Alistair Nichol
Alistair is the Chair of Critical Care Medicine in University College Dublin (UCD), and the Director of the Irish Critical Care - Clinical Trials Network (ICC-CTN). He is the Dept Director of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Alistair works clinically in St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin and is an honorary Intensivist in the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. He has been awarded over 70 million euros in research funding and published numerous articles in the world’s highest impact journals, including first author publications in the NEJM, Lancet and JAMA. Apart from having multiple jobs Alistair also has 4 kids under 14 years of age. He obviously therefore has no hobbies, no sporting interests but he lives in hope of this improving :)
Kate Ainscough
Kate is the ICC-CTN Network Manager and works to support the portfolio of clinical trials, research projects and activities delivered by the Network. Kate has a background in food and nutrition science; studying at UCD and the University of Ulster, Coleraine to undertake her undergraduate degree, masters and PhD. Now working in the critical care research arena, Kate is also collaborating with local and international clinical nutrition colleagues working in critical care to deliver a programme of nutrition research in Ireland. In her spare time, Kate enjoys the company of family, friends and her beloved boxer dogs, reads books on philosophy and pursues interior design interests.
Kathy Bricknell
Kathy leads the coordination of our trials portfolio; their implementation and management in the ICU in St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin, and also plays an important role in their set-up across our network. Kathy has worked on over 20 critical care trials to date, champions our PPIE activities and is an experienced trial monitor and outcome assessor .
With over 20 years’ experience as an ICU nurse, Kathy brings her knowledge and expertise to this role.
Kathy has a passion for scuba diving and the sea. She also loves to travel and maintains a regular yoga practice.
Leanne Hays
Dr Leanne Hays is a Postdoctoral research fellow and the ICC-CTN Public and Patient Involvement lead. Leanne has a background in molecular microbiology completing her PhD in Trinity College Dublin and has a QQI level 6 certificate in Project Management. She leads the ICC-CTN’s PPIE nationally and internationally, is involved in ICC-CTN study coordination, academic activities and biological sampling. In her spare time she loves to travel, eat good food and enjoy la dolce vita.
Danny McAuley
Danny is Professor in Intensive Care Medicine at Queen's University, Belfast; Co-Director of Research for the Intensive Care Society & an Intensivist at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
His major research area is acute lung injury. His research portfolio spans the investigation of intial novel therapeutic agents in vitro, human models of ALI, phase 2 clinical trials and large scale international phase 3 clinical trials. Other research interests are vascular reactivity in critical illness, nosocomial MRSA and fungal infection, acute kidney injury, delirium in critical illness and interventions in patients undergoing major vascular surgery to avoid pulmonary complications.
Rob Mac Sweeney
Rob is an intensivist at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast and runs Critical Care Reviews, a free evidence dissemination platform.