ProfessorPatricia Maguire
Professor
School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science
- ProfessorSchool of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science
- 01 716 6957
- University College Dublin, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute Belfield Dublin 4
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My innovative research focuses on the important cargo that platelets release upon activation, the ‘platelet releasate’, having coined this term in a publication with major interdisciplinary impact (citations 1062; Jan’26). Since 2014, I have moved from basic research to translational diagnostics research, developing a novel non-invasive blood-based diagnostics platform PALADIN (PlAteLet bAsed DIagNostics) that harnesses the power of circulating platelets combined with machine learning/Artificial Intelligence to uncover secrets of health and disease. To date, PALADIN has generated over €3.5m in funding, four invention disclosures to Enterprise Ireland, one successful patent application, completion of the NSF Entrepreneurial training program, multiple speaking engagements and many prizes and accolades. PALADIN forms the basis of the AIPREMie project, which was runner-up in the 2019 SFI AI for societal good prize and has achieved multiple national and international awards and accolades, most recently the winner of the ‘AI Innovation of the Year Award’ at the Public Sector Digital Transformation Awards, October 2023.
GRANTS
- COMMERCIALISATIONFEATUREDPREVENT - Early Screening Test to Prevent Pre-Eclampsia and Save LivesEnterprise Ireland (EI)28 Aug 2025 - 28 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPFEATUREDDelineating PLATElet-induced sex-specific responses in Calcific Aortic Valve disease using 3D-bioprinting and proteomics (PlateCAV-3D)Horizon Europe1 May 2025 - 30 Apr 2028People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- COMMERCIALISATIONFEATUREDAI_PREMie - An AI driven clinical decision support tool for preeclampsiaEnterprise Ireland (EI)1 May 2024 - 30 Apr 2026People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTFEATUREDTHORAX: COMBINING RAPID POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSTICS AI AND MACHINE LEARNING TO TRANSFORM LUNG INFECTION SCREENING & DIAGNOSIS IN THE CRITICAL CARE SETTINGEnterprise Ireland (EI)11 May 2023 - 10 May 2026People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTFEATUREDDevelopment of an AI - powered risk stratification platform for PreeclampsiaScience Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Mar 2023 - 29 Feb 2024People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTFEATUREDLittle Big QuestionsScience Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANT“C'mere til I tell ya” Dublin Mini FestivalScience Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Sep 2022 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTAn AI-powered risk stratification tool to prevent preterm birth due to preeclampsia toxemia while protecting mothers’ lives (AI_PREMie)Enterprise Ireland (EI)8 Aug 2022 - 31 Mar 2023People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTICAT Fellow Dr Daniel O’ReillyTrinity College Dublin (TCD)11 Jul 2022 - 10 Jul 2025People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTLittle Big QuestionsScience Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTDevelopment of an AI-powered risk stratification platform for Preeclampsia - Phase 2Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)20 Sep 2021 - 19 Sep 2022People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTIn vitro studies of platelets plasma and their EVs subjected to ECP studiesMallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd3 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTLittle Big QuestionsScience Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2022People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTResearch bursary for Dr Paulina SzklannaUniversity College Dublin Foundation Clg2 Nov 2020 - 31 Dec 2027People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTIncoming Visiting Professor Anthony Elliott Seed funding: Artificial Intelligence Technology and Mobility inter-disciplinary collaborationUniversity College Dublin (UCD)1 Jul 2020 - 30 Sep 2022
- GRANTIntel Sponsorship of UCD Science Outreach Lab in support of Policy and Strategy Strand of UCD:Intel MoU (March 2016)Intel Ireland Ltd7 Apr 2020 - 31 Jul 2021People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTDevelopment of an AI-powered risk stratification platform for PreeclampsiaResearch Ireland1 Jan 2020 - 31 Oct 2021People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTLittle Big QuestionsScience Foundation Ireland (SFI)1 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2021People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTModulation of proinflammatory extracellular vesicles by Rivaroxaban in comparison to warfarin therapy (RIVEVE)Bayer Schering Pharma Ag Germany1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P,
- Ní Aínle F
- GRANTMacitentan ameliorates the prothrombiotic state in Eisenmenger syndrome: To characterise a novel potential therapeutic role for macitentan in patients at high risk of thrombotic and inflammatory complicationsActelion Pharmaceuticals Uk Ltd15 Jun 2017 - 31 Dec 2019People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P,
- Maguire P
- GRANTThe activated platelet releasate in early-onset preeclampsiaIrish Research Council (IRC)1 Oct 2014 - 30 Sep 2017People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P
- GRANTPlatelets and trophoblasts in pregnancy/Platelets and the Blood brain barrierUniversity College Dublin (UCD)19 May 2014 - 1 Sep 2014People funded by this grant:
- Maguire P