I find my home at the intersection of biology, AI, and philosophy. I’m building AI models that predict how to engineer cells toward desired functions – bridging single-cell genomics, machine learning, and precision genome engineering to move synthetic biology from trial and error to true design. My goal is to expand humanity’s ability to navigate the design space of biology, our most powerful technology, and leverage this for the flourishing of life.

I grew up in a family of seven in the countryside near Cork, Ireland. After earning Ireland’s top school chemistry award, I went to University College Cork and became the country’s youngest pharmacist. I discovered a passion for research through bioengineering internships at iGEM, ETH Zurich, and Velabs Therapeutics.

After roles in drug discovery, clinical practice, and at the national drug regulator, I returned fully to science for my PhD at EMBL (Huber & Dietrich labs), where I combined single-cell multi-omics with machine learning to uncover cellular differentiation as a driver of tumor evolution.

Along the way, I earned an MBA from Quantic, co-founded Nucleate Germany – now the country’s largest student biotech entrepreneurship network – and launched PROMETHEUS, a movement dedicated to impact-driven science. I also serve as an advisor to the International Pharmaceutical Federation and Cosmic Footprint Society.

I believe our species has a far better role to play in the story of life. I wrote about why here.