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Dominic Geraghty

Emeritus Professor

Office of the DVC - Academic

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  • Emeritus Professor
    Office of the DVC - Academic
  • 13UTAS (Work)
  • Academic Division, Regional Operations, Room 409, River's Edge Building, 2 Invermay Road, Inveresk Campus, TAS, 7250, Australia

BIO

Professor Dom Geraghty is the University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor (Launceston), driving delivery of the Northern Transformation’s vision and strategic objectives for the city and region.

Originally from Ireland, where he obtained a BSc (Honours) from the National University of Ireland, he completed a PhD at Deakin University in 1988. Dom moved to the University of Tasmania in 1991, and has become deeply connected with the University and the Launceston region, researching and teaching for almost three decades. The first in his family to attend university, he is passionate about growing the University’s presence and increasing educational access and attainment.

During his tenure at the University, Dom has held a number of senior academic roles, including Acting Head of the Schools of Human Life Sciences (2012), Health Sciences (2016) and Creative Arts and Media (2018-19), Deputy Dean of Graduate Research (2012-17), Deputy and later Chair of the Academic Senate (2017-18).

As a pharmacologist and active science communicator, Dom has presented public lectures and forums on health/drugs of abuse awareness and frequent ‘guest scientist’ on radio. His own research focuses primarily the pharmacology of the compound capsaicin – the active ingredient of hot chilli peppers. He has published widely (~100 scientific papers, reviews and book chapters) and supervised over 20 research higher degree students to completion.

Dom has played an active role in mentoring research students and early career academics, driving new career development initiatives. At the national level, he has sat on National Competitive Grant Review Panels and chaired several NHMRC Early Career/Career Development Fellowship Panels. Dom has been a member of the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT), the premier society for the study of medicines and chemicals in our region, for over 30 years. A Director of the ASCEPT Board from 2011-2020, he chaired the Scientific Advisory Committee (2013-14) and was President and Chair of the Board from 2016-17. He is currently a Director on the Board of Business Events Tasmania.

DEGREES

  • BSc (Hons) Pharmacology
    University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  • PhD
    Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

LANGUAGES

  • Irish
    Can read, write, speak and understand

SCHOOL AND PORTFOLIO

  • DVC - Academic

FIELD OF RESEARCH