People

Current Lab Members

Co-Directors

Prof Colm McDonald, Head of Psychiatry

Prof Dara M Cannon Professor Neuroanatomy and Neuroimaging, Research Neuroscientist

 

Consultants and Research Registrars

Dr Brian Hallahan, Senior Lecturer, Psychiatry

 

Postdoctoral Researchers 

Dr Emma Corley 

Dr Aodan Laighneach 

 

Postgraduate Researchers

Cerena Miravalles BA MSc

Jacqueline Quirke BA MSc

Shir Dahan BSc MSc

Mia Casburn BSc MSc

Evie Doherty BSc MSc

Fergus Quilligan BSc PhD

 

Research Assistant

Andrea Fernandes MSc 

 

Masters Research Students

2024 Rebecca McGuiness - MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2024 Sarah Fahey - MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2024 Alexandria Burke - MSc Clinical Neuroscience

 

Summer Students & Volunteers

2024 Daphne Nakid PhD, School of Medicine Summer Research Scholarship

2024 Emma Ryder 3rd Biomedical Science, Health Research Board Summer Student Scholarship

 

National Collaborators

Dr. Gary Donohoe & Dr. Derek Morris, Cognition & Genetics, NUI Galway

Dr Liam Kilmartin, Electronic Engineering, NUI Galway

Dr Pililb O'Broin, Mathematics, NUI Galway

 

International Collaborators

Prof Paul Thompson, University of Southern California 

Prof Kevin Murphy, CUBRIC, Cardiff

Prof. Gareth Barker, Institute of Psychiatry, London

Prof. Alexander Leemans, University medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands

 

Part-time

Chris Duke, specialty – linux

 

Administrative Assistant

Anne O'Grady

Email: anne.ogrady@nuigalway.ie

Phone: 091 750486

Past Lab Members

MD Students

Dr. Mohamed Ahmed 

Dr. Shane McInerney

Dr. John McFarland

 

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Pablo Najt

Dr. Cathy Scanlon

Dr. Niall Colgan

 

Consultants and Research Registrars

Dr. John McFarland

Dr. Ruth Murphy

Dr. Kezanne Teng

 

PhD / MD Graduated Students

Dr. Shane O'Connell BSc MSc PhD

Dr. Fiona Martyn BSc PhD

Dr. Giulia Tronchin BA MSc PhD

Dr. Laura Costello BA MSc PhD

Dr. Theophilus Akudjedu BSc MSc PhD

Dr. Genevieve McPhilemy BSc PhD

Dr. Leila Nabulsi BPharm MSc PhD

Dr. Joanne PM Kenney BEng HDip MSc PhD

Dr. Stefani O'Donoghue BSc PhD

Dr. Laurena Holleran, BSc, MSc, PhD

Dr. Ahmed Mohammed MB MD

Dr. Louise Emsell PhD

Dr. Heike Anderson-Schmidt BA, MA, MSc PhD

Dr. Camilla Curtis MB PhD

 

Research Assistant

Natalie Forde, BSc, MSc, PhD

 

Volunteers & Interns

Grainne Nielsen BSc Anatomy

Afric Lennon BSc

Eleanor Carey, Psychology, NUI Galway

Aoife Canning, Biomedical Science, NUI Galway

Giulia Forcelini BSc

Renata Suzan Lima, Brazil's Science Without Borders

Rory Nannery, 3rd Med

Capt. Stephen Quigley, BA

 

Masters Thesis Research Projects

2023 Andrea Fernandes - MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2023 Emma Rudolph - MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2021 Mary Glass - MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2021 Shauna Gallagher - MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2020 Jacqueline Quirke  - MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2020 Amy Henegan - MSc Clinical Neuroscience 

2020 Monika Zalewsky - MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2020 Sarah Sobeh - MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2020 Kashmira Mankikar - MSc Biomedical Science

2020 Adithya Nandan - MSc Neuropharmacology

2019 Ella Cunningham, Msc Clinical Neuroscience

2019 Chary Billaud, MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2018 Cerena Miravalles, MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2018 Aaron McGrath, MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2018 Jack O'Leary, MSc Neuropharmacology

2017 Laura Costello, MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2017 Chris Grogan, MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2017 Marta Grzywacz, MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2017 Conor Kelly, MSc Clinical Neuroscience

2015 Leila Nabulsi, MSc Neuropharmacology

2015 Alison Phelan, MSc Neuropharmacology

2014 Claire O'Doherty, MSc Neuropharmacology

2014 Julie Hanlon, MSc Neuropharmacology

2013 Mairead Waldron, MSc Neuropharmacology 

2012 Srinath Ambati BPharm, MSc Neuropharmacology

2012 Jason Ridge BSc, MSc Biomedical Science

2011 Natalie Forde BSc, MSc Neuropharmacology

2011 Eamonn Maloney BSc, MSc Neuropharmacology

2009 Rachel Moloney, MSc in Neuropharmacology

2008 Laurena Holleran, MSc in Neuropharmacology

 

Final Year Research Projects, Science & Biomedical Science

2023 Samuel Kirby

2022 Sharon Heneghan

2020 Emer Lehaene 

2020 Roisin Hogan

2020 Carla O'Sullivan

2018 Jennifer Farrell BSc  Anatomy

2018 Sarah Creighton BSc  Anatomy

2018 Tobi Olokesusi BSc  Anatomy

2018 Carol Minogue BSc Anatomy

2017 Aoife Canning BSc Anatomy

2017 Mairead Clancy BSc Anatomy

2015 Patrick Corcoran BSc Anatomy

2015 Genevieve McPhilemy BSc Anatomy

2014 Cathal McCaffrey - Biomedical Science, Anatomy

2014 Sara Finnerty - Biomedical Science, Anatomy

2012 Anna Fullard - Biomedical Science, Anatomy

2012 Sinead O'Donnell - Biomedical Science, Anatomy

2010 Avril Ni Mathuna, Anatomy, 4th Biomed Science

2010 Lesley-Ann Danaher, Anatomy, 4th Biomed Science

2010 Ciaran Boyle BSc Physiology

2010 Paul Conroy BSc Physiolology

2009 Joseph Heskins BSc Anatomy

2009 Lorna Kavanagh BSc Biomedical Science, Pharmacology

2009 Cora Kavanagh BSc Biomedical Science, Pharmacology

2009 Aine Collins BSc Physiolology

2009 Simon Corcoran BSc Physiolology

2008 Sarah Hehir BSc Anatomy

2008 Helen Casey BSc Anatomy

 

Past Summer Students

2023 Angela Ambrosio, Medical Student

2023 Daria Mozafar, Medical Student 

2020 Jenna Pitmann, HRB Summer Scholarship, Medicine, NUI Galway

2017 Jennifer Farrell, Biomedical Science, Wellcome Trust Scholarship

2017 Al-Ameen Oredegbe, 2nd Medicine, NUI Galway

2015 Grainne Nielsen, Biomedical Sci, Anatomical Society Scholarship

2015 David O'Reilly, 4th Medicine

2015 Sean Brennan, 3rd Medicine, HRB Scholarship

2014 Patrick Higgins, 2MB NUI Galway, HRB Scholarship

2014 Claire Flynn, 3BSc Wellcome Trust Scholarship

2013 Conor Waters, 2MB NUI Galway

2012 Simon Neary 2MB NUI Galway

2012 Micheal Murray 2MB NUI Galway

2012 Claire Leyden 3rd year UG Neuroscience UCD

2012 Richard Magee 3rd year UG Neuroscience UCC

2012 Joanne Kenney BEng, HDip, MSc

2012 Sarah O'Dwyer, 2MB NUI Galway

2011 Emma McDermott BSc, graduated anatomy

2011 Luke Glacken, 2BSc, Wellcome Trust Scholarship  

2009 Cornelia Carey, 3rd Med NUIG, SFI UREKA

2008 Matt McGovern, 3rd Med, NUIG, SFI UREKA