List of PhD Dissertations Names of Graduates Dissertation Title Supervisor 2015 Rosalin Bonetta Integration of the Structural, Biochemical and Tumour Suppressor Properties of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Casha Aaron A Biomedical Analysis of Thoracic Forces Dr Therese Hunter Professor Marie Therese Camilleri Podesta Fsadni Peter Impact of school indoor Air quality on children's respiratory health in Maltese primay schools Professor Stephen Montefort Grech Louise An Evaluation of a pharmaceutical Care Model in patients with Rheumatological disorders Professor Victor Ferrito Co-Supervisor: Professor A Serracino Inglott Professor Andrew Borg Gruppetta Mark Epidemiology and Characterisation of Pituitary Adenomas in the Maltese Islands Professor Josanne Vassallo Melillo Fenech Tanya Prevalence and risk factors of sexually transmitted infections in Malta Dr Julian Mamo Pierucci Massimo Role of Leteral Habenula in Nicotine addiction; focus in Serotonin2c Professor Giuseppe Di Giovanni Sghendo Lino Chiral pharmacokinetics of fluoexetine; pharmacogenetic aspects of its metabolism and disposition Vella Janis New Pathways for Development of Synthetic Steroids Wirth Francesca Pharmacogenetics Implications in Clopidogrel Therapy: A Pharmacist-led Management Approach Professor Janet Mifsud Professor Godfrey LaFerla Co-Supervisor: Professor A Serracino Inglott Professor Lilian Azzopardi Co-Supervisor: Professor Albert Fenech Zammit Nowell Neurons that Fire Together Wire Together - Stimulants, ADHD and Synchronized neural Responses Professor Richard Muscat Off-Label and Unlicensed Medicinal Product Use in Paediatrics - A Case Study for Malta Professor Victor Grech Pace Nikolai P Does Summation of Alleles Account for Genetic Risk and Genotype-Phenotype Association in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus? Professor Alex Felice Farrugia Gianluca A Study of the Roles of Reactive Oxygen Species and Superoxide Dismutase in Aspirin-Induced Apoptosis in Yeast Professor Rena Balzan Darmanin Ellul Rita J. Determination of the Phytochemical, Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Selected Maltese Medicinal Plants Professor Roger Ellul-Micallef Agius Adrian Mark Chronic Mid-Facial Pain: A Randomised Clinical Trial and a Prospective 3 year Follow-Up Professor Richard Muscat Genetic Predisposition and Functional Analysis of Pituitary Adenomas Professor Josanne Vassallo (5-HT2C) Receptors 2014 Ellul Ian 2013 2012 Formosa Robert 2011 1 List of PhD Dissertations Names of Graduates Dissertation Title Supervisor Caruana Mario Dietary Polyphenols as Novel Protective Agents against Membrane Damage in α - synucleinopathies Dr Neville Vassallo Baron Byron Novel Interactions of the GABPa Transcription Factor Complex Dr Pierre Schembri Wismayer A Novel Mutation in the Human Erythroid Transcription Factor KLF1 as a Cause of Hereditary Persistence of Foetal Haemoglobin Professor Alex Felice Galea Raymond P The Effect of a Marine Alga, Padina Pavonica, on Maltese Menopausal Women Said Edith Molecular Cytogenetics in the Diagnosis of Mental Retardation in Malta Professor M. P. Brincat Professor Alfred Cuschieri Professor Giovanni Neri Grech Anna Development and Initial Validation of a Cue Encounters and a Cue Salience Questionnaire in an Alcohol Dependent Population Professor Richard Muscat 2010 Borg Joseph 2009 2008 TM with Common Alleles Reflects Expression Profile in Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Al Ashtar Al Ahmed Molecular SNPlotypes Borg Michael A Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance and Control in Countries of the Mediterranean Region Professor HM Gilles Cassar Maria Louisa Linkage Analysis in a Familial Case of Idiopathic Epilepsy and its Implications in Drug Development Professor Janet Mifsud Sapienza Karen Aspirin - Induced Apoptosis in Yeast Professor R Balzan Vidal Christopher The Genetics of Osteoporosis Fenech Anthony J Pathology of Temporal Bones Following Head Injuries: The Macro and Microscopic Effects on the Inner Ear Bezzina Wettinger Stephanie RNA Profiling and The Genetics of Myocardial Infarction Professor A Xuereb Anastasi Professor MT Camilleri Podesta Professor L Michaels Professor Alex Felice Professor P.H. Reitsma Gertrude Rapinett Intentions Enacted: What role for prospective memory? Dr Jenny Rusted Gauci Charmaine Surveillance of Infectious Intestinal Disease in Malta Professor HM Gilles Bonello Steve The HIF System and Inhibitory PAS Domain Protein (IPAS) - A Role in Vascular Remodelling Professor Alex Felice The Physiological Role of Prion Protein in Neurodegenerative Disease Professor J. V. Bannister Professor Alex Felice 2007 2006 2005 Vassallo Neville 2