"[6] Barr's role in the discovery of EBV, also called human herpesvirus 4, was instrumental, as she prepared the samples used for experimentation[7] as well as characterized the morphological and biological characteristics of the virus.
[8] Barr was Head Prefect at Banbridge Academy Secondary School[9] and graduated in 1953[6] with honours in zoology from Trinity College, Dublin.
[6] At the University of Toronto, her work as a research assistant involved studying the pathogen associated with canine distemper virus.
)[14] Prior to determining specifics about EBV, Epstein, Barr, and Achong published their preliminary research in The Lancet.
[12] When she married, moved to Australia, and was unable to obtain a research position there, she became a teacher[6] of physics, biology, chemistry, and mathematics in various private high schools.