Niamh joined the Molecular Rheumatology research group working as a research assistant. In 2022 she completed her undergraduate degree in Human Health and Disease from Trinity College Dublin. After completing her degree, she began working as a research assistant in the Translational Immunology Group, followed by the Molecular Rheumatology Group where she helped coordinate the arthroscopy programme between St. Vincent’s University Hospital and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute.
In March 2023, she began her PhD with Dr. Viviana Marzaioli with the aim of her research being to uncover differential monocyte activation and priming in Rhuematoid and Psoriatic Arthritis, as well as their ability to differentiate into DCs, macrophages, and osteoclasts. Overall she hopes to identify unique monocyte molecular signatures to further our understanding of the pathogenesis of these diseases.
Email: odowdni@tcd.ie
Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin 
Hey Niamh, I’m an archaeology student from Trinity and my thesis is concerned with Human Osteology and archaeological practices that deal with human skeleton recovery and interpretation.
A part of my thesis discusses rheumatoid arthritis and one of the chapters deals with the background of its aetiology and pathophysiological effects. I was wondering would you have the time to look at it for me or even give me a few pointers on potential things I could be missing? I would really appreciate an experts help, no worries if you are too busy.
My email is attached if you are interested!
Thanks so much, Olivia
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