2018-pres: Theme Champion for Healthy Communities, Ulster University, Coleraine

2016-pres: Chief R&D Officer, Avellino Labs USA, San Francisco, USA

2015-2018: Director of Biomedical Research Institute, Ulster University, Coleraine

2014-2015 Associate Director of Biomedical Research Institute, Ulster University, Coleraine

2018-pres Fellow of American-European Congress of Ophthalmic Surgery

2015-pres Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology

2015-pres Fellow of Royal Society of Arts

2015-pres Fellow of Royal Society of Medicine

2015- pres Aurora Role Model.

2014-pres  Honorary Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (London) FRCP, FFLM

2014-pres: Member of Athena SWAN Ulster Committee and Chair of the Athena Swan Mentoring Group. Responsible for the School’s Athena Swan Silver award submission.

2013-2016  Head of Vision Science Group, Ulster University, Coleraine

2012-pres  Professor of Personalised Medicine, Ulster University, Coleraine

2012-pres  Honorary Research Appointment, Ophthalmology Department, Mater & Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

2012-pres: Member of Athena SWAN University Assessment Team (successful bronze award)

2012-pres  Visiting Scientist, Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Modena, Italy

2012-pres  Ethical Review Committee Member, University of Ulster, Coleraine

2012-pres  Research and Innovation Faculty Committee Member, University of Ulster, Coleraine

2011-pres  Department of Justice, Northern Ireland DNA Database Governance Board

2009-pres Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Division of Molecular Medicine, University of Dundee, Scotland

2009-pres Champion of Core Action Business Group, University of Ulster, UK

2005-2012 Senior Lecturer, University of Ulster, Coleraine

2004- pres Honorary Research Fellow, Bedford, Birmingham & Royal Group of Hospitals

2001-2005 Lecturer in Immunology, University of Ulster, Coleraine

2000-2001 Research Fellowship, Harvard Medical School, Boston

1999-2000 Visiting Research Fellow, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, USA

1999-2001 Post–Doctoral Research associate, Fight for Sight, Depart of Ophthalmology, QUB

1998-1999 Post–Doctoral Research associate, Depart of Clinical Biochemistry, QUB

1994-1997 PhD student, Department of Immunology, QUB

Education

2004 E-tutor Certificate, Campus One, University of Ulster

2003 Registered Practitioner of the Higher Education Academy

2003 PgCHET University of Ulster, Coleraine

2001 MEEI / Harvard Medical School Boston: Research Fellowship (Graduated June 2001)

1998 Teacher/Tutor Certificate in Education (high commendation) QUB

1997 PhD Immunology & Virology QUB

1994 BSc. Microbiology (First Class Honours) QUB

1991 Rainey Endowed Grammar School: A level: Physics, Chemistry & Biology