Natural products chemist specialising in the area of algal bioactive compounds for nutraceutical and functional food applications.
APC Microbiome Institute
Cork, Ireland
Microbiology
CyberColloids
Carrigaline, Ireland
Hydrochloride chemistry
Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Carlow, Ireland
Biosciences
CSIRO Health and Biosecurity
Clayton South, Australia
Health & Biosecurity
Edward Hood Memorial Bursary 2016
Institute of Food Science and Technology of Ireland
Funding to present my PhD research on fucoxanthin as a keynote speaker at the 18th World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFOST 2016) in August 2016. URL: https://www.ifsti.ie/4-iufost-dublin-congress-rep-on-line/
Dean of Graduate Research Award 2014-2018
Dublin Institute of Technology
PhD funding.
Research Leaders 2025 - Fellowship Programme
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Brussels, EU
Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme (2020-2023) developing the next generation of Agri-Food research leaders co-funded by Teagasc Ireland and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement number 754380.
IUFoST Young Scientist Award
International Union of Food Science and Technology, Canada
This award recognises individuals in the initial phases of their career for the potential to make outstanding scientific contributions to the field of food science and technology and the potential for future scientific leadership. https://iufost.org/iufostftp/2016%20Young%20Scientists.pptx
START Fund 2022
Teagasc, The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
BIOHEALTH. This invention includes generation and identification of a novel functional food ingredient from an edible seaweed for use as a prebiotic (‘food for gut bacteria’) to enhance gut health. The target markets that this technology addresses are functional ingredients, immune health, and the animal feed prebiotic market.
Others
APC Microbiome UCC Ireland
01 Jun 2023 - present
Post Doctoral Researcher
Marie Skłodowska–Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
01 May 2020 - 01 Jun 2023