Publications
PILSON, Q., JEFFERIES, C. A., Ni GABHANN, J*& MURPHY, C. C*. Isolation of microRNA from conjunctival impression cytology. Experimental Eye Research 2015 Mar;132:109-14. [*contributed equally].
Oral Presentations
The XXIII Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Eye Research (ISER), Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, September 9 -13, 2018.
Title: Targeting inflammation in dry eye disease–novel microRNAs as potential therapeutics
- Bi-Annual Rheumatology Ophthalmology Meeting, Royal Vitoria Eye and Ear Hospital,
November 2015
Title: Utilising microRNA expression as means to determine the course of disease in patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome
Joan Ní Gabhann, Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies and Conor Murphy
- European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER), Nice October 7th -10th 2015
Title: Altered micro-RNA21 correlates with enhanced peripheral IL-23p19 levels patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome.
Joan Ní Gabhann, Qistina Pilson, Conor C Murphy and Caroline A Jefferies
- European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER), Nice October 7th -10th 2015
Title: Novel role of PELI3 as a potential biomarker for Sjogren’s syndrome related dry eyes
Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies, Joan Ní Gabhann, and Conor Murphy
- 4th European Congress of Immunology (ECI), Vienna September 6th – 9th 2015
Title: Altered micro-RNA-21 expression contributes to the inflammatory environment observed in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome.
Joan Ní Gabhann, Qistina Pilson, Conor C Murphy and Caroline A Jefferies.
- Irish College of Ophthalmologist Annual Conference Killarney May 2015
Title: Pellino3 as a novel target for the treatment of Primary Sjogren’s syndrome related dry eyes
Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies, Joan Ní Gabhann, and Conor Murphy
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2015, Colorado Convention Centre, Denver
Title: Profiling microRNA in conjunctival impression cytology samples in Primary Sjogren’s syndrome
Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies, Joan Ní Gabhann, and Conor Murphy
- The Annual Ophthalmic Nurses Conference, RVEEH, Dublin, Ireland April 2015
Title: Sjogren’s syndrome – an overlooked condition
Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies, Joan Ní Gabhann, and Conor Murphy
- RCSI Research Day March March 2015
Title: Profiling microRNA in Primary Sjogren’s syndrome related dry eyes
Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies, Joan Ní Gabhann, and Conor Murphy
- Bi-Annual Rheumatology Ophthalmology Meeting, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital,
28th November 2014
Title: Dysregulated miR expression in pSS patients
Joan Ní Gabhann, Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies and Conor Murphy
- Biannual Ophthalmology Rheumatology meeting 28th November 2014 St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Title: Profiling microRNA in Primary Sjogren’s syndrome patient in an Irish cohort
Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies, Joan Ní Gabhann, and Conor Murphy
- Irish College of Ophthalmologist Annual Conference Killarney May 2014, Ireland
Title: A new method for the measurement of microRNA and microRNA related targeted genes in conjunctival epithelial cells in Sjogren’s syndrome patients
Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies, Joan Ní Gabhann, and Conor Murphy
- Eithne Walls Research Meeting 2014, Royal Vitoria Eye and Ear Hospital
Title: Potential therapeutic target for dry eye disease
Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies, Joan Ní Gabhann, and Conor Murphy
- European Association for Eye and Vision Research Meeting (EVER) October 2014
Title: Novel method for the isolation and measurement of microRNA and microRNA related targeted genes in conjunctival epithelial cells in primary Sjogren’s syndrome patients
Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies, Joan Ní Gabhann, and Conor Murphy
- Bi-Annual Rheumatology Ophthalmology Meeting, St Vincent’s Hospital, 30th May 2014
Title: Dysregulated miR expression in pSS patients
Joan Ní Gabhann, Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies and Conor Murphy
- RCSI Research Day 2014
Title: MicroRNA as a potential biomarker for patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome
Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies, Joan Ní Gabhann, and Conor Murphy
Poster Presentations
ARVO Baltimore, 2017 May
Title: Altered micro-RNA-21 expression contributes to the inflammatory environment observed in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome
Ní Gabhann J1,2*, Pilson Q2*and Murphy C2
Research day 2016 RCSI
Optimizing microRNA therapeutics in Sjögren’s Syndrome Dry Eye Disease
Connolly S2*, Pilson Q2*, Cryan, SA3*, Ní Gabhann J1,2*, and Murphy C2
- ICO Annual Conference 2016 Europe Hotel, Killarney 18th-20th May
Title: Design of Nanoparticle- based MicroRNA Therapeutics in Sjögren’s Syndrome
Connolly S, Pilson Q , Cryan, SA , Ní Gabhann J, and Murphy C
- ARVO Annual Meeting, Research: A Vision of Hope, May 1-5, 2016, in Seattle, Washington.
Title: Optimizing microRNA Therapeutics in Sjögren’s Syndrome Dry Eye Disease
Connolly Sinéad, Pilson Qistina, Cryan Sally-Ann, Ní Gabhann Joan, and Murphy, Conor
- RCSI Research Day, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, February 2015
Title: Utilising microRNA expression as means to determine the course of disease in patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome.
Joan Ní Gabhann1, Qistina Pilson2, Caroline Jefferies1 and Conor Murphy2
- RCSI Research Day, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, February 2015
Title: Optimizing microRNA therapeutics in Sjögren’s Syndrome Dry Eye Disease
Connolly S, Pilson, Q, Cryan S A, Ni Gabhann J and Murphy C
- The Association for Vision and Research in Ophthalmology (ARVO), Colorado Convention Centre, Denver, May 2nd -8th 2015
Title: Altered micro-RNA21 expression contributes to the inflammatory environment observed in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome.
Joan Ní Gabhann, Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies and Conor Murphy
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2015, Colorado Convention Centre, Denver, May 2nd -8th 2015
Title: Profiling microRNA in conjunctival impression cytology samples in Primary Sjogren’s syndrome
Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies, Joan Ní Gabhann, and Conor Murphy
- Keystone Mechanisms of Pro-Inflammatory Diseases (Z4), Resort at Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, California USA, April 19th-24th2015
Title: Reduced miR-21 expression in primary Sjogrens Syndrome patients correlates with enhanced peripheral IL-23p19 levels: potential utility as a biomarker
Joan Ní Gabhann, Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies and Conor Murphy
- RCSI Research Day, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, April 2015
Title: Reduced miR-21 expression in primary Sjögren’s Syndrome patients correlates with enhanced peripheral IL-23p19 levels : potential utility as a biomarker
Joan Ní Gabhann, Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies and Conor Murphy
- RCSI Research Day, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, March 20th 2014
Title: Targeting inflammation in Sjögren’s syndrome – novel microRNAs as potential therapeutics
Joan Ní Gabhann, Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies and Conor Murphy
- European League Against Rheumatology (EULAR), Le Palais des Congrès de Paris, June 11-14th 2014
Title: Targeting inflammation in Sjögren’s syndrome – novel microRNAs as potential therapeutics
Joan Ní Gabhann, Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies and Conor Murphy
- ISI Meeting, Conference & Event Centre, Crowne Plaza Dublin Northwood, Santry, September 4-5th 2014
Title: Targeting inflammation in Sjögren’s syndrome – novel microRNAs as potential therapeutics
Joan Ní Gabhann, Qistina Pilson, Caroline Jefferies and Conor Murphy
- IRISH SOCIETY FOR IMMUNOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING, The Crowne Plaza, Northwood, Dublin 12th & 13th September 2013 .
Title: Altered miR expression contributes to the inflammatory environment observed in Patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome.
Joan Ní Gabhann, Conor Murphy and Caroline A. Jefferies