(Structured PhD) Physiology
College of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Sciences,
School of Medicine
Course overview
Programmes available
Entry requirements
Additional entry requirements
Candidates may be required to submit a research proposal for consideration by the School as part of their application.
Areas of interest
• Reproductive physiology
• Liver microcirculation and regeneration
• Skeletal muscle plasticity and muscular dystrophy
• Epithelial physiology and electrophysiology
• Neuroinflammation, mood disorders and pain
• Gastric function; Diabetes Mellitus
Researcher profiles
Dr. Karen Doyle
karen.doyle@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/physiology/StaffMain.html#Karen
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Neurotoxicity; neurodegeneration; cell stress and neuroprotection; Neurological and psychiatric disorders of the central nervous system
Dr. Ailish Hynes
ailish.hynes@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/physiology/StaffMain.html#Ailish
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Reproductive physiology; follicle growth and development; ovulation control; preimplantation embryo growth and development.
Dr. Beth Mallard
beth.mallard@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/physiology/StaffMain.html#Beth
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Liver microcirculation; intravital fluorescence microscopy; liver regeneration.
Dr. Karl McCullagh
Karl.mccullagh@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/physiology/StaffMain.html#Karl
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Skeletal muscle biology from basic cellular mechanisms to disease states such as muscular dystrophy; gene and stem cell therapy for muscular and neuromuscular disorders.
Dr. Leo Quinlan
leo.quinlan@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/physiology/StaffMain.html#Leo
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Epithelial physiology (inflammation and dyregulation in oviduct, colon and bladder), Stem cells, neuronal noise (neuro-modulation), electrophysiology (Ussing chambers, patch clamp, brain slice), Cell signalling (inositol, purinoceptors)
Dr. Michelle Roche
Michelle.roche@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/physiology/StaffMain.html#Michelle
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
My research interests focus on increasing understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms underpinning neuroinflammation, mood disorders (anxiety and depression) and pain.
Dr. Amir Shafat
amir.shafat@nuigalway.ie
http://www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/physiology/StaffMain.html#Amir
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Nutritional regulation of gastric emptying rates; Glucose oxidation test as a biomarker for type 2 diabetes mellitus; Stable isotope techniques e.g. 13CO2 breath test.
Prof. Antony Wheatley
antony.wheatley@nuigalway.ie
http://www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/physiology/StaffMain.html#Tony
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
(i) intravital fluorescence microscopy for investigation of the microcirculation of the organs/tissues; (ii) liver regeneration (iii) immune-mediated liver injury (iv) gut permeability
Find out more
W: www.nuigalway.ie/physiology/morephysioinfo.html#ContactPhysiol
T: 353 91 49 2761
