehan, Proteomics Research Laboratory
Thesis Title: Redox Effects of Nanoparticles: A Proteomics Approach.
Graduated: 2012
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Dr Geraldine Kelly, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor Recoptor Activity by its C Terminal Domain.
Graduated: 2012
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Dr Aoife Kiely, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Cora O’Neill, Neurobiology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Understanding Loss of Function of PTEN AND PINK1 in Neurodegeneration with a Focus on Alzheimer's Disease.
Graduated: 2012
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2011 PhD graduates
Dr Christine Beecher, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Linda Giblin, Teagasc & Professor Thomas McCarthy, Cell Biology and Cell Signalling Laboratory
Thesis Title: Mastitis and Bovine Innate Immunity: Investigations of Genetic, Pathogenic and Therapeutic Effects on Immune Response.
Graduated: 2011
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Dr Rachel Bowe, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: PDLIM2 Protein Function in Normal and Cancer Cells.
Graduated: 2011
Dr Betty Chung, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor John Atkins, Recoding Laboratory
Thesis Title: Reprogrammed Genetic Decoding.
Graduated: 2011
Dr Aisling Doyle, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Charles Spillane, Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Fast Evolving Genes Involved in reproduction and Seed Development in Arabidopsis Thaliana.
Graduated: 2011
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Dr Grzegorz Jasionek, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Dmitri Papkovsky, Biophysics and Bioanalysis Laboratory
Thesis Title: Application of Phosphorence based Oxygen Sensing to Toxicological and Microbiological Studies.
Graduated: 2011
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Dr Eoin Kelly, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Mary McCaffrey, Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Characterisation of Two Small GTPases of the RAB Family: RAB 14 and RAB30.
Graduated: 2011
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Dr Prasad Varma Kovvuru, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Charles Spillane, Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Identification of MIR-9 Target Genes and Functional Effects in Cancer Cells.
Graduated: 2011
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Dr Catherine O’Mahony, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Charles Spillane, Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory
Graduated: 2011
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2010 PhD graduates
Dr Edith Allen, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Chronic Periodontitis and Type 2 Diabete Mellitus.
Graduated: 2010
Dr Mark Donoghue, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Charles Spillane, Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Brassicaceae Restricted Orfans in Arabidopsis Thaliana.
Graduated: 2010
Dr Frances Harte, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Justin McCarthy, Signal Transduction Laboratory
Thesis Title: The Role of Presenilin-1 in Tumour Necrosis Factor Receptor-1 Signalling.
Graduated: 2010
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Dr Ashley Mackey, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Tom Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Survival Signalling in Photoreceptor Cells.
Graduated: 2010
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Dr Mary McMahon, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Study of WDR3 Protein in Ribosome Synthesis and Cancer Cell Proliferation.
Graduated: 2010
Dr Ruth Naughton, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Tom Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Redox Regulation of Survival Signalling in Leukaemia.
Graduated: 2010
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Dr Sara Tedesco, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor David Sheehan, Proteomics Research Laboratory
Thesis Title: Redox Proteomic Investigation of the Mussel Mytilus Edulis in Ecotoxicology.
Graduated: 2010
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Dr Alice Zitova, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Dmitri Papkosky, Biophysics and Bioanalysis Laboratory
Thesis Title: Development of Respirometric Systems for Toxicological Assessment of Chemical and Environmental Samples.
Graduated: 2010
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2009 PhD Graduates
Dr Martin O’Donoghue, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Charles Spillane, Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory
Thesis Title: The Establishment of Functional Gemoic Platforms and Tools for the Study of the Gene Expression of White Clover (Trifolium Repens).
Graduated: 2009
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Dr James Powell, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Justin McCarthy, Signal Transduction Laboratory
Thesis Title: The Role of Presenilin Binding Proteins in the p75 Neurotrophin Receptor Signalling Pathway.
Graduated: 2009
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Dr Ciara Twomey, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Justin McCarthy, Signal Transduction Laboratory
Thesis Title: Characterisation of Presenilin Binding Proteins: Relevance of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3ß and Interleukin-1 Signalling Pathways.
Graduated: 2009
2008 PhD graduates
Dr Noretta Clifford, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Functions of the EphA3 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase in Cancer.
Graduated: 2008
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Dr Nollaig Healy, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Mystique Regulation and Function in Cancer Cells.
Graduated: 2008
Dr Evelyn Matthews, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Tom Moore, Developmental Genetics Laboratory
Thesis Title: JERKY: A Multifunctional Protein Involved in Alzheimer's Disease and Heat Shock Response Pathways.
Graduated: 2008
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Dr Michelle O’Connor, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor John Atkins, Recoding Laboratory
Thesis Title: Non-Linear Decoding by Ribosomes to Synthesize a Protein from Two Disconnected Open Reading Frames.
Graduated: 2008
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Dr John Stockley, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Cora O’Neill, Neurobiology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Characterisation of the Beta-Site Amyloid Precursor Protein Cleaving EnzymeJ-1 (BACE-1) in the Alzheimer's Disease Brain.
Graduated: 2008
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Dr Raymond Tyther, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor David Sheehan, Proteomics Research Laboratory
Thesis Title: Application of Novel Affinity Purification Methods to Proteomic Analysis of Stress Response Proteins.
Graduated: 2008
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2007 PhD graduates
Dr Conor Horgan, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Mary McCaffrey, Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Characterisation of the RAB11-FIP3 Protein in Eukaryotic Membrane Trafficking.
Graduated: 2007
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Dr Shane Madden, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Thomas Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Development Control of Apoptosis.
Graduated: 2007
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Dr Brian McDonagh, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor David Sheehan, Proteomics Research Laboratory
Thesis Title: Proteomic Analysis of Mussels in Environmental Monitoring.
Graduated: 2007
Dr Declan McKernan, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Thomas Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Regulation of Apoptosis in Retinal Ganglion Cells.
Graduated: 2007
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Dr Aileen Moloney, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Cora O’Neill, Neurobiology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Examining the role of Insulin and Insulin Like Growth Factor 1 Signalling through the AKT/PTEN Pathway in Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis.
Graduated: 2007
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Dr Kathleen O’Callaghan, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Characterisation of EVA, a Novel IGF-I-Regulated Endosomal Protein Required for V-ATPase Activity.
Graduated: 2007
Dr Ciara O’Donovan, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Dmitri Papkovsky, Biophysics and Bioanalysis Laboratory
Thesis Title: Development of Repirometric Systems for Assessment of Preimplantatioin Embryos.
Graduated: 2007
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Dr Helen O’Donovan, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Regulation of IGF-IR Signalling in Normal and Hypertrophic Cardiomyocytes.
Graduated: 2007
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Dr Carolyn O’Mahony–O’Driscoll, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Tom Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory & Dr Justin McCarthy, Signal Transduction Laboratory
Thesis Title: Mechanisms of Survival in Photoreceptor Cells.
Graduated: 2007
Dr Sarah O’Reilly, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor James Heffron, Biochemical Toxicology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Composition of Road Runoff and Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems.
Graduated: 2007
Dr Desmond O’Shea, PhD Science
Supervisor: Prof Dmitri Papkovsky, Biophysics and Bioanalysis Laboratory & Dr Cora O’Neill, Neurobiology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Development of New Phosphorescent Probes for Sensitive Bio-Assays.
Graduated: 2007
Dr Suzanne Timmons, MD
Supervisor: Dr Cora O’Neill, Neurobiology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Characterisation of Akt Signal Transduction in Alzheimer's Disease and in Related Neurodegenerative Disorders.
Graduated: 2007
2006 PhD graduates
Dr Maria Gomez Y Vicente, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Tom Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Mechanisms of Photoreceptor Apoptosis.
Graduated: 2006
Dr David O’Leary, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Thomas McCarthy, Cell Biology and Cell Signalling Laboratory & Professor Tom Cross, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Thesis Title: Application of Glycosylase Mediated Polymorphism Detection in Fish Population Genetics.
Graduated: 2006
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Dr Fiach O’Mahony, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Dmitri Papkovsy, Biophysics and Bioanalysis Laboratory
Thesis Title: Development of New Systems for Contact-Less Assessment of Biological & Food Samples using Phosphorescene based Oxygen Sensing and Respirometry.
Graduated: 2006
Dr Myles Smith, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Tom Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Microarray Gene Expression Profiling in Human and Animal Models of Cancer: An Elucidation of Mechanisms Driving Local Recurrence and Limitations of Clinical Microarray Analysis.
Graduated: 2006
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2005 PhD graduates
Dr Francesca Doonan, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Tom Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: To Characterize the Apoptotic Pathway Employed by Dying Photoreceptors in the RD Mouse Model of Retinitis Pigmentose in order to Identify Potential Therapeutic Targets Degeneration.
Graduated: 2005
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Dr Veronica Dowling, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor David Sheehan, Proteomics Research Laboratory
Thesis Title: Biomarkers of Environmental Toxicity in the Manila Clam.
Graduated: 2005
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Dr Marie Fahey, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Desmond Higgins, Bioinformatics Laboratory
Thesis Title: Gene Expression Patterns and Gene Structure.
Graduated: 2005
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Dr Suzanne Floyd, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Rosemary O’Connor, Cell Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Characterisation of a Novel IGF-I Regulated Mitochondrial Carrier.
Graduated: 2005
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Dr Fionnuala Hickey, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Tom Cotter, Tumour Biology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Analysis of Signalling Pathways Leading to Transcription in Response to BCR-ABL Expression.
Graduated: 2005
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Dr James Hynes, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Dmitri Papkovsky, Biophysics and Bioanalysis Laboratory
Thesis Title: Phosphorescent Metalloperphyrin-based Oxygen Probes for the Analysis of Biological Oxygen Uptake.
Graduated: 2005
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Dr Sinead Leahy, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Desmond Higgins, Bioinformatics Laboratory
Thesis Title: The Complete Genome Sequence of Bifodobacterium Breve UCC2003.
Graduated: 2005
Dr Rosalie Waldron, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Tom Moore, Developmental Genetics Laboratory
Thesis Title: Cellular Function of the Jerky Protein.
Graduated: 2005
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2004 PhD graduates
Dr Kathleen Fitzgerald, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Mary McCaffrey, Molecular Research Biology Laboratory & Professor Thomas McCarthy, Cell Biology and Cell Signalling Laboratory
Thesis Title: An Investigation of the Intracellular Trafficking of Two Pathological Proteins: NEF and PRION.
Graduated: 2004
Dr Rebecca Griffin, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Cora O’Neill, Neurobiology Laboratory
Thesis Title: Examining the Role of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Receptor-1 Signalling in Alzheimer's Disease.
Graduated: 2004
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Dr Colin Mansfield, PhD Science
Supervisor: Professor Thomas McCarthy, Cell Biology and Cell Signalling Laboratory
Thesis Title: Investigation of DNA Glycosylases for Detection of G/C POLYMORPHISMS.
Graduated: 2004
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Dr Orla O’Sullivan, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Desmond Higgins, Bioinformatics Laboratory
Thesis Title: Evaluating Multiple Sequence Alignment Methods.
Graduated: 2004
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Dr Paul O’Sullivan, PhD Science
Supervisor: Dr Desmond Higgins, Bioinformatics Laboratory
Thesis Title: Phosphorescent Pt(II) Coproporphyrin Labelled Oligonucleotide Probes for Nucleic Acid Detection Systems.
Graduated: 2004