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DrAamir Hameed

Senior Lecturer

Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine

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  • Senior Lecturer
    Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine
  • Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Anatomy & Regenerative Medicine, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, 02, Ireland

RESEARCH OVERVIEW

Dr Hameed's research interest is in tissue engineering and minimally invasive medical devices research, especially in the domain of cardiovascular diseases. Tissue-engineered biomaterials coupled with a minimally invasive delivery system could contribute in structural improvement and function of repaired hearts and hence may provide revolutionary therapeutic opportunities.

GRANTS

  • FUNDED PROJECT
    SmartPleuro - A Targeted Catheter Platform for Smart Therapeutic Delivery to the Pleural Cavity
    Enterprise Ireland1 Oct 2026 - 1 Oct 2027
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Vital for life - Pediatric mechanical circulatory support programme
    Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Collaborative Initiative 2025/26
    RCSI1 Oct 2025 - 30 Oct 2026
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Zero-G Circulation: Bridging Cardiac Research and Space Medicine
    Enterprise Ireland8 Sep 2025 - 7 Dec 2025
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Biosensor for use in conjunction with heart failure device
    Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2027
  • GRANT
    Haemolysis testing – vital for innovation
    Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland30 Sep 2024 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Byrne R
  • GRANT
    SmartPleuro - Malignant Pleural Effusion
    Health Service Executive (HSE)3 Jul 2023
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    SmartPleuro - Bedside pleurodesis technology
    Health Service Executive1 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Claire S
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    PReduction - A novel device for Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
    Enterprise Ireland1 Jan 2020 - 9 Aug 2022
  • GRANT
    'A biohybrid soft robotic heart' & 'Transcutaneous Energy Transmission System for Left Ventricular Assist Devices'
    Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland10 Jun 2019 - 9 Aug 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Roche E,
    • Cheema F
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Minimally Invasive Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Powered with Transcutaneous Energy Transmission System
    RCSI1 Jun 2019 - 31 Aug 2019
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Left ventricular (LV) suction device for left atrial Pressure Reduction (PReduction) in Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
    Enterprise Ireland7 Dec 2018 - 31 Mar 2019
  • GRANT
    Novel device based solution for Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
    Enterprise Ireland7 Dec 2018 - 31 Mar 2019
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Prophylactic and targeted delivery of Dexrazoxane to heart
    Enterprise Ireland1 May 2015 - 15 Dec 2015
  • NON-FUNDED PROJECT
    A biohybrid soft robotic heart
  • NON-FUNDED PROJECT
    Artificial heart model to test pressure reduction device
  • NON-FUNDED PROJECT
    Cancer therapy-induced cardiotoxicities
  • NON-FUNDED PROJECT
    Chemical pleurodesis
  • NON-FUNDED PROJECT
    Diuretic therapy in congestive heart failure