Biography

Prof. Mary Hunt completed her PhD in 2001 in the laboratory of Professor Stefan Alexson, Division of Clinical Chemistry, Karolinska Institute, Sweden. She subsequently moved to Amsterdam to work with Professor Ronald Wanders, Amsterdam Medical Centre, identifying patients with underlying acyl-CoA thioesterase deficiencies. She subsequently returned to the Karolinska Institute, funded by AFA Insurance Jubilee Foundation and in 2008 was appointed Associate Professor in Molecular Genetics. She returned to DIT in August 2010 and is currently appointed as the Head of the School of in the School of Biological Sciences.

Research Themes

Peroxisomes, Lipid metabolism and mechanism of action of metal based drugs.

Professional Memberships'

Member of the ‘Research Brazil Ireland’ (RBI) working group (therapeutics) (2013-2015)
Fellow of the Society of Biology (2014-2015)
Member of the Medical Scientists Registration Board, CORU (2016-2020)

External Activities/Outreach

- Ad hoc reviewer Cell and Molecular Life Sciences (CMLS), Lipids, Genetics, FEBS Letters, Biochemical Pharmacology and Molecular Genetics and Metabolism.
Thesis Examination
2016: Pre-examination Assessor of a PhD thesis (Anne Mákelá) for the Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Finland.
2015: External Examiner PhD thesis (R van der Sluis), Potchefstroom Campus, North West University, South Africa.
2014: External Examiner PhD thesis (CPS Badenhorst), Potchefstroom Campus, North West University, South Africa.
2012: Internal examiner on PhD thesis (Kishore Kumar Jella), DIT.
2012: Pre-examination Assessor of a PhD thesis (Maija Methala) for the Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Finland.
2012: PhD committee member for PhD thesis examination (Christine Skogastierna) Karolinska Institute, Sweden.
2011: Opponent (External examiner) PhD thesis – (Petra Thulin), Karolinska Institute, Sweden.

Research and Academic Interests

Research interests in area of peroxisomes, lipid metabolism and mechanism of action of metal based drugs.