The DPTC comprises of an Industry Support Unit, researchers from 9 Research Performing Organisations in Ireland and 8 Dairy Industry Partners.
Use the filter below to view our team members by institution or by department.
Yousef Joubran
ALUMNI
Sonia Yadav
ALUMNI
Vivi Tsermoula
Pillar 3 Project 2
Research Assistant
University College Cork
paraskevi.tsermoula@ucc.ie
Jim Lee
Kerry Group
DPTC Board Member
Dr Murugan Rajendiran
ALUMNI
Thomas France
Project 3.5
UCC
Masters Researcher
Dr Abigail Pattenden
Funding Officer
Industry Support Unit
abigail.pattenden@dptc.ie
Ken O’Connell
Alumni
Dr Mustafa Sajjia
ALUMNI
Nivedita Datta
ALUMNI
Federico Cerrone
Pillar 5 Project 1
UCD
federico.cerrone@ucd.ie
Esmeralda Santillan Urquiza
Pillar 2 Project 13
PDRA Teagasc
esmeralda.urquiza@teagasc.ie
Archana Bista
Pillar 4 Project 1
Teagasc
archana.bista@teagasc.ie
Dr Feng Xue
Pillar 2 PDRA
University of Limerick
Feng.Xue@ul.ie
Ritika Puri
ALUMNI
Lara Paulo
Pillar 5 Project 6
NUIG
lara.paulo@nuigalway.ie
Dr Anthonia O’Donovan
ALUMNI
Norah O’Shea
Project 4.1
norah.oshea@teagasc.ie
Tenzin Tashi
Pillar 5, Projects 1 and 4
University College Dublin
tenzin.tashi@ucdconnect.ie
Jose Antonio Escamez Picon
Ryan Hazlett
Pillar 2 Project 9
Masters Student
r.hazlett@umail.ucc.ie
Grainne Keena
ALUMNI
Dr S.M. Ashekuzzaman
Pillar 5 PDRA
Teagasc
SM.Ashekuzzaman@teagasc.ie
Prof Orest Shardt
Pillar 2.9
University of Limerick
orest.shardt@ul.ie
Eoin Murphy
Principal Investigator
Pillar 2 Projects 1 & 6
Teagasc
eoin.murphy@teagasc.ie
Dr Vijai Gupta
ALUMNI
Dr Noel McCarthy
Pillar 2 Project Lead
Teagasc
noel.mccarthy@teagasc.ie
Yuanyuan Pu
Pillar 4 Project 1
Teagasc
yuanyuan.pu@teagasc.ie
Puneet Parmar
Pillar 1 Project 1
Teagasc
Daniela Butan
ALUMNI
Dr John Tobin
Pillar 2 Project Lead
Teagasc
john.tobin@teagasc.ie
Kevin Murphy
Pillar 3 Researcher
Teagasc
kevin.m.murphy@teagasc.ie
Dr Jean-Chrisophe Jacquier
Pillar 3 Project Lead
University College Dublin
jean.jacquier@ucd.ie
Ina Bremenkamp
Project 4.2
ina.bremenkamp@ucc.ie
University College Cork
Aoife Buggy
Pillar 3 Project 1
Teagasc
aoife.buggy@teagasc.ie
Dr Brian Seddon
Pillar 4 Project 3 Project Co-Lead
Institute of Technology Tallaght
brian.seddon@ittdublin.ie
Dr Essam Hebishy
Pillar 2 PDRA
University College Cork
essam.hebishy@ucc.ie
Niamh Burke
ALUMNI
Maeve Flood
maeve.flood@ucdconnect.ie
Dr Kamil Drapala
ALMUNI
Dr Carlos Esquerre
Pillar 4 PDRA
University College Dublin
carlos.esquerre@ucd.ie
Dr Baljit Singh
Pillar 4 Project 3 Project Co-Lead
Institute of Technology Tallaght
baljit.singh@ittdublin.ie
Hannah Rossiter
Project 3.5
hannah.rossiter@ucdconnect.ie
University College Dublin
Fuweng Zhang
Pillar 2 Project 8
University College Cork
fuweng.zhang@ucc.ie
Raquel Alves
ALUMNI
Diana Oliveira
ALUMNI
Eoin Finnegan
Project 3.6
117222588@umail.ucc.ie
University College Cork
Jayakumar Janardhanan
ALUMNI
Aisling Crotty
UCC Masters Researcher
Pillar 3 Project 4
aisling.crotty@umail.ucc.ie
Michael Murphy
Pillar 4 Project 2 Researcher
University College Cork
michaelmurphy@umail.ucc.ie
Aoife McGuirk
ALUMNI
Dr Shivani Pathania
ALUMNI
Dr Maria Dermiki
ALUMNI
Dr Anne Marie Henihan
Strategic Development Officer
Industry Support Unit
annemarie.henihan@dptc.ie
Donal O’Brien
Pillar 2 Project 7 Researcher
University of Limerick
donal.obrien@ul.ie
Mark Timlin
Project 4.1
mark.timlin@teagasc.ie
Teagasc
Pat Shiels
Lakeland Dairies
DPTC Board Member
Andrew Bartle
Pillar 5
andrew.bartle@nuigalway.ie
NUIG
Dr Muhammad Gulzar
ALUMNI
Bhavya Panikuttitra Kuttappa
Pillar 4 Researcher
University College Dublin
bhavya.panikuttitra-kuttappa@ucdconnect.ie
Aaron Lim
Pillar 3 Project 5 PDRA
Teagasc
aaron.lim.teagasc.ie
Barbara Minardi
ALUMNI
Dr Maneesha Mohan
ALUMNI
Conor Ryan
Arrabawn Co-op
DPTC Board Member
Ankush Shirsath
ALUMNI
Stephen Blewitt
Aurivo
DPTC Board Member
Sarah Flynn
Pillar 1 Project 1
DPTC Postgraduate
sara.flynn@ul.ie
Dr Shahzad Imar
ALUMNI
Dr Eve Mulcahy
ALUMNI
Xiao Liu
ALUMNI
Jim O’Neill
Glanbia
DPTC Board Member
Dr Anna V. Piterina
DPTC Programme Co-ordinator
DPTC Industry Support Unit
Anna.Piterina@dptc.ie
Mary O’Connor
ALUMNI
Mary Ferry
DPTC Programme Co-ordinator
DPTC Industry Support Unit
mary.ferry@dptc.ie
Dr Mark Southern
Pillar 1 Lead
University of Limerick
mark.southern@ul.ie
Dr Seamus O’Mahony
Piller 2 Co-Lead
University College Cork
sa.omahony@ucc.ie
Professor Gavin Walker
Pillar 2 Co-Lead
University of Limerick
gavin.walker@ul.ie
Dr Mark Fenelon
Pillar 3 Lead
Teagasc
mark.fenelon@teagasc.ie
Professor Colm O’Donnell
Pillar 4 Lead
University College Dublin
colm.odonnell@ucd.ie
Professor Vincent O’Flaherty
Pillar 5 Lead
NUI Galway
vincent.oflaherty@nuigalway.ie
Dr Alan Ryan
Pillar 1 Project Leader /Pillar 5 RPO Team
University of Limerick
alan.ryan@ul.ie
Dr John Geraghty
Pillar 1 Project Lead
Dublin City University
john.geraghty@dcu.ie
Dr Vincent Hargadan
Pillar 1 Project Lead
University College Dublin
vincent.hargaden@ucd.ie
Dr Cathal Heavey
Pillar 1 Project Lead
University College Limerick
cathal.heavey@ul.ie
Professor Brian Fynes
Pillar 1 Project Lead
University College Dublin
brian.fynes@ucd.ie
Laurence Shalloo
Pillar 1 Project Lead
Teagasc
laurence.shalloo@teagasc.ie
Professor Alan Kelly
Pillar 2 & 3 RPO Team
University College Cork
a.kelly@ucc.ie
Dr Maria de Souza Gallagher
Pillar 2 & 4 RPO Team
University College Cork
m.desousagallagher@ucc.ie
Prof. Paul McSweeney
Professor Martin Wilkinson
Pillar 2 & 4 RPO Team
University of Limerick
martin.wilkinson@ul.ie
Dr Andre Brodkorb
Pillar 2 & 3 PRO Team
Teagasc
andre.brodkorb@teagasc.ie
Dr Donal O’Callaghan
Pillar 2 & 4 RPO Team
Teagasc
donal.ocallaghan@teagasc.ie
Dr Mark Auty
Pillar 2 & 3 PRO Team
Teagasc
mark.auty@teagasc.ie
Professor Tim Guinee
Pillar 2 & 3 PRO Team
Teagasc
tim.guinee@teagasc.ie
Dr Maeve Henchion
Pillar 2 PRO Team
Teagasc
maeve.henchion@teagasc.ie
Michael O’Sullivan
Pillar 2 & 3 RPO Team
University College Dublin
michael.osullivan@ucd.ie
Professor Phil Kelly
Pillar 3 RPO Team
Teagasc
phil.kelly@teagasc.ie
Song Miao
Pillar 3 RPO Team
Teagasc
Joe Kerry
Pillar 3 RPO Team
University College Cork
Dr Joe Bogue
Pillar 3 RPO Team
University College Cork
j.bogue@ucc.ie
Professor Nora O’Brien
Pillar 3 RPO Team
University College Cork
nob@ucc.ie
Professor Dolores O’Riordan
Pillar 3 Project Lead
DPTC Board Member
University College Dublin
dolores.oriordan@ucd.ie
Denis Dowling
Pillar 3 RPO Team
University College Cork
Professor Francis Butler
Pillar 4 Project Lead
University College Dublin
f.butler@ucd.ie
Aoife Gowan
Pillar 4 RPO Team
University College Dublin
Brendan Murphy
Pillar 4 RPO Team
University College Dublin
Brian Glennon
Pillar 4 RPO Team
University College Dublin
Seamus Fanning
Pillar 4 RPO Team
University College Dublin
Dr Kieran Jordan
Pillar 4 RPO Team
Teagasc
kieran.jordan@teagasc.ie
Kevin Hayes
Pillar 4 RPO Team
University of Limerick
PJ Cullen
Pillar 4 RPO Team
DIT
pjcullen@dit.ie
Dr JJ Leahy
Dr Nick Holden
Pillar 5 RPO Team
University College Dublin
nick.holden@ucd.ie
Dr Kevin O’Connor
Pillar 5 RPO Team
University College Dublin
kevin.oconnor@ucd.ie
Dr Ramesh Babu
Pillar 5 RPO Team
Trinity College Dublin
ramesh.babu@tcd.ie
Dr Karl Richards
Pillar 5 RPO Team
Teagasc
karl.richards@teagasc.ie
Dr Owen Fenton
Pillar 5 RPO Team
Teagasc
owen.fenton@teagasc.ie
Dr Maria Touhy
Pillar 5 RPO Team
NUI Galway
maria.touhy@nuigalway.ie
Cristiani Eccher
Pillar 1 Researcher
Dublin City University
cristiani.eccher2@mail.dcu.ie
Robert Carty
Pillar 1 Researcher
University of Limerick
robert.carty@ul.ie
Paul Hogan
ALUMNI
Elaine O’Connor
elaine.oconnor@ul.ie
Patrick Prendergast
ALUMNI
Steven Normoyle
ALUMNI
John Conway
Pillar 1
PhD Student
john.p.conway@ul.ie
Qingsong Zou
ALUMNI
Dr Kamrul Haque
Pillar 2 PDRA
Teagasc
kamrul.haque@teagasc.ie
Dr Akeem Olaleye
Pillar 2 PDRA
University of Limerick
akeem.olaleye@ul.ie
Christiane Schmidmeier
Pillar 2 Researcher
Post Doc University College Cork
christiane.schmidmeier@ucc.ie
Dr Mahsa Naghshineh
ALUMNI
Dr Annalisa Segat
ALUMNI
Catherine Wall
ALUMNI
Dr Kevany Soodam
Pillar 2 PDRA
Teagasc
kevany.soodam@teagasc.ie
Dr Jonathan O’Sullivan
ALUMNI
HeniBudi Wijayanti
Alumni
Dr Thanya Kleekayai
Pillar 3 PDRA
University of Limerick
Thanyaporn.Kleekayai@ul.ie
Ciara Errity
ALUMNI
Graham O’Neill
Alumni
Alison Hollingsworth
ALUMNI
Dr Maria Mateo
Alumni
Dr Toufic El Arnaout
ALUMNI
Raquel Cama Moncunill
ALUMNI
Dr Carl Sullivan
ALUMNI
Dr Karen (Triona) Hunt
Pillar 4 PDRA
Teagasc
triona.hunt@teagasc.ie
Dr Lynda Gunn
ALUMNI
Dr Elaine O’Meara
Pillar 4 PDRA
University of Limerick
elaine.omeara@ul.ie
Dr Mingjai Yan
Pillar 5 PDRA
University College Dublin
mingjia.yan@ucd.ie
Dr Marzena Kwapinska
ALUMNI
Alan O’Reilly
ALUMNI
Greg Lohan
ALUMNI
Dr Dermot Hughes
ALUMNI
Juan Castilla Archilla
ALUMNI
Dr Ciara Keating
ALUMNI
Dr Sean Brady
Chairman – DPTC
Professor Dónal Leech
Dean of Colleges of Science
National University of Ireland Galway
Dr Frank O’Mara
Director of Research – Teagasc
DPTC Board Member
Jim Corbett
University College Cork
DPTC Board Member
Dr Mary Shire
Vice President of Research
University of Limerick
DPTC Board Member