Peter Flanagan, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

County Dublin, Ireland

My current research focuses on the role of the TLO gene family in Candida albicans and their role in the pathogenicity of this opportunistic pathogen. Previous work involved using the closely related species C. dubliniensis since this species has only two TLO genes in comparison to the 14 possessed by C. albicans. With the advance of CRISPR-Cas9 for gene editing it is now possible to delete all TLO genes from C. albicans in order to study their role in more detail.In addition to my postdoctoral research, I coordinate and disseminate the problem based learning material as a tutor to 1st year Dental Science students within the hospital. Furthermore, I lecture Immunology and Vaccination to Dental Nurse students and I also act as a mentor to PhD and undergraduate students carrying out their project within the laboratory.

Nuffield Department Of Clinical Medicine, Experimental Medicine Division

Research Assistant working on the SPARTAC trial. A randomised-controlled trial comparing three different strategies of intervention in patients recently infected with HIV. The main objective of the trial was to determine whether being treated at primary HIV infection for a limited duration delays damage to the immune system and consequently prolongs time to initiation of long-term anti-HIV therapy. The project also looks at the effect of primary HIV treatment on disease progression and the development of AIDS events. My role was longitudinal sequencing of samples form patients acutely infected with HIV.While at Oxford, I also worked on a side project looking at xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV). XMRV has recently been reported in patients with prostate cancer as well as in patients with CFS. Some reports noted that XMRV was prevalent in the healthy population between 1% and 3.7%. Therefore we looked at a cohort of 230 patients with HIV or HCV who are at high risk for either sexually transmitted or blood-borne infection and to see if they are at increased risk of XMRV. Of our cohort, none showed to contain XMRV and thus we concluded that XMRV was not present in patients who are at risk of sexually transmitted and blood-born infection. This result was published in the Journal of Infectious Disease 2010 vol. 202 no. 10 page 1482-1485.

Blachardstown Shopping Centre

Responsibilities included the general upkeep and appearance of premises, maintaining a smooth operational flow of business, helping customers choose the correct product, a constant knowledge of new technology, training new staff and cashing-up at end of day.

Phd, Molecular Microbiology

Activities and Societies: Kayaking Control of TOR Kinase, the key to host-pathogen interactions in Candida albicans? Candida albicans is.

Msc Molecular Biology And Pathology Of Viruses, Virology, Msc

Activities and Societies: Kayaking (Imperial College Canoe Club) Employing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to Explore the Role of Host Lipids.

Bsc Biological Science, Biological Science, Bsc (Hons)

Activities and Societies: Kayaking (Maynooth University Canoe and Kayak Club) The core components of the course in Maynooth consisted.