Mary Anne O'Connell - Curriculum Vitae#
Education and degrees awarded
- 1986 Ph.D, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York U.S.A. Degree in Molecular Biology
- 1983 M.S. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York U.S.A.
- 1981 BSc. (Hons) University College Galway, Ireland. Degree in Microbiology
Current position
- 2014 European Research Area (ERA) Chair, Professor
- CEITEC, Masaryk University Kamenice 753/5, A35/143, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Previous work experience
- 2013 - 2014 Visiting Professor Stockholm University, Sweden. Funded by Stockholm University
- 1997 - 2013 Group Leader at MRC Human Genetics Unit Edinburgh UK
- 1993 - 1997 Assistent, (Instructor) Department of Cellular Biology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland
- 1990 - 1993 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cellular Biology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland *1987 - 1990 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA. U.S.A.
Leadership in research work
- Co-organiser of RNA-UK 2004
- Co-organiser of Gordon Research Conference on RNA Editing 2007
- Co-organiser of Nucleic Acids and Innate Immunity, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Co-organiser of Czech RNA meeting, 2016
- Co-organizer of RNA and Disease, Sweden 2018
Other academic merits
- Administrative responsibilities
- Chair of Health & Safety Committee at MRC Human Genetics Unit
- Establishment and Member of International Scientific Advisory Board, Masaryk University
- Committee for External Speakers in Life Sciences Masaryk University
- Establishment of committee for Internal Speakers in Life Sciences Masaryk University
- Member of Scientific Board for CEITEC MU
- Chair of Health & Safety Committee at MRC Human Genetics Unit
- Numerous Invited Keynote and other lectures at international meetings and different Universities
Publication
Total number of publications: 71.