New video created to highlight the impact of music on brain and mental health has UCC Stomping Out loud!  Dr. Eva McMullan, lecturer at UCC’s Department of Music has created a video featuring APC Microbiome Ireland researchers, the UCC Choir, body percussion composed by Luke Cresswell and Stev More

Prof John Cryan appointed as UCC’s Vice President for Research and Innovation   Congratulations to John Cryan, Principal Investigator in APC Microbiome Ireland, who has been appointed as UCC’s new Vice President for Research and Innovation.   [caption id="attachment_10143" align= More

RIP Todd Klaenhammer (1951-2021)   A Tribute to Todd Klaenhammer (1951-2021) by Colin Hill ‘A PhD student walks into a bar …..’. Like many an Irish tale that was the start of my story with Todd Klaenhammer. Todd was a rising star in the field of genetics of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) More

International Women's Day 2021 APC Microbiome Ireland is proud to celebrate International Women's Day 2021. We have been inundated with enthusiasm and participation from across the entire APC family. Have a look below and be inspired by some of quotes and audiograms that have been created to ce More

John Cryan contributes to the BBC - Made of Stronger Stuff episode "The Appendix"   Our bodies reflect change in the world around us. Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body - one body part at a time - asking, how much control do we have More

The microbial world at the touch of a button: Handheld DNA sequencers show promise for monitoring microbes during food production Handheld devices are well suited to environmental monitoring during food production, and have key advantages in ease of use and in identifying a broad variety of b More

Minister Harris announces 15 teams set to compete for SFI Future Innovator Prizes of €2 million Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, today announced the 15 teams that have been shortlisted as part of the SFI Future Innovator Prize. More

APC Microbiome Ireland and University of Jiangnan sign co-operation agreement   APC Microbiome Ireland (APC), SFI Research Centre at University College Cork and Teagasc and the National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food (NERCFF) at the University of Jiangnan in China have More

Researchers at APC Microbiome Ireland identify bacteria which promote metabolic and mental health   Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980 and most of the world’s population now live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight. Obesity represe More

  APC Microbiome Ireland is delighted to announce a new research collaboration with ImmuCell Corporation, a growing animal health company that develops, manufactures and markets scientifically-proven and practical products that improve the health and productivity of the dairy and beef ca More