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NUI Galway

Surgery - Research

Course overview
The Discipline of Surgery provides a facility for medical students and surgical personnel wishing to undertake clinical research projects or postgraduate courses. Current research involves the Department of Breast, Gastrointestinal/Colorectal, Orthopaedic and Vascular Surgery. The research laboratory is also home to full-time scientific researchers focusing primarily on cancer research.

Research facilities include the Surgical Research laboratories in the Clinical Science Institute, REMEDI, NCBES at NUI Galway and the Western Vascular Institute at University Hospital, Galway.

The Discipline of Surgery collaborates with national and international research institutions, e.g. Cancer Research UK, EMBL, and the Mayo Clinic. Researchers are affiliated with the Galway Cancer Initiative. The Discipline offers supervision in a wide area of medical interest. To pursue either degree, potential candidates should discuss the matter with the Head of Department.

Entry requirements

PhD candidates should normally have a high honours standard in a relevant academic discipline at primary degree level or equivalent together with the support of an academic staff member who is approved by the College to supervise the research in terms of its nature and scope.

MD candidates should normally have a high honours standard in Medicine from NUI Galway or possess qualification deemed to be equivalent. Candidates shall be eligible to register onto the MD programme, three years after obtaining the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine. The application will also require support of an academic staff member who is approved by the College to supervise the research in terms of its nature and scope.

Additional entry requirements
Candidates may be required to submit a research proposal for consideration by the School as part of their application.

Duration

GYN53 PhD (Surgery) full-time
GYN54 PhD (Surgery) part-time
GYN55 MD (Surgery) full-time
GYN56 MD (Surgery) part-time
GYN57 MCh (Surgery) full-time
GYN58 MCh (Surgery) part-time
GYU53 M.Sc. (Surgery)
GYU54 M.Sc. (Surgery)

Research areas

Areas of interest
Breast cancer:
- Population genetics
- Molecular profiling
- Role of stem cells in metastasis
- Mestastatis prevention
- Early detection

Colorectal cancer:
- Molecular profiling
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Ischaemia/Reperfusion
- Wound healing

Cardiovascular:
- Stem cells in arthritis (with REMEDI)
- Hyperbaric oxygen