Barry McDermott, BSc(Pharm) MPSI MVB BE(Elec & Comp) MIEI
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Affiliation(s):
Translational Medical Device Lab
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Areas of Interest:
Medical Device Development, Gamma Band Neural Stimulation
Biography & Research:
Barry graduated with a 1st class honours B.E. (Electronic and Computer Engineering) degree from The National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) in 2016. He received the University Scholar Award from NUIG on 3 occasions as well as an ON Semiconductor Scholarship and Mature Student Scholarship from the university. He was awarded the James Hardiman Research Scholarship to pursue Ph.D. studies at NUIG as part of the Translational Medical Lab.
As well as being an engineer, Barry holds professional qualifications in both Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine. Barry qualified and worked professionally as a Pharmacist, graduating from The University of Dublin, Trinity College in 2003 with a 1st class honours B.Sc. (Pharm) degree and winning both a Gold Medal and the Antigen Prize for 1st place in Pharmaceutics & Pharmaceutical Technology. He received an honours MVB degree (DVM equivalent) from University College Dublin in 2009 in Veterinary Medicine as well as the Veterinary Council of Ireland Freeman Memorial Medal for outstanding academic performance in a range of fields including animal husbandry, pathology, microbiology, parasitology and pharmacology.
Barry is a uniquely cross disciplinary researcher with expertise in engineering, medicine, and fundamental and applied biological and chemical sciences. He works on a variety of clinical problems and technologies with a focus on the design, development, and clinical evaluation of innovative medical devices for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. With respect to Alzheimer's Disease, Barry is interested in research into the pathophysiology of the disease on the cellular and tissue level including the effect of electrical stimulation of neural tissue on disease modulation. Further, he is investigating the effect of gamma band neural stimulation by a variety of external stimuli modalities on EEG in humans.
