Fiona is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Biological Sciences, MTU Cork. She graduated from University College Cork with a BSc (Hons) degree in Biomedical Science and completed her PhD in the Cork Institute of Technology. She worked as a scientific researcher in the Teagasc Food Research Centre, Cork (2003-2011) on a range of projects that primarily focused on food-derived bioactives and how they impact human and animal health. Fiona joined the lecturing staff in CIT in 2012 and her teaching primarily focuses on biochemistry and bioanalytical techniques. She is involved in the development and validation of the Nutrition and Health Science programme and is a Principle Investigator in the Nutri Research group. She is also a member of the Biomedical Science board of studies, which oversees the operation and management of the joint CIT/UCC Biomedical Science programme. Her research interests are primarily focused on food and health and understanding how food bioactives can influence human health. She is also involved in projects that focus on alternative antimicrobial strategies, particularly for pathogenic streptococci. The MTU Cork Cell EXPLORERS team are excited to be involved in this scientific outreach initiative, and keen to promote science in our schools and communities through Cell EXPLORERS activities.