CV

EDUCATION

BSc Industrial Biochemistry (similar to biochemical engineering) B.Sc. (Hons, First Class) University of Limerick, Ireland. 1994
Ph.D. in Molecular and Computatioal Neuro-Immunology, University of Manchester, UK. 2000

Multivariate statistics for genomics PI: Prof Des Higgins University College Cork, Ireland, 2001-2003
Integrative analysis methods for genomics data PI: Prof Des Higgins University College Dublin, Ireland,2003-2005

Research Assistant. Biochemistry Keele University, Staffs, UK, 1994-1995
Teaching Assistant in Informatics (during PhD), University of Manchester, UK.1996-1997
Research Associate, Biostatistics Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. 2005-2011
Instructor, Adjunct. Bioinformatics Rabb School of Continuing Studies, Brandeis University, MA. 2008-2010
Research Scientist Biostatistics Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2011- 2017
Senior Research Scientist Biostatistics Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2017-

Research Associate Biostatistics and Computational Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, 2005-2011
Research Scientist Biostatistics and Computational Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, 2011-2017
Senior Research Scientist Data Sciences, Division of Biostatistics and Computational Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, 2017 -

Chemistry Technician (6 months), Applied Biosystems Inc, Foster City, CA, 1992
Industrial collaborative internship during graduate training (18 months), Parke Davis Neuroscience Research Centre, Cambridge, UK, 1995-1998
Visiting Scientist (3 months), European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge, UK. 2003
Visiting Scientist (1 month), Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France, 2004
Computational Biology Support and Training Officer, The Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council, UK, 1999-2001

Organizer, Departmental Computational Biology Meetings Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 2011-2014
Organizer, co-founder. Boston R/Bioconductor For Genomics Meetup Bioconductor, 2016-
Member, Data Sciences Research Scientist Appointments and Promotions Committee Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 2017-
Member, Program Committee, Member, Birds of a Feather Committee Bioconductor Annual Meeting, Bioc2017
Member, Program Committee, Member, Code of Conduct Committee Bioconductor Annual Meeting, Bioc2018
Member, Program Committee, Member, Code of Conduct Committee Bioconductor Annual Meeting, Bioc2019
Co- Chair Conference Commitee, Chair, Sponsorship Committee Bioconductor Conference Bioc 2020
Co-Chair, Mathematical Frameworks for Integrative Analysis of Emerging Biological Data Types (20w5197) 5-Day Conference, Banff International Research Station, Banff 2020
Co-Chair, Mathematical Frameworks for Integrative Analysis of Emerging Biological Data Types (20w5197) 5-Day Conference, Banff International Research Station, Banff 2022

2014- Board Member Bioconductor, Technical Advisory Board
2020- Co-Chair, Bioconductor, Community Advisory Board
2020- Member, Board of Directors, Massive Analysis and Quality Control Society (MAQC) Society
2021- Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Systems Biology Ireland (SBI)