Fergus Shanahan – Director
Chair of the Department of Medicine at University
Director of Gastroenterology
National University of Ireland, Dublin
Ireland
Biography
Fergus is Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at University College Cork (UCC). He is a UCD medical graduate and was awarded the gold medal in medicine from the Mater Hospital, Dublin. After internship and residency in internal medicine in Dublin, he trained in Clinical Immunology at McMaster University, Canada and in Gastroenterology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Research Interest
Fergus’ research interests are in mucosal immunology, gut microbiota, inflammatory bowel disease, and most things that affect the human experience.
Publications
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State-of-the-Art Lecture, American Gastroenterological Association, DDW, San Francisco May 2002. “Cellular and Molecular Basis of Probiotic Effects in Intestinal Disorders†Keynote speaker Broad Foundation annual scientific meeting, Los Angeles, March 2006 First prize BMA book awards (gastroenterology) 2006 for Fast Facts in IBD by Rampton D & Shanahan F.
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State-of-the-art Lecture & Medal, the Irish Society of Gastroenterology: Lecture title: ‘Inflammatory bowel disease: modern concepts of pathogenesis & treatment’, November 1993. State-of-the-Art Lecture, American Gastroenterological Association, DDW Orlando May 1999. “Pathogenetic insights and new therapies in inflammatory bowel disease†State-of-the-Art Lecture, American Gastroenterological Association, DDW Atlanta May 2001. “Non-endoscopic diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseaseâ€
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Travelling Studentship in Medicine of National University of Ireland (1982-1984). Canadian Foundation for Ileitis/Colitis ‘Promising Young Investigator’ Award. 1982 AGA Research Training Award. (June/85-July/86)
