Paddy Mallon PhD

Dr Patrick Mallon graduated in Medicine from Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland and undertook subsequent clinical training in infectious disease medicine in Sydney, Australia where he completed a PhD in the clinical and molecular aspects of HIV-associated Lipodystrophy (the commonest long-term side effect of antiretroviral therapy). Dr Mallon returned to Ireland in 2007 to take up a consultant appointment as an Infectious Diseases Specialist at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, a major Irish teaching hospital that cares for a large cohort of HIV-infected patients. He has an academic appointment at the UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science where he has led the development of the School's innovative capstone Professional Completion module within our Medicine degree programmes.

Dr Mallon heads the HIV Molecular Research Group, which focuses on translational research into toxicities of antiretroviral therapy, strategies to increase population HIV testing and studies aimed at better understanding immune responses to antiretroviral treatment. Dr Mallon¿s research interests include translational research into toxicities of antiretroviral therapy and cardiovascular disease, and pharmacology of anti-infectives. He has published widely in these areas and also acts as a reviewer for several international peer-reviewed medical journals. As Associate Dean for Research, Innovation and Impact, Dr Mallon is responsible for driving the School's translational research strategy, developing research capacity, and creating a world-class support infrastructure for UCD Medicine investigators.