Postdoctoral RESEARCHERS
christophe helary
Current Employment
Research Engineer, University Pierre and Marie Curie
Project Title
Inhibition of Inflammation by Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers (2011)
Hongliang Cao
Project Title
Biofunctional Scaffolds for Repair of the Degenerated Intervertebral Disc (2011)
Li YAO
Current Employment
Assistant Professor, Wichita State University
Project Title
Functionalised Multichannel Neural Conduit for Repair of Transected Spinal Cord (2011)
Sunil Mahor
Current Employment
Group Leader, Jubilant Life science
Project Title
Hyaluronan Based Nanoparticles for Nucleus Pulposus Regeneration (2011)
Aram Saeed
Current Employment
Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham
Project Title
Development of Novel Polymeric Materials for Wound Adhesive Application
Gildas Rethore
Current Employment
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
Project Title
Development of Nanospheres (2009)
INMA ARANEZ
Current Employment
Postdoctoral Researcher Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid, Spain
Project Title
Synthesis of Functionalised Micelles (2008)
KRISHNA BURUGAPALLI
Current Employment
Research Fellow, Brunel University, United Kingdom
Project Title
Cross-linking of ECM-based Scaffolds (2008)
HEMANT NAIK
Current Employment
Polymer Chemist, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Project Title
Development of Functional Biomaterials (2008)
GOPINATH DAMODARAN
Current Employment
Research Scientist, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London
Project Title
A Scaffold for Wound Healing in Epidermolysis Bullosa Patients (2008)
Anil Kumar
Current Employment
Senior Scientist, Sree Chitra Tirunamal Research Institute, Trivandrum, India
Project Title
Histological Assessment of Soft Tissue Implants (2004)
Doctoral CANDIDATES
Carolyn Holladay
Current Employment
Post Doctoral Researcher, National University of Ireland, Galway
Project Title
Anti-Inflammatory Gene Therapy for the Promotion of Implanted Stem Cell Survival in Infarcted Myocardium (2011)
PADRAIG O'FLYNN
Current Employment
Research Officer, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
PhD Thesis Title
Non-Planar Arterial Geometry: Relevance to Endovascular Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease (2010)
MICHAEL KEENEY
Current Employment
Post Doctoral Researcher, Stanford University, USA
PhD Thesis Title
Design and Functionalisation of Collagen/Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Non-Viral Gene Delivery in Bone Tissue Engineering (2010)
YOLANDA GARCIA
Current Employment
Lecturer, National University of Ireland, Galway
PhD Thesis Title
A Dermal Rudiment for Wound Healing (2009)
GARRETT RYAN
Current Employment
Validation Engineer - ResMed, Australia
PhD Thesis Title
Bioactive Titanium Scaffolds for Orthopaedic Applications (2008)
JEROME HENRY
Current Employment
Hollister Corporation
PhD Thesis Title
A Biodegradable Implant for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity (2008)
AILISH BREEN
Current Employment
Study Director, Charles River Laboratories, Ballina, Ireland
PhD Thesis Title
Modulation of Impaired Wound Healing Response by Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Transfer and the Ability of a Fibrin Scaffold to Deliver a Therapeutic Gene (2008)
DAMIEN O'HALLORAN
Current Employment
Research Engineer, Globus Medical, USA
PhD Thesis Title
Scaffold Approach towards Regenerating the Nucleus Pulposus (2007)
SARAH BRODY
Current Employment
Pursuing Dental Studies - Trinity College, Dublin
PhD Thesis Title
Scaffold Development for Tissue Engineered Heart Valve Design (2006)
THOMAS FLANAGAN
Current Employment
Lecturer University College Dublin
PhD Thesis Title
A Culture Model for Mitral Valve Tissue Engineering Applications (2005)
MASTERS CANDIDATES
John Ward
MSc Thesis Title
Amine Functionalisation of Collagen Matrices with Multifunctional Polyethylene Glycol Systems (2011)
SUZANNE O'RORKE
Current Employment
R&D Engineer at Neosurgical, Ireland
Msc Thesis Title
Designing the Building Blocks of a Non Viral Gene Delivery System (2009)
LAURA CALDERON-MUNEZ
Current Employment
Pursuing PhD - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
MSc Thesis Title
Composite Type II Collagen – Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration (2009)
ROSA VIÑAS CASTELLS
Current Employment
Pursuing PhD
MSc Thesis Title
Snail Down-regulation using SIRNA and DPAMAM Complexes through Crosslinked Collagen Scaffolds (2008)
RONAN KEATING
Current Employment
Neosugical Inc.
MSc Thesis Title
Hemodynamic Design Considerations in Thromboembolic Filters (2008)
EDWIN LYONS
Current Employment
Research & Development Engineer, Gyrus Ltd, Cardiff, U.K.
MSc Thesis Title
Bioreactors for Tissue Engineering (2005)
Clinical Residents
WILLIAM TIONG
Current Employment
Clinical Lecturer in Surgery, UNIMAS & Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia
MD Thesis Title
Fabrication of Collagen as a Gene Vector Vehicle and its Utilization in Gene Delivery for Tissue Reconstruction and Regeneration (2011)
