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Celebrating Biological Sciences women

6 March, 2020

For International Women's Day 2020, we wanted to shine a spotlight on some of the female staff who help make the School of Biological Sciences the great academic and research institution that it is today

The above image does not even begin to capture ALL of the women who add value to the School of Biological Sciences and IGFS- from PhD students to professors, business support to lab technicians, project managers to digital officers. There are simply too many to feature.

It is merely a shapshot - literally - of the increasing number of female academics, research fellows, administrators, technical and professional staff who continue to push the boundaries in myriad ways - international research excellence; industry links; stakeholder engagement; outreach, media and public engagement.

Below, in no particular order, are selected case studies of some of our more prominent academic staff - their achievements set the standard for early-career researchers coming through, as well as inspiring their non-academic colleagues who are often working to support and promote their international research partnerships.

Click through to find out more about our female academics' specialisms - again, by no means an exhaustive list, but a flavour of the high calibre of all researchers, both male and female.

 

  • Prof Jayne Woodside - expert in diet and nutrution /schools/mdbs/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/professor-jayne-woodside.html
  • Prof Moira Dean - expert in the psychology of behaviour at various points along the foodchain /schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/ProfessorMoiraDean/
  • Prof Aedin Cassidy - expert in plant nutrients which improve cardio-metabolic health /Research/GRI/TheInstituteforGlobalFoodSecurity/institute-for-global-security-news/NewDirectorofInterdisciplinaryResearchappointed.html
  • Prof Sharon Huws - expert in ruminant food security 
  • Prof Niamh O'Connell - expert in farm-animal welfare /schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/ProfessorNiamhOConnell/
  • Prof Michelle McKinley - expert in relationship between diet and disease, particularly diabetes & cardiovascular illness /schools/mdbs/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/dr-michelle-mckinley.html
  • Prof Irene Grant - expert in foodborne bacteria & food safety /schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/ProfessorIreneRGrant/
  • Prof Lynn Vanhaecke - expert in metabolomics, in relation to food safety /schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/ProfessorLynnVanhaecke/
  • Prof Helen Roche - expert in diet & relationship between nutrition & health /schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/ProfessorHelenRoche/
  • Prof Katrina Campbell - expert in chemical contaminants & toxins in food, animal feed & the environment 

 

  • Dr Danielle McCarthy - expert in nutrition as it relates to population health & wellbeing /schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/DrDanielleMcCarthy/
  • Dr Claire McEvoy - expert in nutrition as it relates to age-related chronic disease /schools/mdbs/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/dr-claire-mcevoy.html
  • Dr Katerina Theodoridou - expert in farm-animal nutrition 
  • Dr Qiaoxhu Su - expert in molecular nutrition as it relates to chronic metabolic disease /schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Connect/AcademicStaff/DrQiaozhuSu/
  • Dr Caroline Meharg - expert in host-microbial interactions in the context of food security /schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/dr-caroline-meharg.html
  • Dr Chen Situ - expert in anti-microbial resistance, food safety & quality 
  • Dr Emma Allott - expert in nutrition as it relates to cancer risk & progression /schools/mdbs/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/dr-emma-allott.html
  • Dr Marie Cantwell - expert in dietary intake & cancer risk & progression /schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/Research/find-a-phd-supervisor/dr-marie-cantwell.html
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