Overview
Background
Eoin O'Sullivan, MD, PhD is a Consultant Nephrologist (Senior Staff Specialist) at Metro North, and Lecturer at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland and Associate at QIMR Berghofer. He has a diverse academic background, with degrees in medicine from University College Cork, Ireland , and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, UK, where he specialized in the biology of senescence in kidney injury. Dr. O'Sullivan also holds multiple certifications in nephrology and a Masters in medical education.
His research focuses on kidney fibrosis and cellular senescence, with over 52 publications and 10 patent applications. His work has been cited more than 15,000 times, and he has contributed to major advancements in therapeutic strategies for chronic kidney disease. He collaborates extensively with industry partners to develop anti-fibrotic therapies, with several of his discoveries leading to potential new drug targets.
In addition to his research, Dr. O'Sullivan is actively involved in medical education and mentorship, involved with ANZSN Educational an scientific comittees, with national level educational experiences both in Australia and in UK.
Current Research focus:
Theme 1. Senescence
Using single cell RNA-Seq techniques to discover therapeutic targets for people living with Kidney Disease.
Theme 2: Translational Data analysis
Machine learning and AI approaches to clinical data interpretation, prognosis, decision support.
Availability
- Dr Eoin O'Sullivan is:
- Available for supervision
Research interests
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Senescence
Understanding cellular senescence as a biomarkers and therapeutic target for chronic disease outcomes, in particular renal fibrosis/CKD
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single cell RNA-Seq
novel translational approaches to using single cell RNA-Seq, in particular to uncover targets and biomarkers in CKD
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Machine learning and AI
analysis of large volumes of public data ( ECG, clinical parameters, text ) with international collaborations - looking for translational pathways for novel algorithms - in particular focused on Renal and cardiological outcomes,
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Renal Vasculitis
translational focus on clinical data, access to patient data, samples, network of collaborators
Research impacts
Complete list of published works: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7709-6595
My senescence research program to date has created new knowledge in the field of kidney fibrosis and senescence, documented across multiple publications demonstrating international and cross disciplinary reach attracting over 2,500 citations from 74 countries across 6 continents including major institutions such as University of Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Mayo clinic, Johns Hopkins, and several Australian universities. My publications are in the top 10% cited worldwide and appear in the top 10% of journals. Research areas citing this work include cellular biology, computational biology, clinical medicine, and pharmacology (Scival 13/1/24). this program alone places me on the 86th citation percentile for researchers (WOS 6/3/23) Several of these papers are in the top 1% of citations for their ESI subject area (Scival)
Works
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2014
Journal Article
Transsternal gastric hernia
O'Sullivan, Eoin Daniel and Moran, Sarah Margaret (2014). Transsternal gastric hernia. New England Journal of Medicine, 370 (15), 1440-1440. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1309719
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Eoin O'Sullivan is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The IVCare adaptive platform trial: Towards zero bloodstream infections in IV catheters
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jessica Schults, Professor Claire Rickard
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