Steering Group

Professor Aedín Cassidy
Co-Chair (incoming)
FOOD-I Lead, QUB
Professor,
School of Biological Sciences
Institute of Global Food Security
Queen's University Belfast

Dr. Martin Danaher
Teagasc Co-Lead
Principal Research Officer
Teagasc Food Research Centre

Professor Fiona Doohan
Co-Chair
FOOD-I Lead, UCD
Professor of Plant Health
School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
University College Dublin

Dr. Geraldine Duffy
Teagasc Co-Lead
Head of the Food Safety Department
Senior Principal Research Officer
Teagasc Food Research Centre

Professor Chris Elliott
Co-Chair (outgoing)
Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Founder, Institute of Global Food Security
Queen's University Belfast

Dr. Joanne Fitzgerald
Steering Group Member
Research Development Officer - Food Integrity
University College Dublin

Ryan Gabel
Steering Group Member
Research Development Manager
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

Professor Mairead Kiely
FOOD-I Lead, UCC
Professor,
Head of School
School of Food and Nutritional Sciences
University College Cork

Dr. Elizabeth Magowan
FOOD-I Lead, AFBI
Director of Sustainable Agri-Food Sciences Division
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

Sinead McGinley
Steering Group Member
Research Partner - Creating a Sustainable Global Society
University College Dublin

Professor Charlie Spillane
FOOD-I Lead, NUI Galway
Director of Ryan Institute
Established Professor (Chair) of Plant Science

Professor Mary Ward
FOOD-I Lead, UU
Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics,
Ulster University

Shauna McKeown
Steering Group Member
Head of Research Development
Ulster University

Dr. Ann McMahon
Steering Group Member
Business Alliance Manager
Agri-food and Nutrition Sciences
Queen's University Belfast

Professor Eric Morgan
Steering Group Member
Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Queen's University Belfast

Dr. Geraldine Quinn
Steering Group Member
General Manager
Institute of Food and Health
University College Dublin