Post Doctoral Researcher
Network of Excellence for Functional Biomaterials
National University of Ireland,
Galway
Research Interests
Developing a biomaterial based delivery system for RNA interference-mediated alpha-synuclein silencing in a model of Parkinson’s disease
Professional Qualifications
Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology, National University of Ireland, Galway
B.Sc. (Hons) in Pharmacology, National University of Ireland, Galway
Publications
Moloney T.C., Rooney G.E., Barry F.P., Howard L., Dowd E. (2010) Potential of rat bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells as vehicles for delivery of neurotrophins to the Parkinsonian rat brain. Brain Research, 1359:33-43
Moloney T.C., Dockery P., Windebank A.J., Barry F.P., Howard L., Dowd E. (2010) Survival and immunogenicity of mesenchymal stem cells from the green fluorescent protein transgenic rat in the adult rat brain. Neurorehabil Neural Repair, 24(7):645-56
Fitzsimmons DF, Moloney TC, Dowd E. (2006) Further validation of the corridor task for assessing deficit and recovery in the hemi-Parkinsonian rat: restoration of bilateral food retrieval by dopamine receptor agonism. Behav Brain Res, 169(2):352-5
