-Welcomed visitors, tourists and conference delegates to Trinity Campus-Engaged with visitors in a friendly manner, speaking in various languages to provide both touristic and general information to everyone who needed it-Gave guided tours of the Book of Kells and the Old Library-Collaborated with the team to ensure a satisfactory visit to all

-Performed my final year research project under the supervision of Dr. Frederick Sheedy and Dr Emer Hackett at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology in the Trinity Biomedical Science Institute.-Developed a model to investigate the contribution of microRNA-21 to efferocytosis-induced immunometabolic changes in wound macrophages-Learned new and valuable laboratory techniques, such as: RT-PCR, cell culture and flow cytometry. Refined my ELISA technique and proficiency with GraphPad… Show more -Performed my final year research project under the supervision of Dr. Frederick Sheedy and Dr Emer Hackett at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology in the Trinity Biomedical Science Institute.-Developed a model to investigate the contribution of microRNA-21 to efferocytosis-induced immunometabolic changes in wound macrophages-Learned new and valuable laboratory techniques, such as: RT-PCR, cell culture and flow cytometry. Refined my ELISA technique and proficiency with GraphPad Prism.-Due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, this project was cut short, which significantly impaired data collection. This presented the challenge of redirecting my thesis at short notice, which vastly improved my ability to be flexible and creative in my scientific writing. Show less

-Completed an eight week summer internship under the direction of Professor Mark Little and Emma Leacy at the Trinity Health Kidney Centre. This experience provided me with an invaluable foundation in applied immunology.-Wrote a competitive, largely self-directed application, which won funding from the Health Research Board. -Investigated the effect of inhibiting myeloperoxidase in stimulated monocytes as a potential therapeutic target in the rare autoimmune condition, ANCA… Show more -Completed an eight week summer internship under the direction of Professor Mark Little and Emma Leacy at the Trinity Health Kidney Centre. This experience provided me with an invaluable foundation in applied immunology.-Wrote a competitive, largely self-directed application, which won funding from the Health Research Board. -Investigated the effect of inhibiting myeloperoxidase in stimulated monocytes as a potential therapeutic target in the rare autoimmune condition, ANCA vasculitis.-Became adept at ELISA, sterile cell technique, monocyte isolation from fresh whole blood and data analysis using GraphPad Prism. Show less