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Assoc ProfessorNeil Gerard Docherty

Associate Professor

School of Medicine

Orcid identifier0000-0002-0961-2607 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Associate Professor
    School of Medicine
  • 00353 1 716 6877
  • University College Dublin, School of Medicine, Conway Institute Belfield Dublin 4

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Obesity
Type 2 Diabetes
Chronic Kidney Disease

GRANTS

  • PROGRAMME
    Impaired branched chain amino acid metabolism: An effector of insulin resistance-associated kidney disease?
    European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (Efsd)15 Nov 2023 - 14 Nov 2025
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    ISSF Mid Career Stimulus and Diversification Award
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Docherty NG
  • GRANT
    UCD Equip Scheme 2021
    University College Dublin (UCD)21 Jun 2021 - 20 Jun 2022
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Decoding Effector Mechanisms in Metabolic End Organ Damage
    Enterprise Ireland (EI)19 Sep 2018 - 19 May 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Docherty NG
  • GRANT
    Alpha Melanocyte Stimulatory Hormone and Improvements in Glucose Tolerance in Humans: Role of Enhanced Skeletal Muscle Glucose Uptake and Utilisation
    Health Research Board (HRB)1 Oct 2017 - 30 Sep 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Docherty NG,
    • Le Roux C
  • GRANT
    Effect of Bariatric Surgery on plasma TNFR1: A Risk Marker for Progressive Diabetic Kidney Disease
    Health Research Board (HRB)5 Jun 2017 - 31 Jul 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Docherty NG
  • GRANT
    Investigating the Mechanisms Involved in Improved Diabetic Kidney Disease Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery. (opens in a new tab)⁠
    Swedish Research Council1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • le Roux C,
    • Svensson P-A,
    • Docherty N,
    • Fändriks L,
    • Thorell A
  • GRANT
    Attenuation of Exaggerated Post-Prandial Gut Hormone Response: A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for the Treatment of Excessive Weight Loss Among Disease-Free Post-Oesophagectomy Patients
    Health Research Board (HRB)7 Jul 2015 - 6 Jul 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Le Roux C,
    • Docherty NG
  • GRANT
    Soluble TNFR1 as a Predictor of Diabetic Kidney Disease in Obesity and a Potential Tool for Guiding Clincal Decisions and Resource Allocation: Preliminary Interrogation in The Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) Study Dataset
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Apr 2014 - 30 Sep 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Docherty NG
  • GRANT
    Start-up Funds
    University College Dublin (UCD)1 Mar 2014 - 28 Feb 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Docherty NG