Physiology Staff PagE

Academic

Name	email	Webpage	Tel
Prof. AM Wheatley	antony.wheatleynuigalway.ie	Prof. Wheatley	353 91 492361
Dr. K. Doyle  Dr. B. Higgins	karen.doylenuigalway.ie brendan.higginsnuigalway.ie	Dr. Doyle	353 91 493665 353 91 494422
Dr. L. Horrigan	louise.horrigannuigalway.ie	Dr. Horrigan	353 91 493665
Dr. A. Hynes	Ailish.hynesnuigalway.ie	Dr. Hynes	353 91 493573
Dr. B. Mallard	beth.mallardnuigalway.ie	Dr. Mallard	353 91 494299
Dr. K. McCullagh	karl.mccullaghnuigalway.ie	Dr. McCullagh	353 91 494220
Dr. L. Quinlan	leo.quinlannuigalway.ie	Dr. Quinlan	353 91 493710
Dr. M. Roche	michelle.rochenuigalway.ie	Dr. Roche	353 91 495427
Dr. A. Shafat	amir.shafatnuigalway.ie	Dr. Shafat	353 91 494218

Technical Staff

Ms. Barbara Coen

Senior Technician

E-mail: Ms. Coen

Tel: 353 91 492189
Extension: 2189
Fax: 353 91 750544

Ms. Liz Kerrigan

Senior Technician

E-mail: Ms. Kerrigan

Tel: 353 91 495937
Extension: 5937
Fax: 353 91 750544

Administration

Tel: 353 91 492761
Extension: 2761
Fax: 353 91 494544

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

Rahiman S Faiyaz

Rahiman S Faiyaz, a PhD student (Liver Regeneration) in Physiology, College of Medicine, is a ’James Hardiman’ scholar at NUI Galway for the year 2011. His research focuses on the role of complement components C3a and C5a in Liver Regeneration after Partial Hepatectomy (Mice model) under the supervision of Prof. Antony Wheatley (Head, Dept. of Physiology) at Microcirculation Laboratory.

Faiyaz has previously worked as Application Specialist at QPS Bioserve, a CRO from Hyderabad, India. He holds a Masters degree in Immunology from University of Otago, New Zealand where he worked on novel Tuberculosis vaccine candidates based on Virus-like particles (VLP) and Ag85.

Faiyaz, R. S. (2009). The Effects of Environmental Mycobacteria on VLP and MVA Based Vaccines Against Tuberculosis: A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Master of Science (Immunology) at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, University of Otago.

Mr. Faiyaz has an Engineering degree (honors) in Biotechnology from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.

e-mail:  rahiman.faiyaznuigalway.ie

Phone: 353-867232244

Linked-in Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rahiman-sharief-faiyaz/14/44a/1ab

PhD student in Physiology, College if Medicine, NUIG

Scholarship:  Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Sept 2011-Sept 2015

Research Interest: Endocannabinoid regulation of neuroinflammatory responses following bacterial and viral infection

Supervisor: Dr Michelle Roche (Physiology)

Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physiology 1:1 First Class Honours, NUIG (2007-2011)

e-mail: r.henry2nuigalway.ie

Sandra O'Connell

Sandra O'Connell PhD student in Physiology, College of Medicine.

Scholarship: Irish Research Council (Enterprise Partnership Programme) and Galway Clinic from 2013 to 2016.

Research: The use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) as part of the postoperative care regime in orthopaedic patients.

Supervisors: Dr. Leo Quinlan (Physiology) and Prof. Gearóid Ó Laighin (Head of Electrical & Electronic Engineering)

Degree: Biomedical Science degree (honours) in Physiology (2008-2012)

Email:     s.oconnell10nuigalway.ie

Ola Bahri

Education:

·      PhD in muscle physiology and muscular dystrophies (05/2013-now)

·      Regenerative Medicine Institution , National University of Ireland-Galway, Ireland.

·      Bachelor degree in Economics and Administration (Distance learning) ( 2012- 2013 to be continued after PhD) 

·      King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

·      Master Degree in Biomedical Science (2011-2012)

·      National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), National University of Ireland - Galway, Ireland.

·      Bachelor Degree in Biology (2004-2009)

·      Umm Al-Qura University (UQU), Makkah city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Area of interest:

Gene therapy approach for Muscular Dystrophies focusing on manipulating and regulating proteins associated with the disease.

Current study:

Studying the affect of viral gene delivery of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2 -ATPase into the  mdx mouse, a pre-clinical model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 

E.mail:

o.bahri1nuigalway.ie

http://ie.linkedin.com/pub/ola-bahri/73/a12/560

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