Prof. Aidan Coffey lectures at the Department of Biological Sciences; and is a Principal Investigator at the Centre for Research in Advanced Therapeutic Engineering (CREATE). 

Office: Room 207; telephone extension 5486 (353-21-4335486)


Laboratories: First floor of CREATE building, CIT Bishopstown Campus.

Academic Career:

• BSc Microbiology, University College Cork (UCC);
• PhD Microbiology, UCC;


• Postdoctoral Scientist, Wageningen University & Research Centre (The Netherlands);
• Senior Research Officer, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork;
• Senior Lecturer at CIT (2002);
• Acting Head of Dept. of Biological Sciences (2007).
   

Research Interests:

• Food microbiology; Biocontrol of pathogenic microorganisms.
• Author on over 200 peer-reviewed research papers and book chapters in addition to two patents.
• Graduate supervisor of 26 completed PhDs and 10 research MScs.

Research Funding:

• Research award allocations totalling over €4.0 million. Sources include: Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), Enterprise Ireland (EI), Department of Agriculture (FIRM), Teagasc, Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology (IRCSET).
• Involvement in successful capital investment projects totaling more than €4.5 million (Source: Higher Education Authority and HEA-PRTLI5).
   

Public Engagement:

• Research has been featured in The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, Evening Echo, The Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Sky News (live interview), and on radio. 
   

Teaching Areas:

• Microbiology and Molecular Biology