Andrea Doolan  honoured with Matheson WMB  Female Entrepreneur Award Pictured (l-r): Rosemary Delaney, WMB with Andrea Doolan, Atlantia Food Clinical Trials and Tara Doyle, Matheson Many congratulations to Andrea Doolan, Co-Founder and CEO of Atlantia Food Clinical Trials and APC Microbio More

APC Microbiome Ireland research celebrated in Irish Scientific Discoveries Collector Stamps  Photo (left to right): Fergus Collins, Professor Paul Ross, Professor Colin Hill APC Microbiome Ireland, UCC Scientific discoveries from UCC researchers feature in two of a series of four €1 stamp More

Entrepreneur with Commercial Experience Sought Do you want to play a key role in the next microbiome-related spin-out from APC Microbiome Ireland? APC Microbiome Ireland is seeking an individual with a commercial background to lead the development of a new venture in the field of high-end m More

  Microbial metabolites reduce some effects of stress   Eating high fibre foods may reduce the effects of stress on our gut and behaviour, according to new APC Microbiome Ireland research published in The Journal of Physiology. Stress is a significant health concern and can cause maj More

UCC hosts International Society for Serotonin Research Conference International Society for Serotonin Research Conference - “Serotonin on the Wild Atlantic Way”hosted in University College Cork, July 2018. Group shot of delegates including UCC President, Professor Patrick O Shea. Photo By T More

World Microbiome Day 2018 The first ever World Microbiome Day (Wednesday June 27th, 2018) captured the imaginations of scientists and the public right across the globe. World Microbiome Day was developed by  APC Microbiome Ireland to encourage public dialogue on the critical importance of mic More

Summer 2018 APC PhD and MSc Graduates APC PhD and MSc Microbiology graduates 2018 (left to right) Hugh Harris, Ali Lynch, Kieran James, Tom O'Callaghan, Ciaran O'Brien and Claire Watkins Many congratulation to APC postgraduates who were conferred with their PhDs and MScs in Microbiology at t More

RNA splicing activated by social interaction in microbiome-deficient mice Microbes  influence the activity of our brain and our behaviour. In fact, the microbiome has been shown to affect social behaviour right across the animal kingdom.  Germ-free mice, which grow up in a sterile environment More

APC  postgraduate students to travel to Purdue and Harvard Universities Fulbright 2018 UCC Awardees Shane O'Donnell (back left) Elaine Enright (back, second from left) Picture Conor McCabe Photography. Elaine Enright and Shane O'Donnell, postgraduate students at the SFI Research Centre APC More

Raise awareness to help Mind our Microbes   Do you know of individuals or organisations whose activities help to ‘Mind our Microbes’? As part of the inaugural World Microbiome Day  on June 27th 2018, we are calling on members of the public to nominate people, or groups, for a ‘Mi More