Loredana Marginean is a Research Assistant in the Molecular Rheumatology research group. Loredana received a B.Sc. (Double Hons) in Chemistry and Biology from Maynooth University in 2022. After her studies, she worked as a Quality Assurance Assistant in ABP Food Group. She then completed a M.Sc. in Biological and Biomolecular Science in University College Dublin in 2024. Under the supervision of Dr. Gavin Stewart, her research project investigated MCT1 and human UT-B transporter regulation in human colonic cell lines. Loredana joined the team in 2024 and is now based between St. Vincent’s University Hospital and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute.