Dr. Cathal O'Flaharta
Postdoctoral Researcher cathal.oflatharta@nuigalway.ieCathal studies the biology of MSCs isolated from patients suffering from osteoarthritis
Researcher in
2004-present
Post-doctoral Researcher
REMEDI
Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) in Osteoarthritis (OA)
2002-2004
Post-doctoral Researcher
Department of Molecular Medicine, RCSI
Rapid Effects of Steroid Hormones via Signalling Pathways
1998-2002
PhD
Department of Oral Pathology, Trinity College Dublin
Investigation of the role of the Herpesviridiae, HPVs and Telomerase in Oral Lichen Planus
Mabruk MJ & O'Flatharta C (2005). Telomerase: is it the future diagnostic and prognostic tool in human cancer? Expert Rev Mol Diagn 5:907-16
Thomas W, Coen N, Faherty S, O’Flatharta C, Harvey BJ (2006). Estrogen induces phospholipase A2 activation through ERK1/2 to mobilize intracellular calcium in MCF-7 cells. Steroids 71:256-65
Murphy M, Mabruk MJ, Lenane P, Liew A, McCann P, Buckley A, O’Flatharta C, Hevey D, Billet P, Robertson W, Javed S, Leader M, Kay E, Murphy GM (2002).
Comparison of the expression of p53, p21, Bax and the induction of apoptosis between patients with basal cell carcinoma and normal controls in response to ultraviolet irradiation. J Clin Pathol 55:829-33
O’Flatharta C, Flint SR, Toner M, Butler D, Mabruk MJ (2003).
Investigation into a possible association between oral lichen planus, the human herpesviruses, and the human papillomaviruses. Mol Diagn 7:73-83
O'Flatharta C, Leader M, Kay E, Flint SR, Toner M, Robertson W, Mabruk MJ (2002). Telomerase activity detected in oral lichen planus by RNA in situ hybridisation: not a marker for malignant transformation. J Clin Pathol 55:602-7
Ryan G, O'Flatharta C, Callanan J, Mabruk MJ (2006). RNA in situ hybridization for the detection of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in infected cells. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 37:106-12