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John F. Cryan

@jfcryan.bsky.social

VP Research & Innovation, University College Cork @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social |PI @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social |Prof Dept. Anatomy & Neuroscience |MRIA @ria.ie| Stress, Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis, Brain-Body Interactions, Research Policy

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Our new paper identifies microbial tryptophan metabolites and their concentration ranges that influence both blood-brain and gut barriers integrity in vitro.

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02.12.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LEADING THE WAY has had some incredible reviews πŸ”₯. It will be launched by Lord Mayor, Councillor Fergal Dennehy, in City Hall at 6.30pm on Thursday 11 December.

@ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social @corkbeo.bsky.social @what-if-cork.bsky.social

29.11.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to speak at the launch of four books πŸ“• πŸ“•πŸ“•πŸ“•from UCC Futures: Collective Social Futures Scholar's today as a primer for the Festival of Social Science at University College Cork @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social

24.11.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

24.11.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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, β€œNew Insights in Nutrition and Neurodivergence: Why Brain Health Matters." @nutritious_minds
πŸ“… 26 Nov 10am- 4.45pm
πŸ”— bit.ly/4ieeglk

24.11.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Train Dreams: a beautiful film arrives on Netflix Anyone who has lost themselves in the likes of Days of Heaven, Into the Wild, and Wild will find a place in their heart for this film.

Train Dreams: a hauntingly beautiful film- Slow, meditative with amazing performances, stunning cinematography & evocative score - on Netflix www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

23.11.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ“’To all scientists working on STRESS and/or RESILIENCE:

Save the date: 2027 GSRNet Conference, February 3–5, 2027 in Lausanne

Cutting-edge science, discussion sessions & great networking across our global community to connect, exchange, and advance our field together

Check for updates gsr-net.org

23.11.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Battle with My Blood When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.

β€œWhen you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything”

www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

22.11.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What causes the feeling of 'butterflies' in your stomach? Flutters, knots and other stomach sensations tied to nervousness are all examples of the gut-brain axis in action.

What causes the feeling of 'butterflies' in your stomach? www.livescience.com/health/what-...

22.11.2025 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UCC researchers receive €1.1m to address national and global societal challenges | University College Cork Discover the latest impact of University College Cork with news and views from our leading research experts, our students and our graduates

Researchers @ucc.ie have been awarded funding for five interdisciplinary projects in the @researchireland.ie COALESCE Programme 2025, making @ucc.ie the highest performing institute in the programme.

Read More πŸ‘‡

www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...

17.11.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

➑️ Read paper: bit.ly/4oDqoyF

Author List: Killian Scanlon,Fergus Shanahan, Paul Ross & Colin Hill.

14.11.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Many and deep thanks to the leadership and members of University College Cork for the amazing privilege and hospitality! @jfcryan.bsky.social @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social

13.11.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis - Nature Metabolism This Review provides an overview of the interplay between host diet and the gut microbiota, and how this affects brain function.

#Throwback πŸ§ͺ

REVIEW | Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis

@elizschneider.bsky.social ‬, β€ͺ@jfcryan.bsky.social et al

12.11.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Honorary conferring at UCC of Professor Carmen Sandi

Honorary conferring at UCC of Professor Carmen Sandi

Professor @carmensandi10.bsky.social, one of the world’s leading stress neurobiologists, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science by @ucc.ie

Professor Sandi leads the Laboratory of Behavioural Genetics at EPFL in Switzerland.

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www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...

12.11.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I truly cannot recommend this enough!

For me, NSAS 2024 marked a turning point - before San Servolo..and after 🀩

It’s experience unlike any other, something you simply won’t find anywhere else. I promise.πŸ€—πŸ¦ πŸ§ 

07.11.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies on "Microbiota Regulation of Brain Function and Disease" will take place next May in wonderful Venice.

Limited places, they always fill fast.. All levels welcome from PhD student to Full Professor #NSASMicrobiota2026

www.neurosas.org/advanced-cou...

07.11.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Looking forward to joining @uccresearch.bsky.social research and the @ucc.ie community for this Public Lecture & In Conversation with the brilliant @jfcryan.bsky.social

& Deeply honored to be receiving an UCC Honorary Doctorate!

See you very soon in Cork!

31.10.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great to see our review on the role of microglia, the 'gardeners' of the brain, in modulating the gut-brain axis make the cover of this months @natrevimmunol.nature.com

30.10.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Enormous thanks to the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation for this award!

I am thrilled and truly humbled, & I share it with my lab over the years and our wonderful collaborators!

A timely boost to keep our science moving!

Thanks to everyone for your kind messages!

Looking forward to #FENS2026!

20.10.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Congratulations to APC's Melanie Depret , @ucc.ie who represented Ireland in at the international final of β€œMa thΓ¨se en 180 secondes” (MT180) in Romania, organised by the AUF, and won the 3rd jury prize πŸ₯‰
Supervisors @jfcryan.bsky.social & Linda Katona

20.10.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had a great time discussing β€˜What brain is the best to study disorders of behaviour’. Thanks to my fellow panelists and the audience for an enagaging session at European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) 2025 meeting in Amsterdam.

#ECNP2025

16.10.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great Cork representation at @ecnp.eu annual meeting in Amsterdam #ecnp2025

14.10.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great to join the @network-alba.bsky.social session on Diversity and Inclusion at #ECNP2025 today!

13.10.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to my amazing postdoc Cristina Cuesta MartΓ­ for wining the @ecnp.eu excellence award for our work on how 'The early life microbiota shapes the development of the brainstem during a critical window of vulnerability to diffuse midline glioma' @jfcryan.bsky.social, Gerard Clarke

12.10.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to chairing this exciting symposium at @ecnp.eu Congress Amsterdam: Vascular function and cognitive health across the lifespan. Join us to hear from these excellent speakers on how vascular health shapes cognitive function.
πŸ—“ Tuesday, October 14th | 08:40–10:00
πŸ“ Elicium 1
#ECNP2025

12.10.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“š An insightful Educational Update Session at #ECNP2025 on how digital media shapes youth mental health. 🌐🧠
#psychiatry #neuroscience @fassiluisa.bsky.social @giselasugranyes.bsky.social

12.10.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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What is the best brain to study disorders of behavior? Great discussion at @ecnp.eu moderated by @jatinnagpal.bsky.social with inputs from @ribeirocarlitos.bsky.social @emreyaksi.bsky.social @eknapska.bsky.social & Hannah Clarke #ecnp2025

12.10.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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✨ The first Plenary Lecture of the 38th ECNP Congress 2025 is underway!
Antoine Adamantidis, Switzerland, is exploring β€œYour brain on sleep: linking neural activity to mental health.” πŸ§ πŸ’€
#ECNP2025 #MentalHealth #psychiatry

12.10.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A big thank you to the Scientific Programme Committee for crafting an exceptional programme for #ECNP2025! Your hard work is truly appreciated.

Explore the programme: www.ecnp.eu/programme2025
#Psychiatry #Neuroscience Jelena Brasanac, PhD Francesca Cirulli John F. Cryan

12.10.2025 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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