Jimenez, Anna Dominique G.

Immunology-Serology Lecture

3F MT S.N. 22

DERMOT P. KELLHER
An esteemed medical pioneer, Prof. Kelleher has studied the immune response to leading causes of infectious diseases. His work is often translated into new diagnostics and treatments for patients. He is a key person behind a pioneering method that draws on nanotechnology to barcode antibody molecules a significant invention that could be used to diagnose health disorders like blood cancers. Professor Kellehers research has focused on the cell biology of immune responses both in terms of basic lymphocyte function and in relationship to mucosal immunology. His research has been focused on the immune response to many of the leading causes of infectious disease worldwide. He is the author of approximately 200 publications and 14 patents. As one of Ireland's foremost medical leaders, Professor Kelleher, in collaboration with Professor Hugh Brady at University College Dublin, obtained collaborative grant funding to establish the Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre, a joint venture between the three major medical schools in Dublin, which provides a physical infrastructure for significant developments in medical biotechnology in Ireland. This has now become Molecular Medicine Ireland. He is the inaugural director of the Institute of Molecular Medicine, a Trinity College Dublin facility at St Jamess Hospital. Kelleher was awarded the 2011 Conway Medal by the Academy of Medicine in Ireland. His research has been featured in highly rated publications and academic journals such as Nature Immunology, Nature Methods and Nature Genetics.

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