Dr. Emily Vereker

Dr. Emily Vereker joined the Health Research Board in January 2019, as Programme Manager of the Secretariat to the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee, a statutory body appointed by the Minister for Health under the Health Research Regulations (S.I.314 of 2018). She oversees the operations of the Secretariat that supports the business of the HRCDC, enabling it to deliver on its mandate under the Health Research Regulations.  

Prior to taking up the role, Emily was the Senior Patents & Licensing Manager in Trinity College Dublin, with specific case management role in life sciences. she has over 10 years of experience in intellectual property portfolio management, technology commercialisation and collaborative academic-Industry agreements. Prior to working in technology transfer, Emily spent over 5yrs as a Postdoctoral researcher at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill, Canada.  She is a graduate of National University of Ireland, Maynooth and received her doctorate from Trinity College Dublin.