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Biography
2015-to date: Lecturer (BioinformaticsBiomedical Genomics), School of Mathematical amp; Statistical Sciences, NUIG2009-2015: Bioinformatician, Department of Genetics (Div. of Computational Genetics), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York2006-2009: Doctoral researcher, National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES), NUIG2004-2006: Graduate researcher, Computational Intelligence Research Group (CIRG), NUIG
Research Interests
I am a PI in the Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Research Cluster where my group is primarily interested in the development and application of statisticalmachine learning methods with a particular focus on genomics applications in immunology, cancer and neuroscience. My research has been funded by SFI, HRB, IRC, and the European Commission.
Teaching Interests
Medical genomics, genomics data analysis, bioinformatics
Education/Academic qualification
B.A.,M.Sc.,PhD
Accepting PhD Students
- Accepting PhD Students
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Aurantio-obtusin modulates Wilms Tumour 1 within the breast tumour microenvironment reducing immunosuppression and tumour growth
Li, R., O’Connor, D. J., Digby, B., Broin, P., Hu, X., Ge, N., Loftus, P. G., Kumar, V., McEvoy, E., Elliman, S. J., Kerin, M. J. & Barkley, L. R., Dec 2025, In: Cell Communication and Signaling. 23, 1, 309.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Galway RNA Research Cluster, University of Galway, Ireland: PP IIB15
Hay, E. A., Coleman, C. M., O’Toole, D., Ritter, T., McDonagh, B., Dwyer, R. M., Broin, P. Ó., Howard, L., Quinlan, L. R. & Brennan, M. Á., 2025, In: Free Radical Biology And Medicine. 233, p. S76Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Computational approaches and challenges in the analysis of circRNA data
Digby, B., Finn, S. & Ó Broin, P., Dec 2024, In: BMC Genomics. 25, 1, 527.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Review article › peer-review
Open Access16 Citations (Scopus) -
Deep feature batch correction using ComBat for machine learning applications in computational pathology
Murchan, P., Ó Broin, P., Baird, A. M., Sheils, O. & P Finn, S., Dec 2024, In: Journal of Pathology Informatics. 15, 100396.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Surrogate Biomarker Prediction from Whole-Slide Images for Evaluating Overall Survival in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Murchan, P., Baird, A. M., Ó Broin, P., Sheils, O. & Finn, S. P., Mar 2024, In: Diagnostics. 14, 5, 462.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
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Barry Digby
Ó Broin, P. (Primary Supervisor)
2024 → …Activity: Other › Current Postgraduates (Research) Supervised
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Karen Guerrero Vazquez
Ó Broin, P. (Co-Supervisor)
2024 → …Activity: Other › Current Postgraduates (Research) Supervised
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Roman Lambert
Ó Broin, P. (Co-Supervisor)
2024 → …Activity: Other › Current Postgraduates (Research) Supervised
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Kevin Ryan
Ó Broin, P. (Primary Supervisor)
2024 → …Activity: Other › Current Postgraduates (Research) Supervised
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Coiste Straitéiseach na Gaeilge(Internal) (External organisation)
Ó Broin, P. (Member)
20 Oct 2021 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee