Dr. David Kelly
Postdoctoral Senior Scientist
Science
Waterford Institute of Technology
Ireland
Biography
David Kelly is the Postdoctoral Senior Scientist at the Macular Pigment Research Group. David received a BSc (Honours) Degree in Applied Biosciences from Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) in 2006 and was subsequently awarded an Irish Research Council Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) grant to pursue a research PhD at the department of Biological Sciences at CIT. This project focused on the isolation and exploitation of bacteriophages (naturally-occurring bacterial viruses) for the bio-control of both food spoilage bacteria (Lactic acid bacteria) and medical pathogens such as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Research Interest
Macular Pigment Research Group
