The lab was established in March 2019 at the University of Liverpool, U.K. and moved to Maynooth University, Rep. of Ireland in September 2022. Lab members will work to explore plant development and photosynthesis. Please get in touch if you would like to join the team.
Principle Investigator
Dr. Diarmuid Ó Maoiléidigh
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Trinity College Dublin, Rep. of Ireland Postdoctoral research Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany Trinity College Dublin, Rep. of Ireland Previous faculty positions University of Liverpool, U.K.
Kathleen Lonsdale PhD researcher
Niranjana Manoj
Niranjana joined the group in September 2023 from India where she completed her Bachelors degree at IISER Tvm. Niranjana is interested in transcription factors that control silique photosynthesis and is generating mutants in different species using CRISPR-Cas9.Ph.D. Trinity College Dublin, Rep. of Ireland
Postdoctoral research
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany
Trinity College Dublin, Rep. of Irela
BBSRC DTP PhD researcher
Jesse McCarthy
Jesse rejoined the group in October 2020 for his PhD research following his Master’s in Biological Sciences from the University of Liverpool. Jesse is interested floral organ photosynthesis and how transcription factors control this process is various species. He remains at the University of Liverpool to complete his PhD.
Ph.D. Trinity College Dublin, Rep. of Ireland Postdoctoral research Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Germany Trinity College Dublin, Rep. of Ireland
Former team members
Dr. Róisín Fattorini (2020 – 2022 Postdoctoral Research Associate)
Chloe Condron (2023 Undergraduate Research Project)
Keziah Mongwe (2023 Undergraduate Research Project)
Dominic Guy (2021-2022 Undergraduate Research Project)
Beatrice Overend (2021 UK Genetics Society Summer Student)
Connor Lord (2020-2021 Undergraduate Research Project)
Comparative Developmental Genetics 
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