Nicola Raftery
National Research Collaborative Rep
I am an SpR in General Surgery and an ICAT fellow. I will be commencing my PhD in July 2024 focusing on the use of liquid biopsy in oesophagogastric cancers. I am the current National Research Collaborative (NRC) rep for the ISRC. My role is to maintain a line of communication between the ISRC and […]
Niall Hardy
Out of Programme Trainee Representative
Hi, I’m Niall and I’m delighted to perform the role of “Out of Programme Trainee Representative” this year. I am currently employed at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital/University College Dublin as a surgical research fellow and am undertaking a PhD in the application of artificial intelligence and fluorescence guided surgery in cancer identification. Prior to […]
Noel Donlon
Co-Chair & PROPEL Lead
Noel is a surgical specialist registrar with his subspeciality interest in Upper GI Surgery. He is the current lecturer in surgery (Trinity College Dublin/St. James’s Hospital). His PhD research focused on combining radiotherapy and immunotherapy in treating oesophageal adenocarcinoma. He has two Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) actively recruiting at present, one a multicentre trial evaluating […]
Niall McInerney
Core surgical trainee
I graduated from UCD in 2019. I am currently a first-year core surgical trainee in the Mater Hospital. Previously I have worked as a surgical tutor in the Mater and UCD. During this time, I gained a greater appreciation for surgical research and the benefits it can have for our patients. Joining the ISRC has […]