APC Microbiome Ireland

New APC paper out today in Food Nutrition
"Increased intake of plant protein is associated with changes in composition and functionality of the gut microbiome during a period of intense training"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#nutrition
@teagasc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social

APC is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Researcher (Bioinformatician) to work with Prof Catherine Stanton at @teagasc.bsky.social, Moorepark, Co. Cork to join MiMIC a team working on the Infant gut microbiota.
Full Details bit.ly/4owz3lV

❝In 2008, I sent a random email to a research centre in Papua New Guinea, asking if they could send me some poo samples. Amazingly, they said they would.❞
APC's @jenswalter1982.bsky.social - @researchireland.ie Prof @ucc.ie tells @irishexaminer.bsky.social the NiMe Diet story📰https://bit.ly/4ognb7f

APC conducts ongoing research on #longCOVID.

The Farmers Journal talks to one of our PIs Prof Liam O'Mahony, @ucc.ie about the current state of play.

📰 bit.ly/4pBEG34

Happy Thanksgiving from all at APC
#Thanksgiving2-25

APC is recruiting a Post-Doctoral Researcher to work with Prof Paul Ross at @ucc.ie to join a team working on an Industry-funded project on the early life microbiome.
#jobfairy #researchjobs #irishjobs

Full Details bit.ly/48goa1i

APC's @kittelschneider.bsky.social will speak about #ADHD and the microbiota-gut brain axis' at this years Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Food & Health Forum event, “New Insights in Nutrition and Neurodivergence: Why Brain Health Matters." @nutritious_minds
📅 26 Nov 10am- 4.45pm
🔗 bit.ly/4ieeglk

Congratulations to APC's @pauldcotter.bsky.social - @teagasc.bsky.social who has been awarded over €1,29million in research funding through @researchireland.ie’s Frontiers for the Future Programme.

▶️ bit.ly/4pntA1u

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.

❝ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

एपीसी के सभी सदस्यों की ओर से दिवाली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ
Heartfelt wishes for Diwali from all at APC

#Diwali2025

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❤️

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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