CARD rheumatology at St Vincent’s University Hospital is a EULAR Centre of Excellence for research and education. Our main focus is on patients with early, inflammatory arthritis eg. rheumatoid / psoriatic and vasculitis eg. Giant Cell Arteritis. We aim to provide patients with state-of-the-art treatment and information about their conditions. Our key scientific focus is on understanding… Read More

In 2017, Prof. Ronan Mullan designed and implemented an ultrasound guided biopsy programme in the Bone and Joint Unit, Tallaght Hospital. In collaboration with Prof. Ursula Fearon, Ms. Sian Cregan implemented the first wet-lab tissue culture programme at Tallaght Hospital, utilizing the facilities provided by the newly refurbished Meath Foundation Research Laboratory. The on-site translational molecular… Read More

Claire is a patient co-investigator on the Centre of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases grant “PRedicting Onset, Variation and Effect of treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis (PROVE RA)”. Claire was also involved in the HRB funded KEDS (Knowledge Exchange and Dissemination Scheme) grant entitled “Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Awareness INitiative (RA-PAIN)” where she contributed to the project as… Read More

Alex is a public representative on the Centre of Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease board of management and a co-investigator on the HRB funded KEDS (Knowledge Exchange and Dissemination Scheme) grant entitled “Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Awareness INitiative (RA-PAIN)”. Alex contributed to the project as co-chair and co-presentor in a national series of interactive patient engagement workshops.

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… Read More

Dr Viviana Marzaioli is a Principal Investigator within the Molecular Rheumatology group in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TCD). Her research focuses on investigating the contribution of innate immunity in the initiation and the progression of Rheumatoid and Psoriatic arthritis, with an emphasis on the dysregulation in monocyte-derived cells development. Her research goal is to… Read More

Dr Canavan is an Assistant Professor in Immunology and course co-ordinator for the Postgraduate Diploma in Immune Therapies in the School of Medicine and School of Biochemistry and Immunology. Dr Canavan is also head of the Translational Immunopathology research group in TCD where her lab investigates the early innate immune mechanisms which drive the onset… Read More

Orla is final year PhD student here in the Molecular Rheumatology research group.  In 2021 she completed her undergraduate degree in Human Health and Disease from Trinity College Dublin. As part of her final year thesis, she undertook a three month research project with Prof. Fearon in which she focused in on examining the differential… Read More

Aenea is a post-doctoral researcher in the Molecular Rheumatology group, currently working on reducing inflammatory functions of macrophages and T cells in rheumatoid arthritis. She recently completed her PhD in Clinical Medicine under the supervision of Prof. Ursula Fearon, during which she studied how distinct fibroblast subsets can contribute to disease pathogenesis in psoriatic arthritis… Read More

Siobhan Wade was the Lab Manager for the Molecular Rheumatology group. Siobhan completed a four year BA in Immunology in 2013 here in Trinity College Dublin, undergoing a final year research project with the School of Biochemistry and Immunology, supervised by Dr. Emma Creagh. Following this, she continued her research studies with Dr. Creagh to… Read More

Carlos is a 3rd year PhD in the Galicia Sur Health Research Institute in Spain. As part of his PhD programme, Carlos was engaged in a 3 month international research placement in Ireland under the supervision of Prof. Ursula Fearon.

M.Sc., B.Sc.Success Amaechi is a 2nd-year PhD in the Molecular Rheumatology research group. Prior to joining the group, Success completed his M.Sc. in Immunology at Trinity CollegeDublin in 2020. During his M.Sc., he performed his research under Prof. Derek Doherty’sTuberculosis Immunology group, where he assessed the role of Vd2 T cells in tuberculosispathogenicity and immunity.… Read More

Nicole is currently a first year PhD student in the Molecular Rheumatology researchgroup. During her PhD, she will be identifying molecular pathways that distinguishdifferent forms of inflammatory arthritis with a particular focus on interactionsbetween immune and tissue resident invasive stromal cells. Before joining this lab,Nicole completed her Bachelor’s in microbiology at the university of Galway… Read More

Leonie is a postdoctoral researcher in the Molecular Rheumatology group. She completedher PhD in Neuroimmunology under the supervision of Prof. Silvia Capellino at IfADo inDortmund, Germany. During her PhD, she investigated the dopaminergic pathway in humanimmune cells, both under normal conditions and during chronic inflammation, with aparticular focus on sex-specific differences. She collaborated closely with… Read More

Loredana Marginean is a Research Assistant in the Molecular Rheumatology research group. Loredana received a B.Sc. (Double Hons) in Chemistry and Biology from Maynooth University in 2022. After her studies, she worked as a Quality Assurance Assistant in ABP Food Group. She then completed a M.Sc. in Biological and Biomolecular Science in University College Dublin in 2024. Under… Read More

Megan is a first-year PhD student here in the Molecular Rheumatology research group. In 2016 she completed her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Health and Life Sciences from University College Dublin, having undertaken a three-month research project with Prof. Fearon as part of her final year thesis. Subsequently, she successfully applied for the Irish Research Council… Read More