NIHR Newcastle BRC PhD Student & Clinical Research Associate

Sinéad joined the AGE Research Group in September 2024 as a PhD Student and Clinical Research Associate.

Prior to joining the AGE Research Group, Sinéad was based at the Department of Neurophysiology at the RVI in Newcastle as a Trainee Clinical Scientist, qualifying in September 2024. She is also a qualified Physiotherapist having worked in the NHS and private practice. Sinéad graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2012 with a degree in Physiology. She also holds two Masters of Science degrees: Physiotherapy from the University of Northumbria and Clinical Science from Aston University, Birmingham.

 

PhD Project

From nerve to muscle: understanding, adapting, and applying neurophysiology to characterise skeletal muscle across the life course

 

Conferences

Poster presentations:

Title: Characterising sex differences in skeletal muscle excitability and function
Location: Newcastle University Clinical and Translational Research Institute (NUTCRI) conference
Date: May, 2022.

Title: Characterising sex differences in skeletal muscle excitability and function
Location: Neuromuscular Study Group Annual Scientific Meeting in Stresa, Italy
Date: October, 2022

 

Publications

Periodic paralysis across the life course: age-related phenotype transition and sarcopenia overlap. Frontiers in Neurology. December, 2024.
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