School of Biotechnology
Biotechnology - Dr Ciaran Fagan
Biotechnology
Dr Ciaran Fagan
- Senior Lecturer
- Subject area:
- Applied Biochemistry
- Current Research Projects:
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- Protein engineering of recombinant horseradish peroxidase
- Expression and protein engineering of recombinant trypsin
- Enzyme stabilisation by chemical modification
- Biographical Details:
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Ciarán Fagan (Ciarán Ó'Fágáin) Tel. +353 (0)1 7005288; Email ciaran.fagan@dcu.ie
- 1978 BA (Mod) in Biochemistry, H2.1, University of Dublin (Trinity College).
- 1982 PhD, University of Dublin (Trinity College).
- 1981-4 WBE Ltd, Dublin: microbial biomass production and technical services.
- 1984-7 Noctech Ltd, Galway: immunodiagnostics development.
- 1987-90 Postdoctoral researcher, temporary lecturer, NIHE Dublin.
- 1990 Appointed to permanent position, School of Biological Sciences, DCU.
- 1997 Published 200-page sole-author book Stabilizing Protein Function, Springer-Verlag, ISBN 3 540 63189 5.
- 1999- Member of HEA-funded National Centre for Sensors Research, DCU.
- 2004 Promoted to Senior Lecturer.
- 2007- Editorial Board Member, Enzyme and Microbial Technology.