Grace is Full Professor of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, and spent almost 10 years (Jan 2007- Sept 2016) as Dean of Veterinary Medicine at UCD and from Sept 2011-Sept 2016 Head of the newly-formed UCD School of Veterinary Medicine. She served two terms as a member of the Veterinary Council of Ireland, and was for two years a member of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges Board of Directors, as well as six years as a Board Member of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Northern Ireland. She has an active research group focussing on helminth immunobiology, vaccines for veterinary parasites, and One Health. She is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy.