!!Mary Anne O'Connell - Curriculum Vitae
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__Education and degrees awarded__
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*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
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__Current position__
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*2014 European Research Area (ERA) Chair, Professor\\
*CEITEC, Masaryk University Kamenice 753/5, A35/143, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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__Previous work experience__
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*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. \\
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__Leadership in research work__
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*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
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__Other academic merits__ 
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*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\\
* Numerous Invited Keynote and other lectures at international meetings and different Universities
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__Publication__\\
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Total number of publications: 71.\\ \\