Dr. Helen Grogan has worked in mushroom science and mushroom pathology for almost 30 years and is a Senior Research Officer with Teagasc since 2005. She has had responsibility for a portfolio of research projects with national and international agencies and has worked closely with the mushroom industry worldwide to solve industry issues through targeted research.

Helen is currently involved in several research projects including an EU-funded project – SoftGrip - looking to develop a soft gripper for robotic harvesting of mushrooms,  and two Teagasc-funded projects, one studying the interactions between Agaricus bisporus and the dry bubble pathogen Lecanicillium fungicola and the other looking at supporting a sustainable transition away from peat-use in mushroom casing.