Royal Irish Academy Admittance Day Professor Catherine Stanton and Ivan Perry were among 27 new Members of the Royal Irish Academy welcomed by Professor Kennedy, President of the Royal Irish Academy, at the 2019 admittance day ceremony. Welcoming these eminent scholars to the Academy Profess More

DSc Awarded to Fergus Shanahan  Fergus Shanahan was recognized by the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada,  where he was awarded a DSc at their Spring Convocation ceremony. Fergus was a McMaster research fellow from 1981 to 1983.  An inventive and prolific imm More

APC Scientists target gut microbes to reverse the effects of ageing in middle age Middle age is a time of life where various physiological changes occur and can lead to alterations of brain function, including cognitive impairments. However, the mechanisms underpinning such changes are unclear More

Ministers Humphreys and Halligan announce €230 million funding of six world-leading SFI Research Centres Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development, John Halligan TD, announced an inv More

APC Community Enhances Wellbeing   Friday 12th April is National Workplace Wellbeing Day, and the APC Wellbeing Committee is encouraging the whole APC community to get involved! Planned APC activities include: Random Acts of Kindness, where colleagues can take a treat from the “ More

Perinatal factors affect the gut microbiota up to four years after birth APC Microbiome Ireland researchers have shown the existence of a ‘Microbiome Memory’, proving the importance of early life events on later life microbiota. Prof. Catherine Stanton and her lab have worked extensively in More

APC Microbiome Ireland and PepsiCo announce new collaboration   APC Microbiome Ireland  is delighted to announce a new collaboration with PepsiCo, relating to foods with functional benefits.  The announcement was made at the SFI Food Innovation Roundtable in Washington last week where represe More

Japanese bathing tradition contributes to sharing of gut microbes amongst family members New research showing that the Japanese bathing practice may promote transfer of gut microbes amongst family members had just been published by scientists at Morinaga Milk Industry Ltd in collaboration with th More

Tate & Lyle partner with APC Microbiome Ireland on dietary fibre research   APC Microbiome Ireland SFI Research Centre is delighted to announce a collaborative research project on the health effects of dietary fibres with Tate & Lyle PLC (Tate & Lyle), a leading global food and be More

Prof Eamonn Quigley and Mr Michael Mahoney awarded  St Patrick's Day Science Medals Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton T.D.,  presented Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) prestigious St. Patrick’s Day Science Medal to Prof Eamonn Quigley, Chief of More