Head of RESEARCH GROUP

Professor Charles Spillane

Director of Ryan Institute
Established Professor (Chair) of Plant Science
Plant & Agribiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute
Áras de Brún Office ADB-2006
[E]: charles.spillane[at]nuigalway.ie

[Publications & Citations]

Lab Manager

Dr. Galina Brychkova

Áras de Brún Office ADB-2007
[T]: +353-91-492682
[E]: GALINA.BRYCHKOVA[at]nuigalway.ie
Research interests: Abiotic stress tolerance; novel genes; molecular genetics; biochemistry; metabolic engineering; biotechnology; synthetic biology; 3D printing [Publications & Citations]

 

LAB ASSOCIATES

 

Dr. Peter McKeown

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-2011
[T]: +353-91-493388
[E]: peter.mckeown[at]nuigalway.ie
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Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Noel Lucca (SFI Postdoctoral Fellow)

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-2021
[T]: +353-91-493655
[E]:
Research interests: Heterosis; Epigenetics; Plant reproduction; Arabidopsis thaliana; biotechnology. [Publications & Citations]

Dr. Luis Felipe Quiroz Iturra (IRC Postdoctoral Fellow)

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-2021
[T]: +353-91-493655
[E]:
Research interests: Genetics; Epigenetics; Legumes; Genome Editing; Heterosis [Publications & Citations]

PhD Researchers

Linyi Lai (SFI PhD student) 

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-2021
[T]: +353-91-493655
[E]:
Research interests: Epigenetics, Heterosis, Hybrid Vigour, Arabidopsis [Publications & Citations]

Nikita Gondalia (SFI PhD student) 

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-2021
[T]: +353-91-493655
[E]:
Research interests: Heterosis, Genome editing, Ryegrass [Publications & Citations]

Ronan Cashell (Teagasc Walsh Fellow PhD student)

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-2021
[T]: +353-91-493655 
[E]:
Research interests: Bioinformatics; Genomics; Genomic selection; Molecular evolution [Publications & Citations]

Steven McLoughlin (Teagasc Walsh Fellow PhD student)

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-1015
[T]: +353-91-494158
[E]:
Research interests: Bioinformatics; Ruminant microbiome; Greenhouse gas emissions; Ruminant diet [Publications & Citations]

Henrique Francesco Pires (SEAI funded PhD student)

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-1016
[T]: +353-91-494157
[E]:
Research interests: Field Trials; Agronomy. [Publications & Citations]

Noel Ndlovu

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-1015
[T]: +353-91-494158
[E]:
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Decolius Kalumo

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-1015
[T]: +353-91-494158
[E]:
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Sinead Mowlds

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-1015
[T]: +353-91-494158
[E]:
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Research Assistants

Neolene Maria Almeida

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-1016
[T]: +353-91-494157
[E]:
Research interests: Food technology; Food Science; Nutrition; Novel Foods; 3D Bioprinting; 3D Printed Foods [Publications & Citations]

Grainne O’Connor

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-1016
[T]: +353-91-494157
[E]:
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Killian Marlborough

Áras de Brún Lab ADB-1016
[T]: +353-91-494157
[E]:
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Victor Birlanga

Áras de Brún Lab C318
[T]: +353-91-492340
[E]:
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Sam Afoullouss

Áras de Brún Lab C318
[T]: +353-91-492340
[E]:
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Leanne Casey

Áras de Brún Lab C318
[T]: +353-91-492340
[E]:
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Catherine Murray

Áras de Brún Lab C318
[T]: +353-91-492340
[E]:
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MAsters Students

The research group is hosting a wide range of interdisciplinary masters student projects on an ongoing basis, particularly from the following Masters degree programs: MSc Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (MScCCAFS); MSc AgriFood Sustainability & Technology (MScAST); Structured MSc(AgriBiosciences).

Visiting SCIENTISTS

 

Interns