Dermot Kelleher
Non Exec. Director
clinical research
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Netherlands
Biography
Professor Dermot Kelleher has served as a non-executive director of ICON plc since May 2008. Professor Kelleher is currently Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. From 2012 to 2015 he was Vice President (Health) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London and concurrently Dean of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Singapore from 2012 to 2014. From 2004 to 2012 he was Head of the School of Medicine and Vice Provost for Medical Affairs at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland where he led the development of the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Molecular Medicine Ireland. Professor Kelleher’s research interests have focused on gastrointestinal infectious and inflammatory diseases and over a distinguished thirty year career he has led significant research projects in this field. Alongside his notable academic appointments, Professor Kelleher has served as a visiting research scientist with a major pharmaceutical company and has been a founder of a number of biotechnology companies.
Research Interest
Gastrointestinal Infections
