Dr O’Grady gained his B.Sc. in Microbiology and his M.Sc. (Res) and Ph.D. in pathogen diagnostics all at the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG). He remained at NUIG for his first post-doc, followed by a two-year stint in industry (Beckman Coulter) developing infectious diseases diagnostics. Dr O’Grady then returned to academia, taking up a post-doc