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Acknowledgements<br />

needed to call in a favour. Also to the team upstairs in Virology, especially<br />

for Collette who always went out <strong>of</strong> her way to accommodate me and<br />

allowed me to use their plate reader. I really appreciate all your help.<br />

I would also like to thank Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Peter Dockery, Pierce Lalor and Dr.<br />

Eaodin Timmins for allowing me to drop over to look at my ‘bugs’ under<br />

your careful assistance. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Dockery, I really appreciate you taking<br />

time out <strong>of</strong> your busy schedule to go through the possible microscopy<br />

options. Also thank-you Pierce for all your advice on SEM and Gaelic<br />

football, maybe this is Mayo’s year.<br />

Lastly, I would like to thank my supervisors Dr. Dearbháile Morris and<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Martin Cormican for their constant support and guidance over<br />

the years. Dearbháile your presence in the <strong>of</strong>fice has created a wonderful<br />

family environment that has allowed everybody who has worked there to<br />

thrive. Martin, thank-you for our weekly meeting towards the end I always<br />

entered with one eye closed in worried anticipation but always left with<br />

pride and an enthusiasm to write more. You certainly have perfected the<br />

art <strong>of</strong> supervision over the years! To say I have learnt a lot from you would<br />

be an understatement. At this stage I am indebted to you for the years you<br />

have provided guidance, knowledge, advice and most <strong>of</strong> all - you patience<br />

on guiding me through the challenges <strong>of</strong> a PhD.<br />

xviii

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