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Research

Professor Bill Watson BSc, PhD

Book Chapters:

Foley, R., DiFranco, M., Bryan, K., Rexhepaj, E., Mulrane, L., Watson R. W., Cunningham, P., Gallagher, W. M. (2008) 'Automated image analysis approaches in histopathology' In: Handbook of Research on Systems Biology Applications in Medicine. Berlin, Germany: Andriani Daskalaki, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics. [Details]
Walsh, S.E., Fitzpatrick, J.M. Watson, R.W.G. (2006) 'Apoptosis and prostate cancer' In: Prostate Cancer Principles and Practice. London: Taylor & Francis. [Details]
Watson R.W.G., McLornan L., McEleny K., Fitzpatrick J.M. (2003) 'Update on the regulation of apoptosis in prostate Cancer' In: J. Mydlo (eds). Prostate Cancer. [Details]
Morrissey C., Watson R.W.G, Fitzpatrick J.M. (2003) 'Apoptosis in the Prostate' In: Kirby R. and OLeary M (eds). Hot Topics in Urology. [Details]
Watson R.W.G., Coffey R., Fitzpatrick J.M. (2000) 'Future Trends in Basic Research: Apoptosis as a target' In: A. Belldegrun, R. Kirby and D.W.W. Newling (eds). New Perspectives in Prostate Cancer. [Details]
Watson R.W.G. (1998) 'Apoptosis: Its role in the systemic inflammatory response syndrome and the involvement of cytokines' In: H. Redl and G. Schlaged (eds). Cytokines in severe sepsis and septic shock. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals:

O'Neill A.J., Prencipe M., Dowling C., Fan Y., Mulrane L., Gallagher W.M., O'Connor D., O'Connor R., Devery A., Corcoran C., Rani S., O¿Driscoll L., Fitzpatrick J., R., Watson R.W.G. (2011) 'Characterisation and Manipulation of Docetaxel Resistant Prostate Cancer Cell Lines'. MOL CANCER, . [Details]
Cuffe, S,Dowling, CM,Claffey, J,Pampillon, C,Hogan, M,Fitzpatrick, JM,Carty, MP,Tacke, M,Watson, RWG (2011) 'Effects of Titanocene Dichloride Derivatives on Prostate Cancer Cells, Specifically DNA Damage-Induced Apoptosis'. Prostate, 71 :111-124. [DOI] [Details]
Saldova, R,Fan, Y,Fitzpatrick, JM,Watson, RWG,Rudd, PM (2011) 'Core fucosylation and alpha 2-3 sialylation in serum N-glycome is significantly increased in prostate cancer comparing to benign prostate hyperplasia'. Glycobiology, 21 :195-205. [DOI] [Details]
Fan, Y,Murphy, TB,Byrne, JC,Brennan, L,Fitzpatrick, JM,Watson, RWG (2011) 'Applying Random Forests To Identify Biomarker Panels in Serum 2D-DIGE Data for the Detection and Staging of Prostate Cancer'. Journal of Proteome Research, 10 :1361-1373. [DOI] [Details]
Oon SF, Pennington SR, Fitzpatrick JM, Watson RW (2011) 'Biomarker research in prostate cancer-towards utility, not futility'. Nature reviews. Cancer, 8 (3):131-138. [Details]
DiFranco, M.D., O'Hurley, G., Kay, E.W., Watson, R.W.G., Cunningham, P., (2011) 'Ensemble based methodology for whole-slide prostate cancer probability mapping'. Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, . Available Online [DOI] [Details]

Other Journals:

Fanning, D.M., Fan, Y., Murphy, B., Klocker, H., Horninger, W., Fitzpatrick, J.M., Watson, R.W.G. (2010) 'A profile of prostate cancer in Ireland --- development and internal validation of a novel panel of blood biomarkers' Irish Journal of Medical Science 179 (Suppl. 6) :238-239. [Details]
O'Connor, K., Gill, C., Tacke, M., Rehmann, F.-J. K., Strohfeldt, K., Sweeney, N., Fitzpatrick, J. M., Watson, R. W. G. (2006) 'Novel Titanocene Anti-Cancer Drugs and their Effect on Apoptosis and the Apoptotic Pathway in Prostate Cancer Cells' Apoptosis . [Details]
Molloy, E.J., O'Neill, A.J., Doyle, B.T., Grantham, J.J., Taylor, C.T., Sheridan-Pereira, M., Fitzpatrick, J.M. Watson, R.W.G. (2006) 'Effects of heat shock and hypoxia on neonatal neutrophil lipopolysaccharide responses: altered apoptosis, toll-like receptor-4 and CD11b expression compared with adults' Biology of the Neonate . [Details]

Conference Publications:

O'Connell PR, Burke JP, Watson RW, Murphy M, Docherty NG, Coffey JC, (2009) The British journal of surgery Simvastatin impairs smad-3 phosphorylation and modulates transforming growth factor beta1-mediated activation of intestinal fibroblasts , pp.541-551 [DOI] [Details]
Watson RW, Fanning DM, Kay E, Fan Y, Fitzpatrick JM, (2009) BJU international Prostate cancer grading: the effect of stratification of needle biopsy Gleason Score 4 + 3 as high or intermediate grade [DOI] [Details]
Dowling, C. M., Cuffe, S., Gill, C., Tacke, M., Fitzpatrick, J. M., Watson, R. W. G., (2008) European Urology Supplements Effects of docetaxel and novel titanocene analogues on cell death in prostate cancer following downregulation of Id-1 and the IAPS , pp.276-276 [Details]
Cuffe, S., Dowling, C., Gill, C., Tacke, M., Fitzpatrick, J. M., Carty, M. P., Watson, R. W. G., (2008) Ejc Supplements Novel titanocene analogues induce apoptosis in prostate cancer epithelial cells by initiating a DNA damage response , pp.29-29 [Details]
Cuffe, S., Dowling, C., Gill, C., Tacke, M., Fitzpatrick, J. M., Carty, M. P., Watson, R. W. G., (2008) Ejc Supplements Novel titanocene analogues induce apoptosis in prostate cancer epithelial cells by initiating a DNA damage response , pp.29-29 [Details]
D'Arcy, F., Foley, R., Perry, A., Marignol, L., Lawler, M., Gaffney, E., Watson, R. G. W., Fitzpatrick, J. M., Lynch, T. H., (2008) European Urology Supplements No evidence of XMRV in irish prostate cancer patients with the R462q mutation , pp.271-271 [Details]