Melissa J.

Melissa J. has a diverse professional background in research and programme management, currently serving as a Programme Manager at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland since December 2021. Prior to this role, Melissa worked as a Project Officer at the National Office for Research Ethics Committees from November 2020 to December 2021 and held the position of Scientific Programme Manager at Science Foundation Ireland from August 2019 to November 2020, where responsibilities included managing research portfolios and organizing peer reviews. Previous experience includes roles as a Research Officer at Fighting Blindness, where Melissa managed research programmes and facilitated collaboration, and as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at University College Dublin and Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, focusing on research data analysis and clinical research. Melissa holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Business and Technology from Griffith College Dublin, a PhD in Clinical Medicine from Trinity College Dublin, and a Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience from University College Dublin.