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Mr Reg Shaw - Chairperson

Chairman of the Health Research Board, Ireland.

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Dr Shaw is a board member of companies in Ireland and the UK. He is Chairman of Excelsyn Ltd., a leading supplier of active intermediates to the pharmaceutical industry.

In addition, Dr Shaw acts ...

Dr Conor Burke

Consultant Respiratory Physician, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Bons Secours Hospital, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 and the Mater Hospital, Dublin 7

Dr. Burkes previous positions include Clinical Scholar and Research Scholar at Dept. of Respiratory Medicine and Senior Lecturer at Dept. of Respiratory Medicine at Stanford University, California.  Professor Burke's qualifications ...

Consultant neurologist, St James’s Hospital, Dublin

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Colin Doherty is a consultant neurologist at St James’s hospital in Dublin. He has a special interest in epilepsy and behavioural neurology.  He trained at...

Professor Catherine Godson

University College Dublin

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Catherine Godson is Professor of Molecular Medicine at University College Dublin. She obtained her BSc (Biochemistry) and PhD (Pharmacology) from UCD and...

Professor Michael J Kerin

Professor of Surgery, University College Hospital Galway

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Professor Michael Kerin, Professor of Surgery, University College Hospital Galway and Head of Department of Surgery at the National University of Ireland Galway.

Professor Kerin holds an MB, B Ch, BAO (National University of Ireland) Galway from 1984.

Mr John McCormack

CEO Irish Cancer Society

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John McCormack was appointed Chief Executive at the Irish Cancer Society in October 2002. He was formerly Company Secretary and Financial Controller with the Society.

In 1991, he founded the Irish Charities Tax Reform Group...

Professor Prem Puri

President, National Children’s Research Centre

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Professor Prem Puri is the Newman Clinical Research Professor at the UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, and President of the National Children’s Research Centre at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital. He is currently President of the World Federation of Associations of Paediatric Surgeons ...

Dr Marion Rowland

Research Lead in the Directorate of Quality and Clinical Care in the Health Service Executive (HSE)

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Graduated from National University of Ireland Galway in 1979 (MB, BCh, BAO).

From 1981–83  she worked in Nigeria as a Medical Officer providing medical and obstetric care in a 200 bed rural hospital in a densely populated area of Cross River State.

Between 1985 and 1989 she provided ...

Professor Frances Ruane

Director of the Economic and Social Research Institute

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Professor Ruane is currently a member of the Higher Education Authority and was previously appointed as Associate Professor of Economics and as Director at the Policy Institute at Trinity College Dublin.

She previously held positions as ...

Mr Brian Sweeney

Chairman of Siemens Ltd, Dublin

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Brian Sweeney holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (B.E. Mech. and Elec.) and an MBA from University College Dublin. He was awarded an MAI (HON) from Trinity...

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