Celine Marmion

Marmion earned her doctoral degree at the University of Surrey in 1994.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dit.ie/newsandevents/news/archive2017/news/title146043en.html|title=TU Dublin News|last=Dublin|first=T. U.|website=www.dit.ie|language=en|access-date=2020-01-13}} Her PhD research involved investigations into vanadium complexes and nitrogen fixation. In 1994 Marmion was appointed as a lecturer at St Mary's University, Twickenham, where she worked until 1995.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucd.ie/cscb/main_pages/research/researchers/marmion_celine/index.html|title=Dr Celine Marmion – Biography|website=www.ucd.ie|access-date=2020-01-13}} She returned to study in 1995, and earned a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) at Kingston University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcsi.com/people/profile/rcostello|title=Profile|website=www.rcsi.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-13}}

In 1997 Marmion joined Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland as a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2013 and Professor in 2018. Her research considers the design of metal-based chemotherapeutic drugs. In particular, this has included the design of targeted Pt^IV prodrugs.{{Cite journal|last1=Kenny|first1=Reece G.|last2=Chuah|first2=Su Wen|last3=Crawford|first3=Alanna|last4=Marmion|first4=Celine J.|date=2017|title=Platinum(IV) Prodrugs – A Step Closer to Ehrlich's Vision?|journal=European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry|language=en|volume=2017|issue=12|pages=1596–1612|doi=10.1002/ejic.201601278|issn=1099-0682|doi-access=free}}{{Cite journal|last1=Kenny|first1=Reece G.|last2=Marmion|first2=Celine J.|date=2019-01-23|title=Toward Multi-Targeted Platinum and Ruthenium Drugs—A New Paradigm in Cancer Drug Treatment Regimens?|journal=Chemical Reviews|volume=119|issue=2|pages=1058–1137|doi=10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00271|pmid=30640441|s2cid=58630540 |issn=0009-2665}} Immunodeficient cancer patients are at risk of developing infections, which occasionally require antimicrobial prophylaxis. To better serve these patients Marmion developed a family of metallo-antibiotics, based on a Cu-N,N-framework, which can bind to DNA, has DNA oxidant properties and has antiproliferative and antimicrobial properties.{{Cite journal|last1=Ude|first1=Ziga|last2=Kavanagh|first2=Kevin|last3=Twamley|first3=Brendan|last4=Pour|first4=Milan|last5=Gathergood|first5=Nicholas|last6=Kellett|first6=Andrew|last7=Marmion|first7=Celine J.|date=2019-06-18|title=A new class of prophylactic metallo-antibiotic possessing potent anti-cancer and anti-microbial properties|journal=Dalton Transactions|language=en|volume=48|issue=24|pages=8578–8593|doi=10.1039/C9DT00250B|pmid=30946409|s2cid=92997127 |issn=1477-9234|url=https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/14994/1/KK_a%20new%20class.pdf }} Her research has been supported by the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) to create a prodrug strategy for multi-modal chemotherapeutics.{{Cite web|url=http://www.engineersjournal.ie/2018/10/30/e3-5m-investment-research-commercialisation-unveiled/|title=€3.5m investment in research commercialisation unveiled|last=Harrington|first=James|date=2018-10-30|website=Engineers Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-13}}

Her awards and honours include:

• 2009 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland President's Teaching Award 'for excellence in teaching'{{Cite web|url=https://rcsi.ie/spgsspeakers|title=Speakers – Celebrating Research – Past, Present, Future – Royal College Surgeons in Ireland|website=rcsi.ie|access-date=2020-01-13}}
• 2010 Vice-Dean of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
• 2013 President of the Irish Biological Inorganic Chemistry Society
• 2013 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
• 2015 Elected Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland
• 2015 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland President's Teaching Award 'for excellence in teaching'
• 2016 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dean's Academic Award for 'Endeavour, Innovation, Collaboration and Service'{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcsi.ie/index.jsp?n=110&p=100&a=9083|title=RCSI Dean's Academic Award|website=www.rcsi.ie|access-date=2020-01-13}}
• 2017 Irish Network of Healthcare Educators Education Research Grant{{Cite web|url=https://www.inhed.ie/past-recipients/|title=Past Recipients|last=inmedlogin|website=Irish Network of Healthcare Educators|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-13}}
• 2017 Vice President of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland{{Cite web|url=http://www.chemistryireland.org/html/agm2017-photos.html|title=Annual General Meeting 2017 {{!}} Photo gallery {{!}} Institute of Chemistry of Ireland|website=www.chemistryireland.org|access-date=2020-01-13}}
• 2019 President of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland{{Cite web|url=https://www.euchems.eu/newsletters/chemistry-in-europe-2019-4/meet/|title=Meet…|date=2019-11-06|website=EuChemS Newsletters|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-13}}

Her publications include:

• {{Cite book|title=Metal-based Anticancer Agents|last=Marmion|first=Celine|publisher=Royal Society of Chemistry|year=2019|isbn=9781788014069}}
• {{Cite journal|last=Marmion|first=Celine J.|date=2004|title=Hydroxamic Acids− An Intriguing Family of Enzyme Inhibitors and Biomedical Ligands|journal=European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry|volume=2004|issue=15|pages=3003–3016|doi=10.1002/ejic.200400221}}
• {{Cite journal|last=Marmion|first=Celine J.|date=2000|title=Hydroxamic acids are nitric oxide donors. Facile formation of ruthenium(II)-nitrosyls and NO-mediated activation of guanylate cyclase by hydroxamic acids|journal=Chemical Communications|issue=13|pages=1153–1154|doi=10.1039/B001631O}}

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