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Staff List
Dr Eimear Wallace
Contact Details
CURAM Centre
University of Galway
E: Eimear.Wallace@universityofgalway.ie
Biography
Research Interests
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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(2022) | 'Medical devices, smart drug delivery, wearables and technology for the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus'
Domingo-Lopez, D. A.*, Lattanzi, G.*, Schreiber, L. H. J.*, Wallace, E. J.*, Wylie, R., O'Sullivan, J., Dolan, E. B., & Duffy, G. P. (2022) 'Medical devices, smart drug delivery, wearables and technology for the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus'. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 185 (114280):1-32 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2021) | 'The Foreign Body Response to an Implantable Therapeutic Reservoir in a Diabetic Rodent Model'
Beatty, R.*, Lu, C.*, Marzi, J., Levey, R. E., Berrio, D. C., Lattanzi, G., Wylie, R., Connor, R. O., Wallace, E., Ghersi, G., Salamone, M., Dolan, E. B., Layland, S. L., Schenke-Layland, K., & Duffy, G. P. (2021) 'The Foreign Body Response to an Implantable Therapeutic Reservoir in a Diabetic Rodent Model'. Tissue Engineering, Part C: Methods, 27 (10):515-528 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2019) | 'Long QT Syndrome: Genetics and Future Perspective'
Wallace, E., Howard, L., Liu, M., O¿Brien, T., Ward, D., Shen, S., & Prendiville, T. (2019) 'Long QT Syndrome: Genetics and Future Perspective'. Pediatric Cardiology, 1957 :1419-1430 [DOI] [Details] |
Conference Publications
Year | Publication | |
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(2023) | 28th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (BinI)
Wallace, E.J., Bellavia, G., Straino, S., Cianfarani, F., Ciotti, G., Mitra, T., Duffy, G.P. (2023) Controlled Release of VEGF from a Mechanoresponsive Hydrogel Loaded Soft Robotic Drug Delivery Device to Pre-Vascularise Implant Sites 28th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (BinI) [Details] |
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(2022) | 15th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD)
Wallace, E.J., Straino, S., Cianfarani, F. Ciotti, G., Mitra, T., Schreiber, L., Lattanzi, G., Bellavia, G., Duffy, G.P. (2022) Controlled Delivery of VEGF using an Implantable Hydrogel Loaded Soft Robotic Drug Delivery System to Prevascularise an Implant Site for Islet Transplantation 15th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) [Details] |
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(2022) | 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society of Biomaterials (ESB)
Wallace, E.J., Schreiber, L., Lattanzi, G., Straino, S., Cianfarani, F. Ciotti, G., Mitra, T., G., Bellavia, G., Duffy, G.P. (2022) Stimulation of Neovascularisation by Controlled Delivery of VEGF using an Implantable Hydrogel Loaded Soft Robotic Drug Delivery System 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society of Biomaterials (ESB) [Details] |
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(2022) | 27th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (BinI)
Wallace, E.J., Straino, S., Cianfarani, F. Ciotti, G., Mitra, T., Schreiber, L., Lattanzi, G., Bellavia, G., Duffy, G.P. (2022) The Controlled Delivery of VEGF Using a Hydrogel Loaded Soft Robotic Drug Delivery System 27th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (BinI) [Details] |
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(2022) | United Kingdom and Ireland Control Release Society Symposium (UKICRS)
Wallace, E.J., Schreiber, L., Lattanzi, G., Straino, S., Cianfarani, F. Ciotti, G., Mitra, T., G., Bellavia, G., Duffy, G.P. (2022) Soft Robotic Drug Delivery System Controls Delivery of VEGF to Stimulate Neovascularisation at an Islet Transplantation Site United Kingdom and Ireland Control Release Society Symposium (UKICRS) [Details] |
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(2021) | Congress of the International Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association (IPITA)
Wallace, E.J., Mitra, T., Schreiber, L.H.J., Lattanzi, G., Bellavia, G., Duffy, G.P. (2021) Establishing the Controlled Delivery of VEGF using a Hydrogel Loaded Soft Robotic Drug Delivery System with the aim to Prevascularise Implant Site for Islet Transplantation Congress of the International Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association (IPITA) [Details] |
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(2020) | 26th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (BinI)
Wallace, E., Levey, R.E., Lattanzi G., Robinson S.T., Maye E., Beatty, R., O¿Dwyer, J., Dolan, E.B., Duffy, G.P. (2020) Assessing Macrophage Response to an Actuatable Soft Reservoir 26th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (BinI) [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2023 | 1st Prize Oral Presentation in Biomaterials Category | 28th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland | |
2022 | 1st Prize Oral Presentation | 32nd Annual Conference European Society of Biomaterials | |
2022 | Presidential Award for Volunteering | University of Galway | |
2022 | 1st Prize Oral Presentation | United Kingdom and Ireland Control Release Society Symposium | |
2020 | Presidential Award for Volunteering | University of Galway |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland | Ordinary Member | 07-JUL-20 / | |
United Kingdom and Ireland Controlled Release Society | Member | 13-APR-22 / | |
Controlled Release Society | Ordinary Member | 23-MAR-23 / |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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Explora-Biotech | Early Stage Researcher | 01-SEP-19 / 31-AUG-22 | |
University of Galway | Postdoctoral Researcher | 01-SEP-23 / 29-FEB-24 | |
University of Galway | MedTrain Postdoctoral Fellow | 01-MAR-24 / 28-FEB-27 | |
University of Galway | Research Associate | 01-SEP-22 / 31-AUG-23 |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2023 | University of Galway | PhD | Anatomy | |
2018 | University of Galway | MSc | Regenerative Medicine | |
2017 | University of Galway | BSc | Biomedical Science |
Languages
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English | |
Irish |
Community Engagement
Title | Type | From / To | |
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Outreach | Cell Explorers | 01-SEP-19 / | |
Outreach | ReelLIFE Science | 05-OCT-20 / | |
Outreach | STEM Ambassador | 01-SEP-22 / |