AICRI Team

The Institute Management Team is responsible for the day-to-day running of the project, presenting AICRI to a variety of stakeholders, communicating with and managing stakeholders, engaging with cancer researchers, applying for funding, organising workshops and events, promoting publicity and building the AICRI brand.

  • Prof. William Gallagher

    Professor William Gallagher is a Full Professor of Cancer Biology at UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Fellow and Deputy Director of Precision Oncology Ireland.

    Professor Gallagher has received numerous awards for his research and innovation achievements in the oncology arena, including the NovaUCD 2011 Innovation Award, the inaugural Irish Association for Cancer Research Medal in 2017, the SFI Entrepreneurship Award in 2019 and the SFI Researcher of the Year Award 2021.

  • Dr. Rosemarie Gannon

    Dr. Rosemarie Gannon has several years of project management experience and is AICRI's Project Manager. She also manages the AICRIstart programme and is involved in the establishment of the National Cancer Mission Hub in Ireland

    Rosemarie has a PhD in Information and Communication Studies from UCD and a BA Hons in Applied Languages (French and German) from Ulster University. She recently completed an MSc in Project Management in the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.

The Core Working Group is responsible for strong engagement at a political level. It has presented AICRI’s goals and vision to a variety of senior politicians and promotes the concept of AICRI. With good harmony in this group, it too displays strong support for AICRI and reaffirms that it is an important all-island initiative.

  • Prof. William Gallagher

    Professor of Cancer Biology in UCD

  • Prof. Walter Kolch

    Director of Systems Biology Ireland (SBI) at UCD

  • Dr. Rosemarie Gannon

    AICRI Project Manager

  • Prof. Maeve Lowery

    Professor of Translational Cancer Medicine, TCD and Medical Oncologist, St. James’s Hospital

  • Prof. Lorraine O’Driscoll

    Professor of Pharmacology and Biomedicine, TCD

  • Dr. Patricia Doherty

    Senior Research Programme Manager with the Trinity St. James’s Cancer Institute

  • Prof. Mark Lawler

    Professor of Digital Health, and Chair in Translational Cancer Genomics, QUB

  • Prof. Chris Scott

    Director of the Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, QUB

  • Ciaran Briscoe

    CEO of the North East Cancer Research & Education Trust

  • Eibhlin Mulroe

    CEO of Cancer Trials Ireland

The wider Steering Committee, which includes representatives from ten academic institutions and other stakeholders (NCCP, CTI, NECRET, Irish Cancer Society, Patient Advocates), illustrates a strong support for the AICRI concept.

Members have collaborated on applying for all-island funding and been successful under the HEA North South Research Programme with AICRIstart. The Committee helps to flesh out AICRI’s Research Programme, advise on AICRI’s future direction, assist in organising workshops and is a strong advocate of an all-island approach to cancer research.

Patient Advocates