Dr. Deirdre O' Connor
deirdre.oconnor@nuigalway.ieDeirdre is looking at the function of eNOS in an in vivo model of coronary artery by-pass as well as in an in vitro environment.
Researcher in
Looking at the function of eNOS in an in vitro environment
Establishing a model of coronary artery by-pass grafts and determining if eNOS could have a role in extending the lifetime of the graft
2007-present
Post-doctoral Researcher
REMEDI
Genetic Engineering of Vein Grafts to Prevent Restenosis
2003-2006
Post-doctoral Researcher
University of Cambridge, UK
Role of leptin in the perinatal environment
1997-2002
PhD
NUI, Galway
Liver enriched transcription factors in zebrafish development
Role of Leptin in the Regulation of Growth and Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Ovine Fetus During Late Gestation
Alison J. Forhead, Christopher A. Lamb, Kathryn L. Franko, Deirdre M. O’Connor, F. B. PeterWooding, Roselle L. Cripps, Susan Ozanne, Dominique Blache, Qingwu W.Shen, Min Du and Abigail L. Fowden J Physiol (2008) 586 (9) pp 2393–2403
Developmental Control of Plasma Leptin and Adipose Leptin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in the Ovine Fetus during Late Gestation: Role of Glucocorticoids and Thyroid Hormones
Deirdre M. O’Connor, Dominique Blache, Nigel Hoggard, Emily Brookes, F. B. Peter Wooding, Abigail L. Fowden, and Alison J. Forhead Endocrinology (2007) 148(8):3750–3757