Hannah MurphyPhD Student
University College Dublin
Hannah Murphy is a PhD student on the Acclimatize 2 project. Her research focuses on the relationship between water quality, varying sources of faecal pollution, and the occurrence of waterborne parasites in surface water.
She earned her MSci in Biology from the University of Manchester in 2022. Her Master’s research investigated the molecular and cellular requirements for a chitinase-like protein to regulate type 2 and type 17 immune responses.
Following her graduation, Hannah worked as a Research Assistant on the National Wastewater Surveillance Programme at UCD, a project co-led by Professor Wim Meijer. In this role, she contributed to monitoring the prevalence of viral pathogens across Ireland, including SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
This project has been part funded by the ERDF though the Ireland Wales Programme 2014 -2020.
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