Professor Ronan Mccarthy
Professor in Biomedical Sciences

Research Interests

My research focuses on 

• Profiling key signalling pathways that play a role in chronic bacterial infection and antibiotic resistance.
• Studying interactions that occur at the host-pathogen interface using integrated ‘omics approaches.
• Understanding the protective role of the microbiome in an infection setting.
• Assessing the ability of old drugs to be repurposed to inhibit bacterial infection

Opportunities for PhD Study

Enquires are  welcome from those who are keen to pursue PhD and MSc degrees. Joint supervision, industry partnerships and collaborative research opportunities are also very welcome.