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Research

Professor David MacHugh BA PHD

Teaching Interests:

Introduction to Animal Science (ANSC10010)
Genetics and Biotechnology (ANSC20010)
Animal Genomics (ANSC30030)
Applied Biotechnology (ANSC30100)
Applied Biotechnology (ANSC4115)

 

Postgraduate Education Coordinator, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine.
Conway induction lectures for 1st Year Ph.D. students.



Modules Co-ordinated:

2011   ANSC30100     Animal Science: Applied Biotechnology
2011   ANSC20010     Animal Science: Genetics and Biotechnology
2011   ANSC30030     Animal Science: Animal Genomics

Recent Postgraduate Students:

2005
Dr. Angela M. Murphy:
Genetic linkage mapping of inherited ovine arthrogryposis and identification of a candidate region on sheep chromosome five (PhD thesis).
Ms. Angela McGahern: Masters thesis.
2006
Dr. Kieran G. Meade:
Structural and functional genomics studies in domestic cattle (PhD thesis).
2007
Dr. Grace M. O'Gorman:
Transcriptional profiling studies of trypanotolerant and trypanosusceptible African cattle during Trypanosoma congolense infection (PhD thesis).
2009
Dr. Sinead McParland: Inbreeding in Irish Dairy and Beef Cattle (PhD thesis).
2010
Dr. Dawn Howard: A comparative study of molecular genetic variation in three Irish sheep breeds; the Galway, Texel and Suffolk (PhD thesis).

2011
Dr. Gerard Coyne: Affect of n-3 PUFA on endometrial gene expression (PhD thesis).


Current Postgraduate Students:

Bruce Moran, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)   -   Thesis Supervisor
Ciara Carberry, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)   -   Thesis Supervisor
Kirsten Mc Loughlin, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)   -   Thesis Supervisor
Maura Casey, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)   -   Thesis Supervisor
Nicolas Nalpas, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)   -   Thesis Supervisor
Kate Killick, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)   -   Thesis Supervisor