Tony Skerritt

Undergraduate Degree

BSc. (Hons) Bioanalysis and Biotechnology, 2007

Work History

  • June 2006 - Sept 2006; Essilor Ltd., Ennis (QC Analyst)
  • Oct 2007 - April 2008; Dynamac Corporation, Kennedy Space Center, Florida (Intern)
  • April 2009 - April 2010; Dynamac Corporation, Kennedy Space Center, Florida (Postgraduate)

Favourite Scientific Quote

“If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate” Henry J. Tillman

About Tony

Tony completed his honours degree in Bioanalysis & Biotechnology from Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) in 2006. Upon completion of his degree he was selected to participate in the FÁS Science Challenge Internship Programme where he completed a six month internship working for Dynamac Corporation in the Space Life Sciences Laboratory in Kennedy Space Center. Tony then secured funding to enter a postgraduate research degree programme in LIT based on work done while interning with Dynamac Corporation in Florida. This work was funded through the Enterprise Partnership Scheme in conjunction with the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology, and Dynamac Corporation. Tony’s research is focused on the effects of light on the phytonutrient content of lettuce, with particular focus on compounds which exhibit antioxidant activity.