Rory Whelan

Postdoctoral Researcher at IRB Barcelona

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About

PhD graduate with an MSc in Synthetic Chemistry. I have a decade of experience in a variety of research institutes across Europe. My research spans the disciplines of both Chemistry and Biology with the main focus on Drug Discovery and Organic synthesis. Areas of research include PROTAC drug design, natural product synthesis, and drug delivery.

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Fellow at IRB Barcelona
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Researcher Phd Candidate at Technological University Dublin
    Oct 2017 - Mar 2023 · 5 yrs 6 mos

    Researcher in Computational Chemical Biology focusing in the development of PPi inhibitors to aid drug delivery across the Blood-Brain Barrier.

  • Adjunct Assistant Lecturer at Technological University Dublin
    Sep 2018 - Feb 2023 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Supervisor for Organic Chemistry laboratory practicals

  • Laboratory Demonstrator at Dublin Institute of Technology
    Jan 2018 - Sep 2018 · 9 mos

    Assisted laboratory supervisor in laboratory practicals

  • ERASMUS Researcher at University of Regensburg
    Feb 2015 - Jul 2015 · 6 mos

    Researcher in an organic synthetic Lab developing adhesives and protective coatings for aluminium alloys.