Meet the Team

UCD DCRC Principal Investigators

Name

Role

Email

Prof Catherine Godson

Principal Investigator & Centre Director / Professor of Molecular Medicine

catherine.godson@ucd.ie

Prof Carel Le Roux

Principal Investigator / Consultant & Professor of Experimental Pathology 

carel.leroux@ucd.ie

Prof Helen Roche

Principal Investigator / Principal Investigator / Professor of Nutrigenomics

helen.roche@ucd.ie

Prof Orina Belton

Principal Investigator / Professor of Pharmacology

orina.belton@ucd.ie

Dr John Crean

Principal Investigator / Associate Professor

john.crean@ucd.ie

Dr Neil Docherty

Principal Investigator / Associate Professor in Anatomy

neil.docherty@ucd.ie

Dr Eoin Brennan

Principal Investigator / Assistant Professor in Clinical Pharmacology

eoin.brennan@ucd.ie

Dr Fiona McGillicuddy

Principal Investigator / Assistant Professor

fiona.mcgillicuddy@ucd.ie

Dr Clare Reynolds

Principal Investigator / Ad Astra Assistant Professor

clare.reynolds@ucd.ie 

Dr Martina Wallace

Principal Investigator / Ad Astra Assistant Professor

martina.wallace@ucd.ie

Dr Monica de Gaetano

Principal Investigator / Ad Astra Assistant Professor

monica.degaetano@ucd.ie

Dr Jeffrey Glennon

Principal Investigator / Ad Astra Assistant Professor

jeffrey.glennon@ucd.ie

Dr Chris Shannon

Principal Investigator / Ad Astra Assistant Professor

christopher.shannon@ucd.ie

 Research Team

Name

Role

Email

Dr Ciarán Kennedy

Postdoctoral Fellow - Godson Group

ciaran.kennedy@ucd.ie

Dr Darrell Andrews

Senior Postdoctoral Fellow - Godson Group

darrell.andrews@ucd.ie

Dr Jessica Davis

Postdoctoral Fellow - Crean Group

jessica.davis@ucd.ie

Dr Rachel Byrne

Postdoctoral Fellow - McGillicuddy Group

rachel.byrne@ucd.ie

Dr Vanessa Cândido

Postdoctoral Fellow - Godson Group

vanessa.candido@ucd.ie

Dr Patrick Swan

Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow - Le Roux Group

patrick.swan1@ucd.ie

Ms Aleksandra Dudzik

PhD student - McGillicuddy Group

aleksandra.dudzik@ucdconnect.ie

Ms Anna Quinn

PhD student - Roche Group

anna.quinn@ucdconnect.ie 

Ms Aoife Kavanagh

MSc Student - Godson Group

aoife.kavanagh10@ucdconnect.ie 

Mr Braden Millar

PhD student - de Gaetano Group

braden.millar@ucdconnect.ie 

Mr Brian Mullen 

PhD student - Roche Group

brian.mullen1@ucdconnect.ie 

Mr Cian Gavin 

PhD student - Glennon Group

cian.gavin@ucdconnect.ie

Ms Ciara McMahon

PhD student - Crean Group

ciara.mc-mahon.2@ucdconnect.ie  

Dr Dean Moore

MD Student & Special Lecturer - Godson Group

dean.moore1@ucd.ie

Ms Delphi Mac Begg-White

PhD student - Crean Group

delphi.mac-white-begg@ucdconnect.ie

Ms Elena Giardini

PhD student - Brennan Group

elena.giardini@ucdconnect.ie

Ms Ericka Janine Bonifacio

PhD student - Crean Group

ericka.bonifacio@ucdconnect.ie 

Mr Hesborn Oburah

PhD student - Crean Group

hesborn.oburah@ucdconnect.ie 

Mr Ivan Krupa

PhD Student - Crean Group

ivan.krupa@ucdconnect.ie 

Ms Kathleen Mitchelson

PhD student - Roche Group

kathleen.mitchelson@ucdconnect.ie 

Mr Luke Conroy

PhD student - de Gaetano Group

luke.conroy2@ucdconnect.ie

Ms Mairead Sullivan

PhD student - Glennon Group

mairead.sullivan@ucdconnect.ie 

Ms Mariam Marai

PhD student - Godson Group

mariam.marai1@ucdconnect.ie

Mr Martin Tze Wah Kueh

PhD student - McGillicuddy Group

martin.kueh@ucdconnect.ie 

Ms Méabh Ní Chathail

PhD student - Roche Group

meabh.nichathail@ucdconnect.ie 

Ms Michelle Kearns

PhD student - Reynolds Group

michelle.kearns1@ucdconnect.ie 

Ms. Tanwi Vartak

PhD student - Brennan Group

tanwi.vartak@ucdconnect.ie

Mr Niall Carruthers

PhD student - Crean Group

niall.carruthers@ucdconnect.ie 

Ms Pousali Chatterjee

PhD student - McGillicuddy Group

pousali.chatterjee1@ucdconnect.ie

Ms Rianna McElroy

PhD student - Roche & McGillicuddy Group

rianna.mcelroy@ucdconnect.ie 

Mr Rory Turner

PhD student - Wallace Group

rory.turner@ucd.ie 

Ms Ruth Lombard

PhD student - Docherty Group

ruth.lombard@ucdconnect.ie 

Mr Samuel O’Carroll

PhD student - Glennon Group

samuel.ocarroll@ucdconnect.ie

Ms Sara Knezevic

PhD student - Crean Group

sara.knezevic@ucdconnect.ie 

Ms Sinead Mullins

PhD student - Roche Group

sinead.mullin.1@ucdconnect.ie 

Ms Sive Duncan 

PhD student - Roche Group

sive.duncan@ucdconnect.ie 

Mr Andrew Gaffney

Senior Technician / Laboratory Manager - Godson Group

andrew.gaffney@ucd.ie

Mr Thomas Dodd

Research Assistant - Crean Group

thomas.dodd@ucd.ie

Dr Werd Al-Najim

Project Manager - Le Roux Group

werd.al-najim@ucd.ie 

Dr Martina Gogarty

Clinical Research Project Manager

dcrc@ucd.ie