Aisling is a PhD student in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, funded by the DTP MRC iCASE programme. She graduated from University College Dublin with a B.Sc. in Neuroscience in 2025. She is researching the molecular and health effects of genetic risk for psychiatric disorders, in partnership with the data federation company Bitfount. Beyond scientific research, she competes for Ireland in women’s épée.
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