Deirdre Gilpin

Deirdre Gilpin is an Associate Professor at Queen's University Belfast's School of Pharmacy, Department of Material and Advanced Technologies for Healthcare. She specializes in respiratory microbiology, antimicrobial discovery, and microbial genomics. Her research focuses on cystic fibrosis, infectious disease surveillance, and wastewater-based epidemiology.

• Affiliations: School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast
• Roles: Researcher, PhD supervisor, project collaborator

Her research interests include understanding airway microbiota dynamics in respiratory diseases, genomic analysis of pathogens like SARS-CoV-2 and RSV, and developing surveillance methods for antimicrobial resistance. She leads projects such as IMMACULATE (improving mass spectrometry sustainability) and Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (PATH-SAFE).

Her work has been recognized through media coverage, including discussions on vaping's impact on lung bacteria and contributions to international women's day panels. She collaborates with global teams on microbial forensics and public health initiatives.