Funding

President’s Strategic Awards, University College, Cork 2006

(€5000) - Combined with support (€12,000) from UCC to purchase a Film Digitiser for academic purposes.

President’s Strategic Awards, University College, Cork 2007

(€5000) - Combined with €12,000 donation from Agfa Corp for purchase of laptop computers to facilitate completion of final medical examinations using digital techniques.

European Re-integration fund Program: Marie Curie Research Training Network FP6-2005-Mobility-12

Radiation dose associated with Computer Tomography in patients with Crohn's Disease (Co-ordinator Name: Prof Michael Maher): Awarded €90,000 in December 2006

Health Research Board Summer Student Grant 2006:

Supervised Ms. Carmel Ni Churrain who was successful in her application and completed a project on Trends in Imaging of patients with Crohn’s Disease over a 12-year period.

Health Research Board Summer Student Grant 2007:

Supervised Mr. Sebastian McWilliams who was successful in his application and completed a project on Trends in Imaging of patients with ulcerative colitis over a 12-year period.

Health Research Board 2009:

Funded purchase of CT scanner time in CUH and through cooperation with GE integration of ASiR dose reduction equipment. 

SFI Research center funding 2014:

In collaboration with the APC Microbiome Institute and General Electric Healthcare, this funded MBIR dose reduction equipment, research radiographer time, advanced technical support

UCC Professor Denis O'Sullivan Clinical Research Fellowship 2015:

Awarded to Dr. Siobhán O'Neill towards completion of her PhD entitled 'Novel Methods of Radiation Dose Reduction at Computed Tomography in Patients with Crohn's Disease'. 

UCC Strategic research award 2015:

Purchase of state of art CT phantom.

APC student scholarship in 2015:

Supervised M. Barbara Ann Duffy who was successful in her application and completed a project on CT dose monitoring software in CUH

MRI research time 2015:

3T MRI scanner commissioned in Q3 2015 at CUH with dedicated research time

Collaborators

We are fortunate to have several excellent collaborators with whom we work, including clinicians, researchers and industry partners, each of whom add significant value in terms of expertise, experience and research input. Many of our radiology colleagues are involved in research and have published papers in their respective areas of interest. Collaboration with researchers includes:

• Professor Fergus Shanahan - Consultant Gastroenterologist and Director of the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC), a world leading Centre for gastrointestinal health, who will provides a wealth of expertise and clinical data from inflammatory bowel disease populations
• Professor Barry Plant - Consultant Respiratory physician who will be the key contact with cystic fibrosis patients
• Professor Joseph Eustace - is a renal physician with interest in radiation dose and medical statistics
• Dr. Liam Marnane - Senior Lecturer Department of Engineering, UCC provides unique and invaluable expertise in the area of signal processing and analysis. 
• Professor Mark McEntee - Professor of Radiography, UCC
• Professor James Harty - Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
• Professor Andrew Wheeler - Professor of Geology, UCC

Awards

Awards

Dr. Aoife Feeley: awarded Fielding Medal by faculty of radiologists 2019

“Impact of Radiographer feedback on CT Dose Alerts using the Dose Watch System”

Dr. Holly Acton awarded Fielding Medal by faculty of radiologists 2017

“Monitoring of Radiation Dose using Dose Tracking Software in a Neurovascular Intervention Room” Acton H, James K, Wyse G, Fanning N, Maher MM, O’Connor OJ.

Insights into imaging, ECR book of abstracts, March 2015. Awarded best in session at ECR.

“Use of dose tracking software for assessment of patient positioning in CT”. M Twomey, K Murphy, P Nicholson, M Sheehy, N Moore, MM Maher, OJ O’Connor.

University College Cork:

Professor Denis O’Sullivan Research Fellowship, Dr Siobhán O’Neill 2015

University College Cork Biodesign for Health Applications award 2012 presented by the President of UCC and adjudicated by members of Enterprise Ireland (the Irish government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets) and Stryker.

Teacher of the Year Award (Lecturer Category), Dr Maria Twomey 2015

Teacher of the Year Award (Lecturer Category), Dr Kevin Murphy 2014

Teacher of the Year Award (Lecturer Category), Dr Patrick McLaughlin 2012

Teacher of the Year Award (Lecturer Category), Dr Siobhan O’Neill 2011

Teacher of the Year Award (Lecturer Category), Dr O’Connor 2010

Teacher of the Year Award (Consultant Category), Professor Maher 2006 and 2007

ESGAR Top 20 Presenters prizes:

Dr Kevin Murphy 2011

Dr Owen O’Connor 2010

Dr Patrick McLaughlin 2009

Dr Kevin O’Regan 2008 and 2009

American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) certificate of Merit

Dr Owen O’Connor 2012

Society of Uroradiology

Award Best Presentation Scientific Session - Honorary Mention - Society of Uroradiology

RSNA Chicago, USA

Excellence in Design 2007 and 2008

Cum Laude 2007

Certificate of Merit 2005 and 2007

International Society of Gastroenterology

Third prize for best presentation 2006

Faculty of Radiologists Spring Meeting

Best Poster 2006

Professional Activities

APC Principal Investigator (2010-present)

Professor Michael Maher

Faculty of Radiologists RCSI, Part 2 examiner (2014-present)

Professor Michael Maher

Faculty of Radiologists RCSI, Member of Research and Radiation Safety Committees (2015-present)

Dr Owen O’Connor

Chair CUH Radiation Safety Committee (2013-2015)

Dr Owen O’Connor

CUH Charity Board Member (2013-present)

Professor Michael Maher

Scientific Editorial Board of European Radiology (2010-present)

Professor Michael Maher

Journal Referee for Irish Journal Medical science, European Radiology, Radiology, American Journal of Roentgenology, Clinical Radiology

Professor Michael Maher and Dr Owen O’Connor