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Dr. Richard Flavin B.Med.Sci,MB,BCh,BAO,PhD,FRCPath

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Title Senior Lecturer
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ei.yawlagiun@nivalf.drahcir

 

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Peer Reviewed Journals

Cahill S, Smyth P, Finn SP, Denning K, Flavin R, O'Regan EM, Li J, Potratz A, Guenther SM, Henfrey R, O'Leary JJ, Sheils O. (2007) 'BRAF T1799A mutation occurring in a case of malignant struma ovarii'. Int J Surg Pathol, 15 (2):116-120. [DOI] [Details]
Flavin RJ, Gibbons N, O'Briain DS. (2007) 'Expression microarray analysis of papillary thyroid carcinoma and benign thyroid tissue: emphasis on the follicular variant and potential markers of malignancy'. Virchows Arch, 450 (3):249-260. [DOI] [Details]
Finn SP, Smyth P, Cahill S, Streck C, O'Regan EM, Flavin R, Sherlock J, Howells D, Henfrey R, Cullen M, Toner M, Timon C, O'Leary JJ, Sheils OM. (2007) 'A molecular expression signature distinguishing follicular lesions in thyroid carcinoma using preamplification RT-PCR in archival samples'. Mod Pathol, 20 (10):1095-1102. [DOI] [Details]
Finn S, Smyth P, O'Regan E, Cahill S, Toner M, Timon C, Flavin R, O'Leary J, Sheils O. (2007) 'Comparison of miRNA expression patterns using total RNA extracted from matched samples of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) cells and snap frozen cells'. BMC Biotechnol, 7 (36). [DOI] [Details]
Li J, Smyth P, Cahill S, Denning K, Flavin R, Aherne S, Pirotta M, Guenther SM, O'Leary JJ, Sheils O. (2008) 'Potential role of miR-9 and miR-223 in recurrent ovarian cancer'. Mol Cancer, 7 . [DOI] [Details]
Laios A, O'Toole SA, Flavin R, Martin C, Ring M, Gleeson N, D'Arcy T, McGuinness EP, Sheils O, Sheppard BL, O' Leary JJ. (2008) 'Altered eIF6 and Dicer expression is associated with clinicopathological features in ovarian serous carcinoma patients'. Mod Pathol, 21 (6):676-684. [DOI] [Details]
Li J, Smyth P, Flavin R, Cahill S, Denning K, Aherne S, Guenther SM, O'Leary JJ, Sheils O. (2008) 'Improved RNA quality and TaqMan Pre-amplification method (PreAmp) to enhance expression analysis from formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) materials'. BMC Biotechnol, 8 . [DOI] [Details]
Flavin R, Smyth P, Crotty P, Finn S, Cahill S, Denning K, Jinghuan Li, O'Regan E, O'Leary J, Sheils O. (2008) 'An integrative model for recurrence in ovarian cancer'. Mol Cancer, 7 . [DOI] [Details]
O'Regan EM, Toner ME, Finn SP, Fan CY, Ring M, Hagmar B, Timon C, Smyth P, Cahill S, Flavin R, Sheils OM, O'Leary JJ. (2008) 'ret/PTC-1 expression alters the immunoprofile of thyroid follicular cells. Mol'. Cancer, 7 . [DOI] [Details]
Denning KM, Smyth PC, Cahill SF, Finn SP, Conlon E, Li J, Flavin RJ, Aherne ST, Guenther SM, Ferlinz A, O'Leary JJ, Sheils OM. (2008) 'p16(INK4A) genetic and epigenetic profiles differ in relation to age and site in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas'. Hum Pathol, 39 (3):452-458. [DOI] [Details]
Laios A, O'Toole S, Flavin R, Martin C, Kelly L, Ring M, Finn SP, Barrett C, Loda M, Gleeson N, D'Arcy T, McGuinness E, Sheils O, Sheppard B, O' Leary J. (2008) 'Geographical mapping of a multifocal thyroid tumour using genetic alteration analysis & miRNA profiling'. Mol Cancer, 7 . [DOI] [Details]
Denning K, Smyth P, Cahill S, Li J, Flavin R, Aherne S, O' Leary JJ, Sheils O. (2009) 'RET/PTC rearrangement occurring in primary peritoneal carcinoma. Int'. J Surg Pathol, 17 (3):187-197. [DOI] [Details]
Flavin RJ, Smyth PC, Finn SP, Laios A, O'Toole SA, Barrett C, Ring M, Denning KM, Li J, Aherne ST, Aziz NA, Alhadi A, Sheppard BL, Loda M, Martin C, Sheils OM, O'Leary JJ. (2009) 'Potentially important microRNA cluster on chromosome 17p13.1 in primary peritoneal carcinoma'. Mod Pathol, 22 (2):197-205. [DOI] [Details]
Flavin RJ, Smyth PC, Laios A, O'Toole SA, Barrett C, Finn SP, Russell S, Ring M, Denning KM, Li J, Aherne ST, Sammarae DA, Aziz NA, Alhadi A, Sheppard BL, Lao K, Sheils OM, O'Leary JJ. (2009) 'miR-29b expression is associated with disease-free survival in patients with ovarian serous carcinoma'. Int J Gynecol Cancer, 19 (4):614-617. [DOI] [Details]
Aherne ST, Smyth PC, Flavin RJ, Russell SM, Denning KM, Li JH, Guenther SM, O'Leary JJ, Sheils OM. (2009) 'Regulation of microRNA biosynthesis and expression in 2102Ep embryonal carcinoma stem cells is mirrored in ovarian serous adenocarcinoma patients. J'. . [Details]
Fiorentino M, Judson G, Penney K, Flavin R, Stark J, Fiore C, Fall K, Martin N, Ma J, Sinnott J, Giovannucci E, Stampfer M, Sesso HD, Kantoff PW, Finn S, Loda M, Mucci L. (2010) 'Occupational problems with microscopy in the pathology laboratory'. Virchows Arch, 457 (4):509-511. [DOI] [Details]
Vaira V, Fedele G, Pyne S, Fasoli E, Zadra G, Bailey D, Snyder E, Faversani A, Coggi G, Flavin R, Bosari S, Loda M. (2010) 'Analysis of the 10q11 cancer risk locus implicates MSMB and NCOA4 in human prostate tumorigenesis'. PLoS Genet, 6 (11). [DOI] [Details]
Meyer MS, Penney KL, Stark JR, Schumacher FR, Sesso HD, Loda M, Fiorentino M, Finn S, Flavin RJ, Kurth T, Price AL, Giovannucci EL, Fall K, Stampfer MJ, Ma J, Mucci LA. (2010) 'Metabolic alterations and targeted therapies in prostate cancer'. J Pathol, 223 (2):283-294. [DOI] [Details]
Flavin R, Peluso S, Nguyen PL, Loda M. (2010) 'Genetic variation in RNASEL associated with prostate cancer risk and progression'. Carcinogenesis, 31 (9):1597-1603. [DOI] [Details]
Wolfer A, Wittner BS, Irimia D, Flavin RJ, Lupien M, Gunawardane RN, Meyer CA, Lightcap ES, Tamayo P, Mesirov JP, Liu XS, Shioda T, Toner M, Loda M, Brown M, Brugge JS, Ramaswamy S. (2010) 'Preclinical model of organotypic culture for pharmacodynamic profiling of human tumors'. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 107 (18):8352-8356. [DOI] [Details]
Flavin R, Jackl G, Finn S, Smyth P, Ring M, O'Regan E, Cahill S, Unger K, Denning K, Jinghuan Li, Aherne S, Tallini G, Gaffney E, O'Leary JJ, Zitzelsberger H, Sheils O. (2010) 'MYC regulation of a poor-prognosis metastatic cancer cell state'. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 107 (8):3698-3703. [DOI] [Details]
Gallagher MF, Flavin RJ, Elbaruni SA, McInerney JK, Smyth PC, Salley YM, Vencken SF, O'Toole SA, Laios A, Lee MY, Denning K, Li J, Aherne ST, Lao KQ, Martin CM, Sheils OM, O'Leary JJ. (2010) 'Immunohistochemical expression of BRCA1 and lethal prostate cancer'. Cancer Res, 70 (8):3136-3139. [DOI] [Details]
Flavin R, Smyth P, Barrett C, Russell S, Wen H, Wei J, Laios A, O'Toole S, Ring M, Denning K, Li J, Aherne S, Sammarae D, Aziz NA, Alhadi A, Finn SP, Loda M, B S, Sheils O, O'Leary JJ. (2010) 'Fatty acid synthase as a potential therapeutic target in cancer'. Future Oncol Review, 6 (4):551-562. [DOI] [Details]
R Flavin, SP Finn, TK Choueiri, H Ingoldsby, M Ring, C Barrett, M Rogers, P Smyth, E O'Regan, E Gaffney, JJ O'Leary, M Loda, S Signoretti, O Sheils (2011) 'Ret protein expression in papillary renal cell carcinoma'. Urologic Oncology: Seminars in Oncology [Epub ahead of print], . [Details]
Hendrickson WK, Flavin R, Kasperzyk JL, Fiorentino M, Fang F, Lis R, Fiore C, Penney KL, Ma J, Kantoff PW, Stampfer MJ, Loda M, Mucci LA, Giovannucci E (2011) 'Vitamin D Receptor Protein Expression in Tumor Tissue and Prostate Cancer Progression'. J Clin Oncol, 29 :2378-2384. [DOI] [Details]
Penney KL, Sinnott JA, Fall K, Pawitan Y, Hoshida Y, Kraft P, Stark JR, Fiorentino M, Perner S, Finn S, Calza S, Flavin R, Freedman ML, Setlur S, Sesso HD, Andersson SO, Martin N, Kantoff PW, Johansson JE, Adami HO, Rubin MA, Loda M, Golub TR, Andrén O, Stampfer MJ, Mucci LA (2011) 'mRNA Expression Signature of Gleason Grade Predicts Lethal Prostate Cancer'. J Clin Oncol, . [Details]
Dwyer RM, Ryan J, Havelin RJ, Morris JC, Miller BW, Liu Z, Flavin R, O'Flatharta C, Foley MJ, Barrett HH, Murphy JM, Barry FP, O'Brien T, Kerin MJ. (2011) 'Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Mediated Delivery of the Sodium Iodide Symporter (NIS) Supports Radionuclide Imaging and Treatment of Breast Cancer'. Stem Cells, . [Details]
R Flavin, G Zadra, M Loda (2011) 'Molecular Alterations and Targeted Therapies in Prostate Cancer'. J Path, 223 (2):284-295. [Details]
RJ Flavin, J Cook, M Fiorentino, D Bailey, M Brown, MF Loda. (2011) 'B-catenin is a useful adjunct immunohistochemical marker for the diagnosis of Pulmonary Lymphangioleoimyomatosis'. Am J Clin Pathol, 135 (5):776-782. [DOI] [Details]
R Flavin, SP Finn, TK Choueiri, H Ingoldsby, M Ring, C Barrett, M Rogers, P Smyth, E O'Regan, E Gaffney, JJ O'Leary, M Loda, S Signoretti, O Sheils 'Ret protein expression in papillary renal cell carcinoma'. Urologic Oncology: Seminars in Oncology, . [Details]
                                           

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