Aoife McLysaght recalls how she heard about her first job in genetics. READ MOREStamp features Prof Aoife McLysaght, Chair of Evolutionary Genetics at Trinity College Dublin and one of the world's leading genetics researchers. In January, McLysaght started her new job as Government science adviser. “My mum just said, do what you love and the job will follow. “I don’t know if I’d call it a gamble, but I decided, my life decisions and career decisions are separate.” It helped that academic careers are “judged in the round.

Source: The Irish Times March 08, 2025 18:01 UTC