Prof. Aedin Culhane

Professor of Cancer Genomics, University of Limerick

Research interests: Cancer Computational Genomics, Digital Health, Single Cell Genomics, Spatial Biology, Cancer Genomics, Real World Evidence, Algorithm Development, Immune-Oncology, Open Science, Genomics Programs

Aedín Culhane is Professor of Cancer Genomics and director of the Limerick Digital Cancer Research Centre at the University of Limerick. She has over 20 years' experience in cancer genomics and clinical cancer research, of which over 15 years were in the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in Boston, USA.

She is a member of the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics and the European Health Data and Evidence Network, working to build mechanisms for electronic cross-border sharing of real-world health data. Aedin is an advocate for open-source science and was recently recognized for her leadership in Bioconductor, an open-source genomics software that is used by almost 1 million researchers worldwide.

Culhane lab team members lead the ELIXIR training within Ireland, and are active in EU ELIXIR programs including TeSS, Galaxy and single cell and federated human data communities.

She is the national representative on 1+ million genome national mirror group in cancer and data standards. Her lab is technical lead for implementation of the EU Genomic Data Infrastructure onboarding of Ireland.

Associated Institutions

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

Bioconductor Project