Anne Cody, PhD, MSc Bus Practice

Head of Investigator-led Grants, Research Careers and Enablers Health Research Board

Anne has a background in cell biology and spent ten years as a researcher in Germany and Ireland. She has been working with the Health Research Board in a variety of roles for over 20 years. During this time, she has gained experience across a wide spectrum of health research, funding instruments and research policy questions.

Anne has been the driver behind the HRB’s approach to Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) and remains committed to this agenda. She has been actively involved in tackling unconscious bias, has initiated transparency initiatives and has led a self-audit assessing the HRB’s performance against recommendations to maximising research value.