Dr Arjan Van Rossum
Head Of Academic Planning And Quality As
Biography
Head of Department of Life and Health Sciences (School of Health and Science) at DkIT. Our Department provides programmes in Science and Health:Full-time:
- B.Sc. Bioscience
- B.Sc. Pharmaceutical Science
- B.Sc. (Hons) Science (Biopharmaceutical Science)
- B.Sc. (Hons) Health and Physical Activity
- B.Sc. (Hons) Nutrition and Health
Part-time:
- Higher Diploma in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
Qualifications & Awards
Qualifications:- Ph.D. Biochemistry / Molecular Biology (Aberystwyth University, Wales, U.K.)
- M.A. Learning & Teaching (Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland)
- M.Sc. Biotechnology / Microbiology (HLO Utrecht, the Netherlands & Leicester University, U.K.)
Research & Interests
I am involved in research through the Centre of Freshwater and Environmental Studies (CFES) and have supervised PhD and MSc students to completion. I have also supervised Summer Undergraduate Research Projects. My research interests lie in the areas of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics.Prior to working in DkIT, I worked in a highly regulated healthcare company (Abbott Ireland Diagnostics Division, Sligo, Ireland), where I was responsible for new product development and technology transfer. During this time, I received a Site Director Award for successful product launch to market. I was also responsible for leading an international technical investigation regarding product quality and stability.
I have gained extensive research experience, having worked as a Research Scientist and research consultant in the U.K. for nearly 10 years.