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ProfDarren Griffith

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

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  • Associate Professor
    Department of Chemistry
  • 01 402 2246 (Work)
  • RCSI, Department of Chemistry, 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2

RESEARCH OVERVIEW

Research interests are broadly in the areas of medicinal inorganic chemistry, metal-based drugs and chemical biology:

- Metallo-PROTACs 
- Pt complexes with click handles as chemical probes

- Stimuli responsive metal-based drugs
- Gallium complexes as antimicrobial agents

Suitable research candidates should contact Dr. Griffith directly by email if they wish to apply for postgraduate or postdoctoral scholarship funding opportunities. 

GRANTS

  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Rinn Pharma and Biopharma
    Research Ireland1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2034
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Development of Gallium Antimicrobial Peptide Conjugates Targeting ESKAPE Pathogens
    Research Ireland1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2027
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Development of Gallium Antimicrobial Peptide Conjugates Targeting ESKAPE Pathogens
    RCSI1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2027
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    RCSI-Fulbright Joint PhD Programme 2025 Cohort
    RCSI1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2029
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Additional Funding supplementary to NE:NC Award
    Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Jun 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Inhalable Formulations of Novel Gallium Compounds for the Treatment of Lung Infections
    Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Jan 2025 - 31 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Anne MH
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Research Ireland (formerly IRC) 2025 Supplementary Stipend
    Research Ireland1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Research Ireland (formerly SFI) 2025 Supplementary Stipend
    Research Ireland1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Student Selected Projects (SSP) 2025
    RCSI1 Jan 2025 - 31 Aug 2025
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Sonoluminescence activated platinum complexes for targeted cancer therapy
    Irish Research Council IRC1 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2027
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Sonoluminescence activated platinum complexes for targeted cancer therapy
    RCSI1 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2027
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Student Selected Projects (SSP) 2024
    RCSI29 Apr 2024 - 28 Apr 2025
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    SFI PhD 2024 Additional Stipend Allowance
    Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Stipend increase for non state-funded PhD scholars
    RCSI1 Jan 2024 - 30 Sep 2029
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    HEA Support for COVID-19 Related Research Costed Extensions
    Higher Education Authority1 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2024
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Student Selected Projects (SSP) 2023
    RCSI5 Jan 2023 - 30 Sep 2025
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Development of Pt-based PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (Pt-PROTACs) as Molecular Probes for Pt-binding proteins and Next Generation Anticancer Agents
    Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Dec 2022 - 31 Dec 2027
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Pretargeted “Click-to-Release” Activation of a Platinum Anticancer Drug
    RCSI1 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2024
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Pretargeted “Click-to-Release” Activation of a Platinum Anticancer Drug
    Irish Research Council IRC1 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2024
  • GRANT
    SSPC PharM5
    Science Foundation Ireland1 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2023
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    SSPC_Phase 2
    Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Jun 2019 - 31 Dec 2025
  • GRANT
    Wellcome Trust Biomedical University Vacation Scholarship
    Wellcome Trust1 Jun 2019 - 31 Jul 2019
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    2019 Wellcome Biomedical Vacation Scholarship Awards
    Wellcome Trust22 May 2019 - 30 Sep 2019
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    Consumable Budget For External Funding Summer Studentships (Hrb, Wellcome Trust) 2019
    RCSI7 May 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
  • FUNDED PROJECT
    SSC Research Programme 2019
    RCSI1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021