Eve pippetting in the labRole: Phd Candidate

Started: April 2022

Focus: Vaccines

Expertise: Recombinant Protein Expression, Enzymology

Fun Fact: Loves marine life

 

 

Eve O’Kelly completed her BSc (Hons) in Applied Biology and Biopharmaceutical Science at the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Galway, in 2021. She completed her MSc in Biomedical Science at the University of Galway in 2022, during which time she joined Prof John Dalton’s Molecular Parasitology Lab (MPL) to carry out her research project. Following the completion of her MSc, she joined the MPL as a Research Assistant. Her work focused on the expression, isolation, and biochemical and molecular characterisation of Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) immunomodulatory proteins. She is currently completing a PhD in the MPL working on the characterisation of potential vaccine targets against fasciolosis.