Mary Ní Fhlathartaigh

Mary received her BSc (Hons) in Pharmacology from NUI, Galway after which she completed a Higher diploma in Education (NUI, Galway). She taught biology and mathematics through the medium of Irish at Colaiste Chroí Mhuire, Spiddal.Mary developed strong links with the Universitywhere she entered groups of Transition year students into Stem cell debating competition. Mary then did her PhD on models of MS within the MS Research Laboratory at NUI, Galway. Following completion of her PhD, Mary carried out postdoctoral work in the Parkinsons research group in Pharmacology amp; Therapeutics and at a cancer biology laboratory, both in NUI, Galway. Since 2014, she has coordinated Masters programmes in the School of Natural Sciences at NUI, Galway.