UCD Centre for Neuroscience

Senior Members of the UCD Centre for Neuroscience

	Dr. Oliver Blacque College Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Fellow Research Interests: Ciliopathy; Model organism C. elegans
	Prof. Delores Cahill Professor, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science Research Interests: Neuroproteomics
	Dr. Sean Connolly Consultant in Clinical Neurophysiology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin. Senior Clinical Lecturer, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science Research Interests: Epilepsy; faecal incontinence
	Dr. Derek Costello College Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science Research Interests: neuroinflammation; neuroimmunology; neurodegeneration; learning, memory and executive brain function
	Dr. John Crean Senior Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science Research Interests: Neural stem cells
	Dr. Fred Cummins Senior Lecturer, UCD School of Computer Science and Informatics Research Interests: Cognitive neuroscience
	Dr. Ciara Greene College Lecturer, UCD School of Psychology Research Interests: cognitive neuroscience; neuroimaging
	Dr. Jana Haase College Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Fellow Research Interests: membrane transport; neurotransmitter transporter; serotonin; depression; antidepressants; neuroimmunology
	Dr. Caroline Herron Senior Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Fellow Research Interests: Alzheimer’s disease; Electrophysiology; Synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity; Mechanisms of neurodegeneration and regulation of neuronal signaling.
	Prof. Michael Hutchinson Consultant Neurologist, St Vincent’s University Hospital \| Newman Clinical Research Professor, University College Dublin Research Interests: Multiple Sclerosis; adult onset primary torsion dystonia
	Dr. Andy Irving College Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science Research Interests: G-protein coupled-receptor (GPCR); cannabinoids; cell signalling; pharmacology; neuroscience; imaging of cytoskeletal dynamics; therapeutic target development.
	Prof. James Jones Professor of Anatomy, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science Research Interests: Autonomic Function
	Dr. Simon Kelly College Lecturer, UCD School Of Electric, Electronic & Communications Engineering Research Interests: Neuroimaging
	Dr. Breandan Kennedy Senior Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Fellow Research Interests: Macular degeneration; blindness
	Prof. Gil Lee Stokes Professor of Physical Chemistry, UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Research Interests: neurodevelopment; neuronanomedicine
	Prof. Tim Lynch Consultant Neurologist, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Research Interests: Frontotemporal lobe dementia; Parkinson's disease
	Dr. Patricia Maguire Senior Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science Research Interests: Multiple Sclerosis; exosome diagnostics
	Dr. Gethin McBean Senior Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Fellow Research Interests: Neurodegeneration; excitotoxicity; oxidative stress; neuroprotection
	Dr. Christopher McGuigan Consultant Neurologist, St. Vincent's University Hospital Research Interests: Multiple Sclerosis
	Dr. Hilary McMahon College Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Fellow Research Interests: Prion Disease; Alzheimer's disease
	Dr. Keith Murphy Senior Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Fellow \| Co-Director, UCD Centre for Neuroscience Research Interests: Memory function; neuropsychiatric disease; neurotherapeutics; Multiple Sclerosis
	Dr. Fionnuala Ní Áinle Consultant Haematologist in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin and Rotunda Hospital, Dublin Research Interests: Exosome diagnostics
	Dr. Aisling Ní Annaidh Lecturer in Design and Innovation, UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Research Interests: Neurobiomechanics
	Dr. David O' Connell College Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Fellow Research Interests: Memory function; plasticity; neurodevelopment; proteomics
	Dr. John O' Connor Senior Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Fellow Research Interests: Synaptic plasticity; neuroimmunology
	Dr. Sean O' Riordan Consultant Neurologist, St. Vincent's University Hospital Research Interests: Adult onset primary torsion dystonia; Parkinson's disease; movement disorders
	Dr. Killian O' Rourke Consultant Neurologist, The Mater Neurological Institute, Dublin Research Interests: Parkinson's disease
	Dr. Niamh O' Sullivan College Lecturer, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science Research Interests: Motor Neuron Disease (ALS); Model organism fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster; neurodegenerative disorders
	Dr. Mark Pickering College Lecturer, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science Research Interests: Multiple Sclerosis; Charcot-Marie-Tooth; peripheral nervous system function
	Prof. Mike Scott Associate Professor, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Fellow Research Interests: Prion Disease; Alzheimer's disease
	Prof. John Sheridan Associate Professor, UCD School Of Electric, Electronic & Communications Engineering Research Interests: Optical Metrology; optoelectronics
	Prof. Niall Tubridy Consultant Neurologist, St. Vincent's University Hospital \| Associate Clinical Professor, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science Research Interests: Multiple Sclerosis
	Dr. Brian Vohnsen Senior Lecturer, UCD School of Physics Research Interests: Biomedical optics; biophotonics
	Dr. Robert Whelan College Lecturer, UCD School of Psychology Research Interests: Cognitive neuroscience; neuroimaging; machine learning; addiction