!!Mary Anne O'Connell - Curriculum Vitae \\ __Education and degrees awarded__ \\ *1986 Ph.D, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York U.S.A. Degree in Molecular Biology\\ *1983 M.S. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York U.S.A. \\ *1981 BSc. (Hons) University College Galway, Ireland. Degree in Microbiology \\ __Current position__ \\ *2014 European Research Area (ERA) Chair, Professor\\ *CEITEC, Masaryk University Kamenice 753/5, A35/143, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic \\ __Previous work experience__ \\ *2013 - 2014 Visiting Professor Stockholm University, Sweden. Funded by Stockholm University\\ *1997 - 2013 Group Leader at MRC Human Genetics Unit Edinburgh UK\\ *1993 - 1997 Assistent, (Instructor) Department of Cellular Biology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland \\ *1990 - 1993 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cellular Biology, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland *1987 - 1990 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA. U.S.A. \\ \\ __Leadership in research work__ \\ *Co-organiser of RNA-UK 2004\\ *Co-organiser of Gordon Research Conference on RNA Editing 2007\\ *Co-organiser of Nucleic Acids and Innate Immunity, 2016, 2017, 2018\\ *Co-organiser of Czech RNA meeting, 2016\\ *Co-organizer of RNA and Disease, Sweden 2018 \\ __Other academic merits__ \\ *Administrative responsibilities \\ **Chair of Health & Safety Committee at MRC Human Genetics Unit\\ **Establishment and Member of International Scientific Advisory Board, Masaryk University\\ **Committee for External Speakers in Life Sciences Masaryk University\\ **Establishment of committee for Internal Speakers in Life Sciences Masaryk University\\ **Member of Scientific Board for CEITEC MU\\ * Numerous Invited Keynote and other lectures at international meetings and different Universities \\ __Publication__\\ \\ Total number of publications: 71.\\ \\