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Being the only Kerry man within the group, I graduated from UCC in 2007 with a B.Sc. in Chemistry. I carried out my 4th Year project “Detection of Dopamine and Peptides at the Liquid/Liquid Interface using a 4-electrode potentiostat” in the Tyndall National Institute, under the supervision of Dr Damien Arrigan. The results of which are currently being published. In Oct 2007, I made the big move to Dublin to begin my PhD under the supervision of Prof. Gunnlaugsson (TCD) and Prof. Lee (RCSI) The aim of my PhD programme is to design, synthesize: a) ‘Dual contrast agents’ based on the use of iodine based contrast agents and fluorescent tags and b) Gd(III) based MRI contrast agents for targeting damaged bone structures. Besides Chemistry, I like to Socialise, drink, go to the cinema and of course make that lovely 4 and half hour trip home. People in the lab say I’m the loud one. I disagree. |
