Date: January 17th 2023
Title of Thesis: Regulation of the Lung Fibroblast Immune Response by the Core Clock Protein BMAL1
PhD Candidate: Shannon Cox
It was a real delight when Shannon passed her viva titled “ Regulation of the Lung Fibroblast Immune Response by the Core Clock Protein BMAL1” with flying colours. Drs. Hannah Durringtonfrom University of Manchester attended virtually and Drs. Triona Ni Chonghaile from RCSI were the external and internal examiners. Shannon really enjoyed discussing and at times debating her results. Always nice when your PhD work is accepted before the viva as was the case here. Shannons work was published in FASEB journal in February.
Cox SL, O'Siorain JR, He Y, Lordan R, Naik A, Tang SY, Sengupta S, FitzGerald GA, Carroll RG, Curtis AM.
Circadian disruption in lung fibroblasts enhances NF-κB activity to exacerbate neutrophil recruitment.
FASEB J. 2023 Feb;37(2):e22753. doi: 10.1096/fj.202201456R.
We welcome Dr. Shannon Cox to the world, world watch out!