APC Microbiome Ireland
@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social
A world leading Research Ireland centre
Host Institutions University College Cork & Teagasc
@researchireland.bsky.social
@ucc.bsky.social
Host Institutions University College Cork & Teagasc
@researchireland.bsky.social
@ucc.bsky.social
APC's Killian Scanlon @ucc.ie shares insights in his Nature Microbiology perspective about the concept, mechanisms and evidence for memory in bacteria at individual and community levels.
➡️ Read paper: bit.ly/4oDqoyF
Author List: Killian Scanlon,Fergus Shanahan, Paul Ross & Colin Hill.
➡️ Read paper: bit.ly/4oDqoyF
Author List: Killian Scanlon,Fergus Shanahan, Paul Ross & Colin Hill.
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
APC's Killian Scanlon @ucc.ie shares insights in his Nature Microbiology perspective about the concept, mechanisms and evidence for memory in bacteria at individual and community levels.
➡️ Read paper: bit.ly/4oDqoyF
Author List: Killian Scanlon,Fergus Shanahan, Paul Ross & Colin Hill.
➡️ Read paper: bit.ly/4oDqoyF
Author List: Killian Scanlon,Fergus Shanahan, Paul Ross & Colin Hill.
❝ Conditions such as gut-related stress, pain and anxiety showed up more frequently in women, and I began to wonder if it was differences in the microbiome driving this.❞
APC's Prof Siobhain O'Mahony ( Femme Biome & @ucc.ie ) is interviewed in @irishtimes.com mes
📰https://bit.ly/4p0RqA2
APC's Prof Siobhain O'Mahony ( Femme Biome & @ucc.ie ) is interviewed in @irishtimes.com mes
📰https://bit.ly/4p0RqA2
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
❝ Conditions such as gut-related stress, pain and anxiety showed up more frequently in women, and I began to wonder if it was differences in the microbiome driving this.❞
APC's Prof Siobhain O'Mahony ( Femme Biome & @ucc.ie ) is interviewed in @irishtimes.com mes
📰https://bit.ly/4p0RqA2
APC's Prof Siobhain O'Mahony ( Femme Biome & @ucc.ie ) is interviewed in @irishtimes.com mes
📰https://bit.ly/4p0RqA2
Launching for #scienceweek The Gut Microbiome Special Edition 1000 Piece Jigsaw by graphic artist Laura Gowers and Fergus Shanahan Emeritus Professor of Medicine at @ucc.ie & Founder Director at APC.
Available now at amzn.eu/d/09R5IBw
Available now at amzn.eu/d/09R5IBw
November 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Launching for #scienceweek The Gut Microbiome Special Edition 1000 Piece Jigsaw by graphic artist Laura Gowers and Fergus Shanahan Emeritus Professor of Medicine at @ucc.ie & Founder Director at APC.
Available now at amzn.eu/d/09R5IBw
Available now at amzn.eu/d/09R5IBw
Another strong showing for APC in the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited rankings with 8 APC researchers included.
Congratulations to Fergus Shanahan, Colin Hill, Paul O’Toole, Jens Walter, Liam O'Mahony, Andrey Shkoporov ( @ucc.ie ), Paul Cotter @teagasc.bsky.social & Ines Thiele - University of Galway
Congratulations to Fergus Shanahan, Colin Hill, Paul O’Toole, Jens Walter, Liam O'Mahony, Andrey Shkoporov ( @ucc.ie ), Paul Cotter @teagasc.bsky.social & Ines Thiele - University of Galway
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Another strong showing for APC in the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited rankings with 8 APC researchers included.
Congratulations to Fergus Shanahan, Colin Hill, Paul O’Toole, Jens Walter, Liam O'Mahony, Andrey Shkoporov ( @ucc.ie ), Paul Cotter @teagasc.bsky.social & Ines Thiele - University of Galway
Congratulations to Fergus Shanahan, Colin Hill, Paul O’Toole, Jens Walter, Liam O'Mahony, Andrey Shkoporov ( @ucc.ie ), Paul Cotter @teagasc.bsky.social & Ines Thiele - University of Galway
APC's Arghya Mukherjee & @paulcotter.bsky.social - @teagasc.bsky.social are co-authors and contributors on new Frontiers in Nutrition paper: Health Benefits of ethnic fermented foods. This research was conducted as part of the COST Action PIMENTO.
➡️ Read paper: bit.ly/47ooeLY
#fermentedfoods
➡️ Read paper: bit.ly/47ooeLY
#fermentedfoods
October 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
APC's Arghya Mukherjee & @paulcotter.bsky.social - @teagasc.bsky.social are co-authors and contributors on new Frontiers in Nutrition paper: Health Benefits of ethnic fermented foods. This research was conducted as part of the COST Action PIMENTO.
➡️ Read paper: bit.ly/47ooeLY
#fermentedfoods
➡️ Read paper: bit.ly/47ooeLY
#fermentedfoods
APC is recruiting a Technical Research Manager to support the Biological Services Unit @UCC.ie . The role is integral to maintaining the functionality & compliance of preclinical research facilities, equipment maintenance, tech support, safety oversight & more
bit.ly/4nhmBWj
bit.ly/4nhmBWj
October 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
APC is recruiting a Technical Research Manager to support the Biological Services Unit @UCC.ie . The role is integral to maintaining the functionality & compliance of preclinical research facilities, equipment maintenance, tech support, safety oversight & more
bit.ly/4nhmBWj
bit.ly/4nhmBWj
New APC research from @ucc.ie published in Brain Medicine suggests Exercise helps Protect the Brain from the depressive effects of Junk Food.
🏃🏃🏃🍔🍟🥤
Authors: Minke Nota, Sarah Nicolas, Sebastian Allard Dohm-Hansen, Erin Harris, Tara Foley, Olivia O'Leary and Yvonne Nolan
▶️https://bit.ly/478rH2E
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Authors: Minke Nota, Sarah Nicolas, Sebastian Allard Dohm-Hansen, Erin Harris, Tara Foley, Olivia O'Leary and Yvonne Nolan
▶️https://bit.ly/478rH2E
October 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
New APC research from @ucc.ie published in Brain Medicine suggests Exercise helps Protect the Brain from the depressive effects of Junk Food.
🏃🏃🏃🍔🍟🥤
Authors: Minke Nota, Sarah Nicolas, Sebastian Allard Dohm-Hansen, Erin Harris, Tara Foley, Olivia O'Leary and Yvonne Nolan
▶️https://bit.ly/478rH2E
🏃🏃🏃🍔🍟🥤
Authors: Minke Nota, Sarah Nicolas, Sebastian Allard Dohm-Hansen, Erin Harris, Tara Foley, Olivia O'Leary and Yvonne Nolan
▶️https://bit.ly/478rH2E
APC is recruiting a Post-Doc to work with Prof Yvonne Nolan at @ucc.ie Work with a team investigating the role of gut microbiota in the effects of diet, exercise or cognitive interventions on cognition and mood in older aged people with depression.
Details: bit.ly/474Hf7w
Details: bit.ly/474Hf7w
October 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
APC is recruiting a Post-Doc to work with Prof Yvonne Nolan at @ucc.ie Work with a team investigating the role of gut microbiota in the effects of diet, exercise or cognitive interventions on cognition and mood in older aged people with depression.
Details: bit.ly/474Hf7w
Details: bit.ly/474Hf7w
APC is recruiting a Clinical Nurse Manger to work with Prof
Marietta Iacucci @UCC.ie for project 'Precision Endo-Omics: a quantitative approach to intestinal luminal imaging' at Mercy University Hospital and Cork University Hospital
#jobfairy
Full Details: bit.ly/47AhHPF
Marietta Iacucci @UCC.ie for project 'Precision Endo-Omics: a quantitative approach to intestinal luminal imaging' at Mercy University Hospital and Cork University Hospital
#jobfairy
Full Details: bit.ly/47AhHPF
October 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
APC is recruiting a Clinical Nurse Manger to work with Prof
Marietta Iacucci @UCC.ie for project 'Precision Endo-Omics: a quantitative approach to intestinal luminal imaging' at Mercy University Hospital and Cork University Hospital
#jobfairy
Full Details: bit.ly/47AhHPF
Marietta Iacucci @UCC.ie for project 'Precision Endo-Omics: a quantitative approach to intestinal luminal imaging' at Mercy University Hospital and Cork University Hospital
#jobfairy
Full Details: bit.ly/47AhHPF
APC is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Researcher to work with Prof Paul Ross at @ucc.ie investigating antimicrobial peptides as viable alternatives to current food preservation methods.
#jobfairy #researchobs #irishjobs
Full Details: bit.ly/4qg1beZ
#jobfairy #researchobs #irishjobs
Full Details: bit.ly/4qg1beZ
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
APC is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Researcher to work with Prof Paul Ross at @ucc.ie investigating antimicrobial peptides as viable alternatives to current food preservation methods.
#jobfairy #researchobs #irishjobs
Full Details: bit.ly/4qg1beZ
#jobfairy #researchobs #irishjobs
Full Details: bit.ly/4qg1beZ
Congratulations to APC's Melanie Depret , @ucc.ie who represented Ireland in at the international final of “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” (MT180) in Romania, organised by the AUF, and won the 3rd jury prize 🥉
Supervisors @jfcryan.bsky.social & Linda Katona
Supervisors @jfcryan.bsky.social & Linda Katona
October 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Congratulations to APC's Melanie Depret , @ucc.ie who represented Ireland in at the international final of “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” (MT180) in Romania, organised by the AUF, and won the 3rd jury prize 🥉
Supervisors @jfcryan.bsky.social & Linda Katona
Supervisors @jfcryan.bsky.social & Linda Katona
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Join us on 28 Oct for a talk by Dr. Charlene Van Buiten on “Sourdough-Omics” and how fermentation can help reduce food waste and improve health. 🧪
@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social
@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Join us on 28 Oct for a talk by Dr. Charlene Van Buiten on “Sourdough-Omics” and how fermentation can help reduce food waste and improve health. 🧪
@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social
@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social
एपीसी के सभी सदस्यों की ओर से दिवाली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ
Heartfelt wishes for Diwali from all at APC
#Diwali2025
Heartfelt wishes for Diwali from all at APC
#Diwali2025
October 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
एपीसी के सभी सदस्यों की ओर से दिवाली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ
Heartfelt wishes for Diwali from all at APC
#Diwali2025
Heartfelt wishes for Diwali from all at APC
#Diwali2025
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Honoured to have been awarded best poster at the @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social symposium !!
A big thank you to everyone who stopped by for the fascinating conversations, and to the organizers for putting together a wonderful day of science❤️
A big thank you to everyone who stopped by for the fascinating conversations, and to the organizers for putting together a wonderful day of science❤️
October 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Honoured to have been awarded best poster at the @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social symposium !!
A big thank you to everyone who stopped by for the fascinating conversations, and to the organizers for putting together a wonderful day of science❤️
A big thank you to everyone who stopped by for the fascinating conversations, and to the organizers for putting together a wonderful day of science❤️
Discover the Link Between Depression, Exercise, and Gut Bacteria!🧠
🚴♂️Join our study to see how physical activity and gut health influence mental well-being. Follow the link tinyurl.com/Move4Mood or email Move4Mood@ucc.ie to register your interest! #Move4Mood
🚴♂️Join our study to see how physical activity and gut health influence mental well-being. Follow the link tinyurl.com/Move4Mood or email Move4Mood@ucc.ie to register your interest! #Move4Mood
October 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Discover the Link Between Depression, Exercise, and Gut Bacteria!🧠
🚴♂️Join our study to see how physical activity and gut health influence mental well-being. Follow the link tinyurl.com/Move4Mood or email Move4Mood@ucc.ie to register your interest! #Move4Mood
🚴♂️Join our study to see how physical activity and gut health influence mental well-being. Follow the link tinyurl.com/Move4Mood or email Move4Mood@ucc.ie to register your interest! #Move4Mood
Congratulations to APC's Prof Catherine Stanton, @teagasc.bsky.social who has been ranked as the #1 female scientist in Ireland by Research.com on their 2025 Edition: Ranking of Top 1000 Female Scientists in the World.
@researchireland.ie
#womeninSTEM #microbiomeresearch
@researchireland.ie
#womeninSTEM #microbiomeresearch
October 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Congratulations to APC's Prof Catherine Stanton, @teagasc.bsky.social who has been ranked as the #1 female scientist in Ireland by Research.com on their 2025 Edition: Ranking of Top 1000 Female Scientists in the World.
@researchireland.ie
#womeninSTEM #microbiomeresearch
@researchireland.ie
#womeninSTEM #microbiomeresearch
“J&J Winning in STEM2D” scholarships are open for applications currently. Each successful winning student gets €1000 plus leadership development training and mentorship.
👉 Deadline is the 25th October 2025 | Interviews 31st October
➡️ Apply here: lnkd.in/eZrv8FMF
👉 Deadline is the 25th October 2025 | Interviews 31st October
➡️ Apply here: lnkd.in/eZrv8FMF
October 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
“J&J Winning in STEM2D” scholarships are open for applications currently. Each successful winning student gets €1000 plus leadership development training and mentorship.
👉 Deadline is the 25th October 2025 | Interviews 31st October
➡️ Apply here: lnkd.in/eZrv8FMF
👉 Deadline is the 25th October 2025 | Interviews 31st October
➡️ Apply here: lnkd.in/eZrv8FMF
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Just wrapped up the APC Postdoc Symposium 🎉 A day of science, skills & coffee-powered networking ☕🦠 Huge thanks to the organising committee, the real chefs behind this recipe for success 👩🍳👏 New ideas, new collabs & maybe one too many “final_FINAL.pptx” files!
@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social
@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Just wrapped up the APC Postdoc Symposium 🎉 A day of science, skills & coffee-powered networking ☕🦠 Huge thanks to the organising committee, the real chefs behind this recipe for success 👩🍳👏 New ideas, new collabs & maybe one too many “final_FINAL.pptx” files!
@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social
@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social
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Wonderful start to our 25/26 Seminar Series with @paulinedscanlan.bsky.social.
An intriguing topic with a packed and engage audience. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie
An intriguing topic with a packed and engage audience. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie
September 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Wonderful start to our 25/26 Seminar Series with @paulinedscanlan.bsky.social.
An intriguing topic with a packed and engage audience. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie
An intriguing topic with a packed and engage audience. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie
APC's Harriet Schellekens @ucc.ie shares insights in her latest Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition paper about the Interplay between (poly)phenols, gut microbiota, and biological rhythms: outlook for a new paradigm in brain health
👉 Read Review: bit.ly/48BE9ZD
#brainhealth #microbiome
👉 Read Review: bit.ly/48BE9ZD
#brainhealth #microbiome
September 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
APC's Harriet Schellekens @ucc.ie shares insights in her latest Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition paper about the Interplay between (poly)phenols, gut microbiota, and biological rhythms: outlook for a new paradigm in brain health
👉 Read Review: bit.ly/48BE9ZD
#brainhealth #microbiome
👉 Read Review: bit.ly/48BE9ZD
#brainhealth #microbiome
Congratulations to APC's Kristoff Nieves, @ucc.ie who has won Best Short Talk at the 'Having Impactt 5: Advancing Microbiome Research Symposium'.
Supervisor: @researchireland.ie Professor @jenswalter1982.bsky.social - UCC & Nime Diet
Supervisor: @researchireland.ie Professor @jenswalter1982.bsky.social - UCC & Nime Diet
September 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Congratulations to APC's Kristoff Nieves, @ucc.ie who has won Best Short Talk at the 'Having Impactt 5: Advancing Microbiome Research Symposium'.
Supervisor: @researchireland.ie Professor @jenswalter1982.bsky.social - UCC & Nime Diet
Supervisor: @researchireland.ie Professor @jenswalter1982.bsky.social - UCC & Nime Diet
Congratulations to APC's Miguel Fernandez de Ullivarri and Mariana Perez Ibarreche, both researchers at University College Cork, who have been conferred with Irish citizenship.
@ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social
@ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Congratulations to APC's Miguel Fernandez de Ullivarri and Mariana Perez Ibarreche, both researchers at University College Cork, who have been conferred with Irish citizenship.
@ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social
@ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social
APC's Sarah @kittelschneider.bsky.social - @ucc.ie, has countered Trump’s Tylenol comments in this @irishexaminer.bsky.social article: "There is no evidence to say there is a negative impact on brain development from paracetamol"
#tylenol #autism #disinformation
📰 bit.ly/3Ie52bx
#tylenol #autism #disinformation
📰 bit.ly/3Ie52bx
Donald Trump's comments about paracetamol 'pose a real threat to public health'
Department of Health said guidelines for use of paracetamol are not being changed
bit.ly
September 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
APC's Sarah @kittelschneider.bsky.social - @ucc.ie, has countered Trump’s Tylenol comments in this @irishexaminer.bsky.social article: "There is no evidence to say there is a negative impact on brain development from paracetamol"
#tylenol #autism #disinformation
📰 bit.ly/3Ie52bx
#tylenol #autism #disinformation
📰 bit.ly/3Ie52bx
APC & @ucc.ie's @tsbschm.bsky.social & @jenswalter1982.bsky.social are co-authors and contributors on new @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social paper: FMT (with live microbes) prevents recurrent C. diff far better than fecal filtrates. Live microbes matter to restore #microbiome.
Read paper: bit.ly/3VxGRI0
Read paper: bit.ly/3VxGRI0
September 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
APC & @ucc.ie's @tsbschm.bsky.social & @jenswalter1982.bsky.social are co-authors and contributors on new @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social paper: FMT (with live microbes) prevents recurrent C. diff far better than fecal filtrates. Live microbes matter to restore #microbiome.
Read paper: bit.ly/3VxGRI0
Read paper: bit.ly/3VxGRI0
New paper out in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social from APC's @tsbschm.bsky.social & @jenswalter1982.bsky.social from @ucc.ie
@uccresearch.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
@uccresearch.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
Multicenter RCT in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social:
FMT (with live microbes) prevents recurrent C. diff far better than fecal filtrates.
Thanks to Dina Kao (@ualberta.bsky.social) & @tsbschm.bsky.social from
@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social), and whole team.
🔗 authors.elsevier.com/c/1lphg8nByr...
FMT (with live microbes) prevents recurrent C. diff far better than fecal filtrates.
Thanks to Dina Kao (@ualberta.bsky.social) & @tsbschm.bsky.social from
@apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social), and whole team.
🔗 authors.elsevier.com/c/1lphg8nByr...
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
New paper out in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social from APC's @tsbschm.bsky.social & @jenswalter1982.bsky.social from @ucc.ie
@uccresearch.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
@uccresearch.bsky.social @researchireland.ie