Cillian de Gascun
Cillian de Gascun | |
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Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Chair of the NPHET Coronavirus Expert Advisory Group | |
In office 5 February 2020 – February 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Cillian de Gascun, MD, MRCPI, FRCPath, is an Irish consultant virologist who has served as Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory in UCD since 2013. He previously served as the Chair of the NPHET Coronavirus Expert Advisory Group from 5 February 2020 to February 2022.[1][2]
Medical career
De Gascun graduated with a BA MB BCh BAO from Trinity College, Dublin in 1998.[3] While completing senior registrar training in clinical microbiology and virology at the National Virus Reference Laboratory, he completed an MD at University College Dublin and was made a fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists.[4][5] De Gascun spent two years as a consultant virologist with Surrey Pathology Services in the United Kingdom[6] before he was appointed Laboratory Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory in UCD in 2013.[5][7]
From 5 February 2020 to February 2022, de Gascun chaired the Coronavirus Expert Advisory Group, a subgroup of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), that monitored national research and developments in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, and provided expert advice to NPHET and the Health Service Executive (HSE) in relation the pandemic in Ireland.[8] In April 2022, he was named to the COVID Advisory Group, which replaced NPHET.[9]
References
- ^ "Cillian De Gascun". researchgate.net. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "CHAS NVRL Director given task of providing advice on the recent Coronavirus". University College Dublin. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Cillian De Gascun - LinkedIn". linkedin.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via LinkedIn.
- ^ "Dr Cillian F De Gascun - UCD". people.ucd.ie. University College Dublin. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b "ICORN - Who we are". icorn.ie. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Speakers – Anail". anail.ie. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
Following two years spent as a consultant virologist with Surrey Pathology Services in the UK, Cillian was appointed Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory and returned to Ireland permanently in 2013.
- ^ "Contact Us - UCD National Virus Reference Laboratory". nvrl.ucd.ie. National Virus Reference Laboratory. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - First meeting of the Expert Advisory Group takes place". gov.ie. Department of Health. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Hilliard, Mark (8 April 2022). "Tony Holohan to chair new Covid Advisory Group to replace Nphet". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
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