ProfRobert Byrne
Chair Of Cardiovascular Research
School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
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- Chair Of Cardiovascular ResearchSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
Prof. Byrne’s research awards include the European Society of Cardiology Atherothrombosis Research Fellowship (2008), the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Thomas J. Linnemeier Young Investigator Award (2009) and the Andreas Grüntzig Research Prize of the German Cardiac Society (2016).
Prof. Byrne was a scientist of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research and has published more than 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters on coronary intervention, including in in leading journals (NEJM, the Lancet, JAMA, Circulation, JACC and the European Heart Journal).
Prof. Byrne’s leadership roles include membership of the European Society of Cardiology Regulatory Affairs Committee and board membership of the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Co-Chair of its Patient Initiatives Committee. In addition he serves as Deputy Editor at EuroIntervention journal and as Editorial Board member for a number of other high impact research journals.
Prof. Byrne was a scientist of the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research and has published more than 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters on coronary intervention, including in in leading journals (NEJM, the Lancet, JAMA, Circulation, JACC and the European Heart Journal).
Prof. Byrne’s leadership roles include membership of the European Society of Cardiology Regulatory Affairs Committee and board membership of the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Co-Chair of its Patient Initiatives Committee. In addition he serves as Deputy Editor at EuroIntervention journal and as Editorial Board member for a number of other high impact research journals.
GRANTS
- FUNDED PROJECTStrategies for antiplatelet management following acute coronary syndrome (STREAMLINE)Health Research Board / HRB1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2030
- FUNDED PROJECTDUBSTENT-DIABETES - Randomised trial of dual device treatment involving drug-coated balloon angioplasty and drug-eluting stent implantation compared to single device treatments in patients with diabetes mellitusIndustry - Industry Funded Non-Economic Research – RCSI owns IP18 Mar 2025 - 17 Mar 2031
- FUNDED PROJECTPRECISE - Pathway for PREcision MediCine using Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging AnalySis for Improved OutcomEsMater Hospital1 Feb 2025 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Osama S
- FUNDED PROJECTHaemolysis testing – vital for innovationRCSI30 Sep 2024 - 31 Dec 2026
- FUNDED PROJECTHaemolysis testing – vital for innovationIndustry – Co-Funded Collaborative Research – RCSI owns IP30 Sep 2024 - 31 Dec 2026
- FUNDED PROJECTCalcification Algorithm for Coronary Plaque Modification - CYCLOPESIndustry28 Mar 2024 - 30 Apr 2028
- FUNDED PROJECTe-Yukon RegistryIndustry22 Sep 2022 - 31 May 2024People funded by this grant:
- Translumina
- FUNDED PROJECTCoordination of Research and Evidence for Medical Devices (CORE-MD)EU Horizon 20201 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2024People funded by this grant:
- Alan FESOC