Lecturer in Transfusion Science

Email: fabian.mcgrath@tudublin.ie

Tel: (01) 220 5528

Biography

Fabian completed his BSc in Biomedical Science from TCD/DIT in 1992 before working as a medical scientist for several years and completing his MSc in Molecular Pathology from TCD in 2000. From 2001 to 2005 he carried out research in the complement field, in particular the C1q molecule. This work was carried out in the Sanquin Blood Foundation under the University of Amsterdam and in the Leiden University Medical Centre under Prof. Moh Daha. Fabian worked for 6 years as senior medical scientist in Tallaght Hospital in Dublin before taking up his current position at TUDublin.

Qualifications

BSc, MSc. FACSLM FIBMS

Research Themes

Immunohaematology, Complement.

Keywords

Complement C1q, CRP, Lupus Nephritis

Key Publications

Cecile Grootscholten, Ju¨rgen W C Dieker, Fabian D McGrath, Anja Roos, Ronald H W M Derksen, Johan van der Vlag, Mohamed R Daha, Jo H M Berden. A prospective study of anti-chromatin and anti-C1q autoantibodies in patients with proliferative lupus nephritis treated with cyclophosphamide pulses or azathioprine/Methylprednisolone. Ann Rheum Dis 2007;66:693–696.

Fabian D. G. McGrath, Mieke C. Brouwer, Gehrard J. Arlaud, Mohamed R. Daha,C. Erik Hack, Anja Roos. Evidence That Complement Protein C1q Interacts with C-Reactive Protein through Its Globular Head Region. The Journal of Immunology, 2006, 176: 2950–2957.

Andreas P. Sjoberg, Leendert A. Trouw, Fabian D. G. McGrath, C. Erik Hack, Anna M. Blom. Regulation of Complement Activation by C-Reactive Protein: Targeting of the Inhibitory Activity of C4b-Binding Protein. The Journal of Immunology, 2006, 176: 7612–7620.

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Transfusion Transplantation Advisory Body of the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory medicine.

• Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science

• Fellow of the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory medicine.

• Member of the International Society of Blood Transfusion ISBT

• Member of the British Blood Transfusion Society BBTS

• Member of the American Association of Blood Banks AABB

External Activities/Outreach

• National executive member of the Teachers Union of Ireland TUI.