Dr Órla Burke
I am a Research Assistant at the Matine and Freshwater Research Centre at Atlantic Technological University, Galway on the Gill Disease of Atlantic Salmon (GIDAS) project. My current research supports the prevention of amoebic gill disease in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Ireland through the production of recombinant protein and DNA vaccines. This project […]
Dr Andrew Tighe
Dr Mariya Riekkinen
Dr Mariya Riekkinen is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Climate+ Co-Centre at Atlantic Technological University (ATU), where she investigates the legal and governance dimensions of sustainable land use. Her research explores how law, public policy and environmental governance can support a just transition towards climate neutrality while balancing environmental, economic and social priorities. Dr Riekkinen has an interdisciplinary […]
Dr. Holly English
I am a zoologist interested in animal movement and human-wildlife coexistence, especially in human-dominated environments. I am currently a research assistant at ATU, working on a feasibility study for the potential establishment of the Motus wildlife tracking system in Ireland for the first time. I did my undergraduate degree in Zoology in Trinity College Dublin, […]
Dr Anita Talbot
Anita Talbot is the MFRC manager. She works as a Senior Research Fellow at the MFRC with focusing on the prevention of disease in fish. Projects include investigating novel ingredients in feed and how they can influence the fish immune response. Diseases of interest include infections caused by external parasites in salmon, including Paramoeba perurans, […]
Dr Éadin O’Mahony
I hold a First Class Hons Bachelor of Science in Biodiversity and Conservation (University College London, England; 2015-2018), a Masters by Research in Conservation Genetics (Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU), University of St Andrews, Scotland; 2020-2021) and a Ph.D. in Behavioural Ecology and Conservation Genomics from SMRU, University of St Andrews and the Globe Institute, […]
Nahla Ahmed
Dr. Ahmed is a practicing aquatic veterinarian who specializes in the diagnosis of fish diseases. She earned a Bachelor of Veterinary Medical Sciences (2006) and a master’s degree in fish parasitology (2012) from South Valley University in Egypt. Dr. Ahmed has been employed as a researcher at the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) […]
Eric Diaz Delgado
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Marine and Freshwater Research Centre at Atlantic Technological University (ATU). My current research focuses on the ecology of the Barrow River estuary, which is impacted by multiple anthropogenic pressures. I assess the potential ecological effects of cooling water discharges from a gas-fired power station and investigate mitigation strategies […]
Bakhtawar Maqsood
Miss Bakhtawar Maqsood is currently working as a Research Assistant at MFRC, Atlantic Technological University Galway, where she is involved in the development of a rapid diagnostic device for the detection and quantification of viral and bacterial pathogens affecting the aquaculture industry. She completed her M.Phil. in Physics and M.Sc. in Physics from the University […]
Dr Deepanmol Singh
Dr. Deepanmol Singh is an analytical chemist specializing in biosensor development, organic chemistry, analytical instrumentation, and material sciences. He earned his B. Pharmacy from Panjab University, India (2013), M.S. (Pharm.) in Pharmaceutical Analysis from National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, SAS Nagar, India (2015), and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from UPES, India (2024). During […]