DrOlga Piskareva

Dr Olga Piskareva is a Senior Lecturer in Biology at the Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine and Foundation Year Cycle Director. Her academic background includes Biochemistry, Cell Biology (MSc), Molecular Biology (PhD), Science Communication (MSc), and Health Profession Education (PgDip). Her experience spans research, teaching, and mentoring. As a Fulbright-HRB Health Impact Scholar Awardee, she was trained in tumour organoid methodology at Johns Hopkins University (2018/19, USA).

Dr Piskareva established her independent Cancer Bio-Engineering research group in 2019. She represented RCSI on several professional (Treasurer and Council member of the Irish Association for Cancer Research, Matrix Biology Ireland) and outreach initiatives (MCT TY Research Programme, Lab Safari, the Primary Science for Teachers Initiative). Recently, Dr Piskareva was elected as the Chair of Life and Medical Sciences Committee of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA, 2022-2024), Ireland's foremost body of experts in the Sciences and Humanities.