Barbara  Murphy

Barbara Murphy

Barbara Murphy Barbara is currently the Head of Equine Science at University College Dublin, in Ireland and Chairman and Founder of Equilume Ltd. She has a BSc in Equine Science form the University of Limerick, Ireland where she graduated in 2000; a PhD in Veterinary Science, Gluck Equine Research Center from the University of Kentucky where she graduated in 2007 and a Graduate Diploma in University Teaching and Learning, UCD in 2010. After some thoroughbred industry work with Coolmore USA and Darley Ireland, she did some research in chronobiology and the implications of circadian rhythms on equine reproduction, performance and immunology. Her current interest is in mobile blue light therapy solutions for improved breeding efficiency in the horse.