Dr. Alexander Eustace
Dr Eustace is a graduate of NUI Maynooth where he studied Biology and Chemistry. He then undertook a MSc in Biological Sciences in Dublin City University.
in 2006 Dr Eustace returned to DCU to undertake his PhD in the field of Translational Oncology, graduating in 2010. He then undertook several post-doctoral positions both in DCU and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, working as part of the MTCI (SFI) and BreastPredict (Irish Cancer Society) funded research centres.
In 2017 Dr Eustace returned to DCU as the research lead of Molecular Therapeutics for Cancer in ireland and more recently as Associate Professor in the School of Biotechnology and Life Sciences Institute, where he leads a research group focusing on the role of genomic alterations in therapy response and resistance.
Research Interests
- Translational Oncology
- Genomic analysis of cancer to identify novel biomarkers of response and resistance to therapeutics
- Drug repurposing to identify novel treatments for hard to treat cancers
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Academic Qualifications
- Postgraduate DiplomaField of study: Medical health and life sciencesProject: Graduate Diploma in Health EducationAward date: 01/09/2017
- PhDField of study: Medical health and life sciencesProject: PhD in Translational OncologyAward date: 01/02/2010
- Master's DegreeField of study: Medical health and life sciencesProject: MSc Biological SciencesAward date: 01/09/2001