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DrCathal Kearney

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine

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  • Honorary Senior Lecturer
    Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine
  • 01 4022105 (Work)
  • RCSI, Anatomy, 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2

RESEARCH OVERVIEW

Mimicking natural cue timing motivates the central research themes in my laboratory: the precise temporal control of local therapeutic delivery; the effect of therapeutic delivery timing on efficacy; and integrating these platforms within biomaterials. Natural bioactive cue profiles are typically transient with cues switching on/off to coordinate successful outcomes. However, dysregulation of healthy sequences is often observed in disease. My research aims to drive coordination of biological processes by delivering therapeutics at specific timepoints. Application focus areas include diabetic wound healing, tissue engineering and cancer treatment.

GRANTS

  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Research Ireland (formerly SFI) 2025 Supplementary Stipend
    Research Ireland1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Development of a novel skin wound healing scaffold using induced pluripotent stem cells
    Irish Research Council IRC1 Sep 2019 - 10 May 2021
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Development of a novel skin wound healing scaffold using induced pluripotent stem cells
    RCSI1 Sep 2019 - 10 May 2021
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    AMBER Phase 2
    Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Jul 2019 - 31 May 2025
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    RCSI Research Summer School 2019
    RCSI12 Apr 2019 - 31 Jan 2022
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    BONDS
    Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)5 Mar 2018 - 4 Mar 2023
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Bilayered ON-Demand Scaffolds: On-Demand Delivery from induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Scaffolds for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
    EU Horizon 20201 Oct 2017 - 30 Sep 2022
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    BONDS ERC Spprt Grant
    RCSI1 Oct 2017 - 31 Aug 2023
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Next generation biomaterial scaffolds for diabetic foot ulcer healing
    Enterprise Ireland H2020 Support12 Aug 2016 - 14 Jul 2017
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Fabrication of tissue engineering scaffolds for diabetic wound healing using extracellular matrix from induced pluripotent stem cell-derived fibroblasts
    European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes / EFSD18 Jul 2016 - 10 Sep 2016
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Evaluation of a microparticle-doped collagen-based scaffold designed for diabetic wound healing
    Wellcome Trust6 Jun 2016 - 29 Jul 2016
  • GRANT
    Temporally controlled delivery of vascular therapeutics from a regenerative template for diabetic wound healing
    H20201 May 2015 - 1 May 2018
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Ultrasound-Responsive Alginate for On-Demand Release of Angiogenic Nanoparticles
    RCSI1 Jan 2015 - 30 Jun 2019