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Dr Ronan McMullan

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
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Dr Ronan McMullan

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

My research theme is novel infection diagnostics, predominantly in the intensive care unit setting, to improve outcomes for patients and identify strategies to address antibiotic resistance.

In support of this aim, I have a leadership role in several large national multicentre clinical trials. These are funded by NIHR and industry partners and they focus on investigating the effectiveness of new diagnostic and treatment strategies, for patients with serious infections, in the NHS.

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 6026

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Clinically-focused research, Relating to improving the diagnosis of serious infection in hospitalised patients, such as diagnostic accuracy studies.

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Country ambassador (Ireland) for the Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections (GAFFI) 
  • Co-opted to the National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) guideline development group for the 2016 sepsis guideline to provide expert microbiology advice.
  • Member of NIHR Heath Technology Assessment Programme Prioritisation Committee B
  • Member of General Medical Council’s Curriculum Advisory Group

Research students

PhD Title Rapid Tests for Fungal Infection in Critical Care
Country UK

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title Tea tree oil to prevent MRSA in ICU
Country UK
Current Position  Nurse practitioner, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust
   
PhD Title  Microbiological interactions and the development of biofilms and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
Country  China
   
PhD Title Synthetic endotoxin biology
Country UK
Current Position  PDRA, QUB

 

 


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  • Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine


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