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David Henshall

Prof (Director), RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Thematic Area:

Therapeutics

Disease Area:

Epilepsy

David Henshall is Prof. of Molecular Physiology and Neuroscience at RCSI. He founded Ireland’s first experimental epilepsy laboratory and pioneered microRNA therapeutics for the treatment of seizure disorders. His lab specializes in mouse models, the analysis of human samples, RNA sequencing and pharmacological approaches. His contributions to FutureNeuro include Wellcome funding, EU MSCA fellows, IP creation and licensing to industry, industry partners (Roche, Neumirna) and translation of research to clinical trials.