The probiotic  Bifidobacterium longum 1714 may help reduce stress and improve memory according to a small study of healthy men presented at  Neuroscience 2015, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Chicago. The APC Microbiome Institute researchers had previously shown that t More

A genomic encyclopedia for Lactobacillus   - comparative genomics of 213 strains expands biotechnology potential A genomic encyclopedia for Lactobacillus has been published in Nature Communications by a large international consortium led by Prof Paul O’Toole at the APC Microbiome Institute. More

Paul Ross  honoured in great minds list Professor Paul Ross, Head of College of Science Engineering & Food Science at University College Cork and Principal Investigator in the APC’s Microbes to Molecules Research Spoke, has been included in the 2015 Thomson Reuters “World’s Most Infl More

APC collaborates with Italian colleagues to investigate the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet Researchers at the APC Microbiome Institute and University of Naples Federico II have shown that a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit and vegetables is linked to a rise in health-promoting short ch More

APC Microbiome Institute Launched 28 August 2015 The APC Microbiome Institute was formally launched as a national institute within University College Cork on 28th August 2015, in recognition of the significantly increased scale of research activities and the importance of microbes in health. More

APC announces research alliance with 4D pharma plc The APC Microbiome Institute is pleased to announce a research collaboration with 4D pharma plc to develop live biotherapeutics for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and associated CNS Disorders. The programme, worth  €4.8 million, will support More

Prof. Cryan Awarded Elsevier Distinguished Lecturer Prize At the recent annual meeting of the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society (NBTS) in Montreal, Canada Prof Cryan was awarded the Elsevier Distinguished Lecturer Prize. He joins a roll call of top researchers who have received the prize in the More

Fergus Shanahan awarded honorary DSc Fergus Shanahan, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UCC & Director of the APC Microbiome Institute has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science at UCD. A graduate of UCD Medical School, Fergus Shanahan is a leading international e More

Ruairi Robertson receives Fulbright Award APC's Ruairi Robertson, a PhD student with Catherine Stanton in the School of Microbiology UCC and Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre, has been awarded a Fulbright Award to undertake further postgraduate research in the United States. Jointly More

Second Genome Announces Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Alliance with the APC - industry & academic teams to Develop Microbiome-based Therapies for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Second Genome, Inc., a leader in the development of novel medicines through innovative micro More