Meet Our PhD Researchers

Our researchers are advancing knowledge across a wide range of disciplines.
Use the links below to explore our current and past PhD cohorts.

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PhD Researchers (current)

Meet our current PhD researchers and explore the projects they are working on, supported by academic supervisors across various disciplines.

Shaikhah Alghanim

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Mohamed Ali

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Chloe Anderson

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Dr Ayeisha Asim

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Naomi Bell

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Sophie Carlin

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Kiai Chambers

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Kathryn Christie

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Mia Church

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Gillian Conlon

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Ciara Costello

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Emily Dinsmore

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Utibe Ebong

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Lucie Elliott

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Anna Friel

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Donya Ghazinader

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Svitlana Grogan

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Dr Adele Heaney

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Dr Jennifer Henry

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Sarah Hughes

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Dr Muzamil Hussain

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Jordan Kidd

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Gavin Markey

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Ellen Mason

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Leah McColgan

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Laura McGrogan

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Thomas McLarnon

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Jonathon McLaughlin

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Gillian McNaugher

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Dr Orla Megraw

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Mahdi Mohseni

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Stephen Morgan

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Ciaran O Regan

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Jency Rajan

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Sophie Reid

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Alana Smith

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Ailis Stevenson

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Nomathamsanqa Tholo

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PhD Researchers (past)

View previous PhD researchers by graduating class, along with their project titles.

Class of 2025
Class of 2025 PhD Researchers
NameTitle
Michael Adams A mixed-methods process evaluation of the ‘Walk with Me’ peer-led walking intervention to increase physical activity in inactive older adults
Rachel DevenneyThe role of cooperating mutations in acute myeloid leukaemia
Roanne LeckyThe Diabetic Lung: Impact of Diabetes and Obesity on Lung Health (IDOL)
Christopher PageImproving the screening and diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia
Class of 2024
Class of 2024 PhD Researchers
NameTitle
Sophie Coyle Targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome as a therapy for glaucoma
Matthew Ennis Identifying multimorbidity patterns in type 2 diabetes and genes associated with comorbidity trajectories leading to chronic kidney disease
Ruairidh Harrigan Developing novel synergistic drug combinations with venetoclax in acute myeloid leukaemia
Rachel Hiemstra-Creighton Enjoyable group-based physical activity programmes for older adults
Evangeline Johnston Identification of novel synergistic drug combinations with statins in paediatric AML
Class of 2023
Class of 2023 PhD Researchers
NameTitle
Ciara Devlin Off Target Benefits of GLP-1 Agonist Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes
Guangran Guo Multi-omic approach identifies GDF15 as cardiac cell senescence marker that also differentiates Permanent Atrial Fibrillation from Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Sean McCallion Biomarkers associated with AKI and CKD and their progression
Gavin McCluskey Validation of Circulating Extracellular Vesicle Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker Candidates for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Bodhayan Prasad Development of machine learning based computational tools for stratified healthcare and personalised medicine
Caoimhe Ward Investigating demographic, psychosocial and epigenetic risk factors for depression in young adults
Class of 2022
Class of 2022 PhD Researchers
NameTitle
Owen Connolly Skeletal muscle vesicles as a source of circulating biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Vanessa Milla Identification of Biomarkers to Identify ALS subjects among patients affected by Motor Neuron Disorders
Christina Vasilopoulou A software pipeline for the analysis of genomic data, and functional genomic approaches to explore the molecular mechanisms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Angelina Villikudathil Computational approaches in biomarker discovery for treatment response and comorbidity in type-2 diabetes