Dermot Cox

Prof. Dermot Cox is an Associate Professor at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), leading pharmacology efforts in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences. His career spans academic roles since 1997, including Senior Lecturer (2006-2017) and Lecturer positions across RCSI's Medical School and Pharmacy departments. He holds a BSc in Pharmacology (University College Dublin, 1983) and a PhD in Immunology (Dublin City University, 1989).

His research focuses on Platelet Biology, Vascular Diseases, and Thrombosis/Haemostasis, with contributions to drug discovery and clinical pharmacology. He has advised pharmaceutical companies on pre-clinical and clinical trials, and taught drug development modules for a Masters in Pharmaceutical Medicine.

Professional roles include Academic Editor for PLOS One, advisory board member for the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, and president of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis SSC meeting (2018). He also completed a PG Dip in Medical Education at RCSI (2014-2015).

Non-academic experience includes a 6-year tenure as Section Chief of GPIIb/IIIa antagonist drug research at Fujisawa Pharmaceutical (Japan) and postdoctoral work at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital (UK).