Dr. Aherne is an Assistant Professor at University College Dublin School of Medicine. She earned her PhD from University College Dublin followed by a post-doc and assistant professorship at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. I caught up with Dr. Aherne at last years FASEB epithelial biology conference in steamboat springs and we discussed the challenges facing young faculty both in the US and Ireland.

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Dr. Aherne's faculty page:

https://people.ucd.ie/carol.aherne

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