Dr Nicholas Geraghty is passionate about science communication and teaching science. He is currently a lecturer with the Graduate School of Medicine, teaching fundamental science including cell biology, genetics, immunology, biochemistry and molecular biology utilising his basic science research and teaching experience to drive with curriculum development, assessment design, student support, and quality assurance across multiple teaching sites. He is also the Deputy Academic Lead: Admissions, which involves collaborating on admissions policy development, applicant selection processes, and pathway programs while engaging in medical education scholarship and cross-institutional collaboration. Finally, he is also a Senior Lecturer Assessment, providing academic leadership in assessment across Phase 1 of the University of Wollongong's Doctor of Medicine program, overseeing assessment design, item banking, psychometric analysis, quality assurance, and assessment governance whilst working closely with academic and clinical educators to develop high-quality, evidence-informed assessments.

He has previously researched the role of proteostasis (balance of protein production, function, and degradation) in neurodegenerative disease, focussing on motor neurone disease (MND). He is an expert in cell culture and flow cytometry and had combined this experience to undertake high-throughput flow cytometry screening of compounds to identify novel therapies for MND at Molecular Horizons and the School of Science.