Experience

European Federation of Neurological Associations
• Belgium
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chief Executive Officer

  • Nov 2021 - Present


Retina International

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Research and Policy

  • Nov 2019 - Nov 2021

  Stakeholder EngagementConception and Design of ResearchProject DirectorPublic SpeakingCampaign ManagementScientific WriterAdvisor/ConsultantEducation Program Development

• Director of Stakeholder Engagement

  • Feb 2019 - Nov 2019

• Project Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Feb 2019


University College Dublin
• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

RenaSci
• United Kingdom
• Pharmaceuticals
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Marie Curie Post Doctoral Scientist

  • Mar 2016 - Aug 2017
• SFI/TIDA Post Doctoral Fellow

  • Apr 2014 - Feb 2016

  This current project involves the development of biodegradable microparticles enabling sustained release of proprietary drugs in the eye, validation of the safety and efficacy of these sustained delivery devices and strategizing the commercialisation of these sustained release devices. This current project involves the development of biodegradable microparticles enabling sustained release of proprietary drugs in the eye, validation of the safety and efficacy of these sustained delivery devices and strategizing the commercialisation of these sustained release devices.

• Marie S. Curie Post Doctoral Fellow

  • Oct 2015 - Nov 2015

  This project involved the optimisation of a drug-induced retinal vascular permeability model, and determination of efficacy in acute and sustained release formulations of our novel compound formulations. This project involved the optimisation of a drug-induced retinal vascular permeability model, and determination of efficacy in acute and sustained release formulations of our novel compound formulations.



Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast

• Researcher PHD Student

  • Oct 2010 - Apr 2014

  • Cell culture including: isolation of primary bovine retinal microvascular endothelial cells and primary murine brain-derived microglia, cell lines (HEK293A, THP-1 and BV-2 monocyte/macrophage), cell culture in hypoxia and hyperoxia. • Oxygen Induced Retinopathy mouse model • Aortic ring assays • Adenovirus preparation and purification, and viral infection of primary cells. • Cell/ tissue preparation for immunohistochemistry • Retinal flat mounts • Viability(LDH assay)/apoptosis (nuclear assessment, active caspase-3 staining, ApoToxGLo assay)/senescence (γH2AX, 53BP-1, SAβ-G) detection optimisation and quantification • Detection and measurement of reactive oxygen species (DHE assay) and reactive nitrogen species (3-Nitrotyrosine western blotting and Griess assay) • Light, fluorescent and confocal microscopy • Protein extraction for SDS PAGE/western blotting • RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, PCR and gel electrophoresis • Image and data analysis using software including:EZ-C1, Fiji, NIS Elements, Excel, Graph-pad Prism • National and international conference publications and presentations, chairing seminars • Mentor undergraduate students with lab work • Acquiring travel funding for national and international conferences, lobbying for funding for lab equipment, expenditure accounts