Education
She went on to study a Doctor of Philosophy in plant physiology at Imperial College London specializing in the biochemistry of Coniferales.
She went on to study a Doctor of Philosophy in plant physiology at Imperial College London specializing in the biochemistry of Coniferales.
She was then awarded a scholarship and continued to study at University College Dublin obtaining a Masters in 1924. After graduating from her Doctor of Philosophy in 1928 she became assistant to the professor of biology at University College, Galway. In 1929 she became a Research Assistant for the investigation of Plant Virus Diseases, Department of Plant Pathology, University College, Dublin.
In 1949 she transferred to the Botany Department, the following year was appointed as a lecturer in Botany.