11 November 2025
ELIXIR Ireland is delighted to welcome Laura Whelan and Pilib Ó Broin as new Deputy Heads of Node. Their appointments broaden the node’s national leadership and reinforce its strengths across genomics, bioinformatics, and data-intensive life science research.
Laura Whelan, RCSI
Dr. Laura Whelan is a Lecturer in Human Genetics and Genomics at RCSI. She brings expertise at the intersection of genomics and health research, adding important translational and educational perspective to ELIXIR Ireland’s leadership.
Her experience strengthens the node’s capacity to support researchers working with human and clinical data, and to connect bioinformatics practice with real-world health and biomedical challenges.
Pilib Ó Broin, University of Galway
Dr. Pilib Ó Broin is an Associate Professor in Bioinformatics at the University of Galway. His public University of Galway profile highlights research in statistical, machine learning, deep learning, and data visualisation approaches for biomedical data, with applications in genomics, immunology, cancer, and neuroscience.
This expertise brings further depth to ELIXIR Ireland’s capabilities in advanced analytics, clinical bioinformatics, and methods development for data-rich life science research.
Together, Laura and Pilib bring valuable institutional reach, scientific experience, and leadership capacity that will help ELIXIR Ireland continue to grow as a connected national node within the wider ELIXIR infrastructure.