Meet The Teams
Children’s Health Ireland – Crumlin
MD – Site PI
Des Cox
Des is a consultant in paediatric respiratory medicine, head of the respiratory department at CHI Crumlin and a clinical professor in the School of Medicine, University College Dublin. He is also chair of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland policy group on tobacco and is a member of the national clinical advisory group for CF. Des is a principal investigator on a number of ongoing studies in the area of CF including the Children’s Follow up Orkambi Real World MBW Study (CFORMS) which is examining the impact of Orkambi on young children with CF in a real-world setting.
Radiologist
David Rea
David is a consultant in paediatric radiology and head of the radiology department at Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin. David’s clinical interests are general paediatric radiology, paediatric interventional radiology and vascular anomalies. David is the radiology lead in Crumlin for the RECOVER study.
Clinical Research Coordinator
Aoife Cunningham
Prior to joining CHI in May 2022, Aoife worked as an R&D Lab Engineer in a leading neurovascular medical device company in Galway. Having completed her degree in Biomedical Engineering, Aoife has over 2 and half years experience in the medical device industry, specifically in endovascular treatment of haemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. Her most recent position prior to becoming a CRC, as a Regulatory Affairs Specialist, has given her a wide range of experience within the regulatory and clinical research settings. Her experience in this industry has greatly influenced her transition into the area of clinical trials.
Crumlin Site Liaison
Jennifer Scanlon
Jennifer Scanlon is a Cystic Fibrosis Nurse Specialist in CHI at Crumlin. Jennifer has been involved from a clinical perspective in previous clinical trials and investigator led research. Jennifer is the site liaison in CHI at Crumlin and will help to ensure that RECOVER runs seamlessly in parallel to clinical care at the site.