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
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
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
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 & @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
APC is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Researcher to work with Prof Jens Walter at @ucc.ie to join the project Microbe Restore developing nutritional- and microbiome-based therapeutic strategies to improve human health and prevent chronic disease.
#researchjobs #jobfairy
Full details: bit.ly/4mrfx99
#researchjobs #jobfairy
Full details: bit.ly/4mrfx99
September 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
APC is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Researcher to work with Prof Jens Walter at @ucc.ie to join the project Microbe Restore developing nutritional- and microbiome-based therapeutic strategies to improve human health and prevent chronic disease.
#researchjobs #jobfairy
Full details: bit.ly/4mrfx99
#researchjobs #jobfairy
Full details: bit.ly/4mrfx99
‘Help us untangle the relationship between stress and your gut!’
To find out more, please email the study team at thedietstudy_volunteers@ucc.ie
To find out more, please email the study team at thedietstudy_volunteers@ucc.ie
September 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
‘Help us untangle the relationship between stress and your gut!’
To find out more, please email the study team at thedietstudy_volunteers@ucc.ie
To find out more, please email the study team at thedietstudy_volunteers@ucc.ie
Today we celebrate our EPE manager Caoimhe Byrne who takes up a new role in @ucc.ie
We pride ourselves in Education and Public Engagement (EPE) at APC, and in the last three years Caoimhe has done a stellar job leading the charge on our activities which is key to our success.
We pride ourselves in Education and Public Engagement (EPE) at APC, and in the last three years Caoimhe has done a stellar job leading the charge on our activities which is key to our success.
September 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Today we celebrate our EPE manager Caoimhe Byrne who takes up a new role in @ucc.ie
We pride ourselves in Education and Public Engagement (EPE) at APC, and in the last three years Caoimhe has done a stellar job leading the charge on our activities which is key to our success.
We pride ourselves in Education and Public Engagement (EPE) at APC, and in the last three years Caoimhe has done a stellar job leading the charge on our activities which is key to our success.
September 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Congratulations to APC's Aman Saifi, @ucc.ie who won best Student Poster at the UCC Medicine and Health 2025 Research conference.
Supervisor - Silvia Melgar
Funder GENEGUT
📸 Kenneth J. O'Riordan, PhD
Supervisor - Silvia Melgar
Funder GENEGUT
📸 Kenneth J. O'Riordan, PhD
September 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Congratulations to APC's Aman Saifi, @ucc.ie who won best Student Poster at the UCC Medicine and Health 2025 Research conference.
Supervisor - Silvia Melgar
Funder GENEGUT
📸 Kenneth J. O'Riordan, PhD
Supervisor - Silvia Melgar
Funder GENEGUT
📸 Kenneth J. O'Riordan, PhD
Congratulations to APC's José Ángel Salas-Millán, @ucc.ie who won best Staff Poster at the UCC Medicine and Health 2025 Research conference.
Supervisor - Silvia Melgar
Funder HDHL & Health Research Board (HRB).
Supervisor - Silvia Melgar
Funder HDHL & Health Research Board (HRB).
September 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Congratulations to APC's José Ángel Salas-Millán, @ucc.ie who won best Staff Poster at the UCC Medicine and Health 2025 Research conference.
Supervisor - Silvia Melgar
Funder HDHL & Health Research Board (HRB).
Supervisor - Silvia Melgar
Funder HDHL & Health Research Board (HRB).