About Me
My research interests have included the identification and characterisation of novel early response genes, immune dysfunctions in autoimmune diseases and research into molecular mechanisms of blood and other cancers. Molecular and cellular biology experimental strategies including gene cloning, RNAi, CRISPR, RNASeq underpin much of this research. Current research is focussed mainly in using these approaches in characterising novel cancer vulnerabilities which may lead to identifying novel therapeutic targets for different cancers where there are unmet clinical needs.
I completed a BSc degree in Pharmacology at University College Dublin. I went on to complete a PhD degree and undertake two post-doctoral researcher positions before securing an academic position at King’s College London in 1991. I was appointed as a Reader at the University of Westminster in 2010. From 2014 to 2018, I was Head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Westminster. I co-lead the Medicines Diagnostics and Disease Modelling Research Group and the Genome Engineering Laboratory in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Westminster.
Qualifications:
BSc Pharmacology
PhD Pharmacology
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB)
