Maria is European Research Council National Delegate and ERC National Contact Point (NCP) for both the Physical Sciences & Engineering and Life Sciences domains, and NCP Research Infrastructures. She also manages Science Foundation Ireland’s EU joint transnational programmatic engagements and is the National Scientific Delegate for the European Infrastructures, The European Molecular Laboratory, the European Molecular Council and ELIXIR. With more than 10 years of experience managing EU projects and working within EU frameworks, Dr Nash’s background lies in biomedical science, tissue engineering and chemistry research and education.