For the first episode, Rob spoke with the Head of Research at WIT, Dr. Geraldine Canny to talk about her own research journey from NUIG, to Harvard, then Switzerland and now Waterford. Geraldine describes some of her own research into treatments for endometriosis and briefly talks about the Research Support Unit at the institute.

Geraldine's WIT staff profile can be found at wit.ie/about_wit/contact_us/staff_directory/dr-geraldine-canny and you can also follow her on Twitter @geraldine_canny

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