We are delighted that the APC website has made the shortlist for the Realex Web Awards 2016 in the  the Education/third level  category. The Realex Web Awards  recognise creativity and innovation across Irish websites showcasing the ultimate standard of digital excellence. The awards re More

APC hosts PropioBifido2016 at University College Cork  21-23 September We would like to invite you to PropioBifido2016 – 4th International Symposium on Propionibacteria and Bifidobacteria. PropioBifido2016 will address the latest scientific developments for these commercially significant ba More

UCC Symposium creates awareness of research in caregiving Caring for a relative with dementia comes with an underappreciated cost to the health of the caregiver. This important and unpaid work may contribute considerable stress to the caregiver. The health impacts of caregiving are the focus of More

APC Addresses Grand Challenges in Global Health     The APC Microbiome Institute’s Dr Jennifer Mahony and Professor Douwe van Sinderen were awarded a Grand Challenges Explorations Grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Their project, ‘Assessment of the Role of Phages in Ch More

APC Success at the Irish Laboratory Awards   APC’s researchers had major success at the 2016 Irish Laboratory Awards in May, with representatives taking six awards. Mr Pat Casey, APC Preclinical Research Co-ordinator, was awarded Laboratory Staff Member of the Year. Pat said it was � More

Article on APC  Research wins International Media Prize   An article entitled “Bacteria the Emotions Factory” describing research at the APC Microbiome Institute in University College Cork has won a media prize for a German health journalist. In the article, Simone Einzmann explor More

Creating Awareness of Research in Caregiving An increasing number of people in Ireland provide care for a relative for dementia. This important unpaid work comes with an underappreciated cost to the health of the caregiver. Often a neglected area of research, it is currently being investigate More

Food is Funky for Kilworth Kids A group of 42 pupils aged 10-12 from St Martins National School in Kilworth visited Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark recently to take part in “Food is Funky – but what happens after you swallow” workshops. These hands-on workshops allow kids to fol More

Recent Funding Successes  APC Successes in “A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life” Joint Programming Initiative Researchers at the APC Microbiome Institute at UCC and Teagasc were awarded ~€2m in the latest round of the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) “A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life� More

Life Beyond the Lab 2 When he’s not battling with colony-picking robots, navigating the corridors with stacks of bacterial libraries or solving APC IT problems, Marc McCarthy switches off by getting down to some good old fashioned techno, on some good old reliable wax. “I have been playing More