Senior Research Fellow Molecular Diagnostics Research Group at University of Galway. Undergraduate degree in Microbiology, Masters in Biotechnology from University College Cork and a PhD focusing on molecular and immunological test development from the University of Galway. Expert in molecular test development for laboratory, POC and on-site settings. Worked with a number of global diagnostics companies to deliver novel molecular tests for the clinical diagnostics space. Strong background in the area of AMR. Involved in WorldCom funded by the One Health EJP, developing rapid onsite tests for AMR targets in the environmental and veterinary settings. More recently worked on technology which allows rapid capture and detection of harmful organisms in water sources and on developing tests to detect emerging organisms isolated from hostile environments such as the international space station.Named inventor on a number of University of Galway patents.Published on diagnostics and AMR topics.Acted as grant proposal evaluator for both National and European funding agencies. Founder and CSO of Advanced Molecular Systems Ltd. strong entrepreneurial, innovation and commercialisation skills. Involved in bringing substantial funding to University of Galway through funding applications and industry collaborations.Research focus areasMolecular test design, development and optimisation. Focus is on novel, rapid and on-site applications together with development of novel capture methods from complex sample types for on-site applications.