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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 4m
From research to real-world impact: APC's menopause microbiome research is helping improve our understanding of women's health and inspiring innovation through @FemmeBiome. #WorldMenopauseDay #GutHealth #Microbiome
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 21h
Hiring at APC and UCC: PhD position in Bifidobacterial Survival and Viability with Prof. van Sinderen & Knol Roles: buff.ly/W9UxBkC Linktree: buff.ly/ximvsWt #PhD #Microbiology #Bifidobacteria #Microbiome #Bioinformatics #ResearchOpportunity #Microsky
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Your microbiome isn’t just bacteria. 🦠 Microbial communities can include: 🦠 #Bacteria 🍄 #Fungi 🧬 #Viruses 🔬 #Archaea Together, these different microorganisms form complex microbial ecosystems. #MicrobiomeMatters #Microbiology #Microsky #Microbiome More on APC: buff.ly/EXBAwSm
"Your gut microbiome isn't just bacteria" — infographic showing an illustrated large intestine with labels pointing to bacteria, fungi (including yeasts), viruses (including phages), and archaea, emphasizing they together form a busy microbial community.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Congratulations to APC's Elizabeth Ledger and all of the other winners at this years awards @masseylab.bsky.social
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
A nice article about some of the latest research on CACD that APC Group Leader Paul Cotter has contributed too along with Fiona Crispie. 💻️ buff.ly/z7hoGlp 📰 Article: buff.ly/DAUlwfq @pauldcotter.bsky.social #Centralareolarchoroidaldystrophy #CACD #Retina #Guteyeaxis #Microbiome
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Gut Microbiome Study Finds Household, Not Rare Eye Disease Gene, Shapes
A whole-metagenome study of a large Spanish family carrying a CACD-causing PRPH2 mutation found that shared household environment, not disease status, primarily shapes the gut microbiota.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Dairy bacteria vary in their defences against phages. A new paper in 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 analysed 495 bacterial genomes, finding more phage-related genes in dairy than plant strains. @microbiologysociety.org @ucph.bsky.social @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social 📰 buff.ly/cutS1jA #Microsky
Announcement of a new publication: "Dairy bacteria carry distinct genetic defences against viruses" — a genomic study of 495 Lactococcus and Pseudolactococcus strains shown as a journal page on a tablet, flanked by three author headshots and a university logo.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Gut microbes turn peanuts into metabolites linked with immune signalling. New APC-led research in 𝐆𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬 from Emer Shannon, @jenswalter15.bsky.social, Liam O'Mahony & colleagues. Paper: buff.ly/f73NcmU News: buff.ly/OqUaSM0 #Microbiome #FoodAllergy #Immunosky @tandfresearch.bsky.social
Research announcement: Gut microbes convert peanut components into immunoregulatory metabolites — infographic shows stepwise flow (peanut components → gut microbes → immunoregulatory metabolites → immune signalling), UCC logo, Shannon et al., 2026.Graphic summarizing a study that analyzed fecal samples from 343 twelve‑month‑old children, compared gut microbiome features linked to peanut consumption, and used human gut fermentation models to test microbial breakdown of peanuts.Peanut fermentation altered microbial metabolism: 188 metabolites significantly changed, short-chain fatty acid production increased, and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum strain 160 produced indole-3-lactic acid.Infographic summarizing a study linking early diet (peanuts) → gut microbes → microbial metabolites → immune signalling, with three takeaways: clearer peanut microbial metabolism, metabolites tied to immune regulation, and a stronger basis for studying early life diet–microbiome interactions.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
We got baking for #WorldMentalHealthDay! 🧁 Thanks to everyone who brought in cakes on Wednesday, and congratulations to Best Cake winner Fatma Koc, with Jade Lawless & Clara Colombo a close second! 🎂👏 buff.ly/okMPBEP #APCMicrobiomeIreland #EDIW #WorkplaceWellbeing
Workplace World Mental Health Day collage: colleagues sharing cakes at a bake sale, a gratitude tree covered in sticky-note messages, and two smiling staff holding an award with "World Mental Health Day" signage to celebrate wellbeing.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A nice article about one of our recent publications in Scientific Reports on the "Functional maturation of the infant gut microbiome during dietary transition in the first year of life" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Study uncovers links between feeding choices and infant microbiome development
New research from APC Microbiome Ireland involving data from 125 infants highlights how feeding milk type and introduction of solids impact microbiome development and function.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Congratulations to APC PI Prof. Catherine Stanton, ranked #1 in Ireland in research.com's 2026 Best Female Scientists ranking! She also ranks #1 in Biology & Biochemistry and #6 in Medicine nationally. 🙍‍♀️ Her profile: buff.ly/PDogSxP 💻️ APC: buff.ly/okMPBEP #WomenInScience #Microbiome #Biochemistry
Celebratory banner for Prof. Catherine Stanton with her portrait and institutional logos, highlighting Research.com 2026 rankings: #1 in Ireland — Best Female Scientists (#267 worldwide); #1 in Ireland — Biology & Biochemistry (#259 worldwide); and #6 in Ireland — Medicine.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hiring at APC and UCC: PhD position in Bifidobacterial Survival and Viability with Prof. van Sinderen & Knol Roles: buff.ly/W9UxBkC Linktree: buff.ly/ximvsWt #PhD #Microbiology #Bifidobacteria #Microbiome #Bioinformatics #ResearchOpportunity #Microsky
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Turmeric use was linked to modest, individual gut microbiome shifts in 11 professional footballers. A new paper in 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 includes APC’s @orlaos.bsky.social & @metagymomics.bsky.social. @bmc.springernature.com @teagasc.bsky.social 📰 buff.ly/0Dsk7Ux #Microbiome #Microsky
Poster announcing a new open-access pilot study finding turmeric beverage consumption linked to modest, individual gut microbiome changes across a professional football season, showing the journal article snapshot, two contributor headshots, and UCC and Teagasc logos.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Welcoming new APC recruits & visitng researchers: Bo Bi, Irene Olga Marañón Clemente, Robyn Sheehan, Sarah Wolfe, Bhavya Nalagampalli Papudeshi, Maria Anastasiou, Eliška Bauer, Anna Peare, Shauna Mulcahy. Working with Paul Ross, Harriet Schellekens, Andrey Shkoporov, Jatin Nagpal & Lily Keane.
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Órla O’Sullivan @orlaos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Our new publication led by Nottingham Trent University. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @teagasc.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social
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Effects of turmeric beverage consumption on gut microbial diversity during a professional soccer season: a pilot study - Performance Nutrition
Background Turmeric is widely used as a dietary bioactive, but its longitudinal effects on the gut microbiome in elite athletes are unknown. Methods We investigated this in a pilot cohort of 11 profes...
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Does your microbiome stay the same throughout your life? 👶➡️👵 No! Our microbial communities develop and change throughout life, influenced by factors including food, environment, medicines and illness. #MicrobiomeMatters #Microbiome #HealthyAgeing More on APC: buff.ly/uOUaq85
Infographic explaining that the human gut microbiome develops after birth and shifts across life stages—baby, child, adult, elderly—and is influenced over time by food, environment, medicines (antibiotics) and infections.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Congratulations to Dr Fiona Ross on the successful defense of her viva today. Pictured here with her proud supervisors Prof. Eugene Dempsey and Prof. Aonghus Lavelle. Our thanks as well to her examiners Prof. Liam O'Mahony and Prof. Cristina Campoy from the University of Granada.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
September at APC: recent PhD viva successes, our symposium, Siobhain O’Mahony and ENDO1000, a welcome for new Group Leader Michael N. Sack, and new research papers. More on APC: buff.ly/uOUaq85 #Microbiome #Research
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bifidobacteria use glycans in the gut. A new paper in @natrevmicro.nature.com reviews their ecology. C Tarracchini, C Milani, CNL Jones, F Turroni, G Burgess, J Mahony, LJ Hall, M Ventura, D van Sinderen. 📰 buff.ly/5oujQt0 @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social #Microbiome #Microsky #Bifidobacterium
New publication announcement for a Nature Reviews Microbiology review titled "Bifidobacteria: biogeography, host adaptation and ecological functions," featuring an infographic of bifidobacterial metabolic roles in the gut and two author headshots.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hiring at APC and UCC: PhD position in Bifidobacterial Survival and Viability with Prof. van Sinderen & Knol Roles: buff.ly/W9UxBkC Linktree: buff.ly/ximvsWt #PhD #Microbiology #Bifidobacteria #Microbiome #Bioinformatics #ResearchOpportunity #Microsky
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Models link gut microbes with Alzheimer’s-related metabolism. 34 AD, 51 MCI, 298 controls. Hensen, Khatib, Patel, McDonald, González, MahmoudianDehkordi, Blach, Knight, Kaddurah-Daouk & @inesthiele.bsky.social. 📰 buff.ly/IaiMez1 #Microbiome #Alzheimers @tandfresearch.bsky.social
Announcement of a new study showing gut microbes may drive specific metabolic changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease, featuring the paper header, a schematic workflow of personalized whole-body microbiome metabolic modeling, and a university logo with a small author portrait.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Could fermented protein foods influence the gut-muscle axis? A new @commsbio.nature.com review by Dominic Farsi, @pauldcotter.bsky.social & @orlaos.bsky.social examines the evidence. Direct muscle evidence remains limited. 📰 buff.ly/WS6RB9R #Microbiome #Nutrition #FermentedFoods
New publication announcement stating "Fermented protein foods may influence the gut‑muscle axis, but direct evidence for effects on muscle remains limited," shown with a journal article screenshot, three author headshots, and a University College Cork logo.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fermented foods can affect the gut microbiome differently depending on the food itself. A new study compared 4 fermented foods with unfermented controls, showing why the food matrix matters. Paper: buff.ly/5oX8tLJ @rabal97.bsky.social @pauldcotter.bsky.social @jfcryan.bsky.social #Microbiome
New publication: "Fermented food matrix influences gut microbiota responses in mice" — infographic showing a mouse feeding study comparing fermented vs unfermented foods over 8 weeks with caecal analyses of microbiota composition, predicted function and SCFA profiles; institutional logos.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A huge congratulations to Prof Ines Thiele ( @inesthiele.bsky.social ) on being named one of Silicon Republic’s 30 remarkable women to watch in Ireland’s STEM sector! Read more: buff.ly/m9E7sP9 #WomenInSTEM #STEM #Microbiome #Research
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As solid foods enter the diet, the infant gut microbiome changes what it can do. A new 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 study analysed 125 Irish infants, finding shifts towards complex carbohydrate metabolism & SCFA fermentation. 📰 buff.ly/EomXRJr 💻️ buff.ly/sdDwj55 @springernature.com #Microbiome #Nutrition
Announcement of a new Scientific Reports article titled "Functional maturation of the infant gut microbiome during dietary transition in the first year of life," showing a paper preview, headshots of six authors, and logos for UCC, Teagasc and Infant.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
𝐀𝐏𝐂𝟏𝟓𝟎 – 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 Are you interested in how diet affects gut health, mood and cognitive function? - We need your help!    Are you:     • Aged 18-50 years   • Generally healthy   • Interested in changing your diet?       Check your eligibility here:  buff.ly/XW3M0Du
Recruitment poster inviting volunteers for a Diet, Gut Health & Brain study examining whether food affects mood, requiring 2–4 visits over 8 weeks with up to €150 compensation, QR code and contact email provided, run by APC Microbiome Ireland at University College Cork.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲? Prof. Siobhain O'Mahony explores brain fog, anxiety, hormones and the gut-brain connection. 🔗 Read the article on 𝐑𝐓É 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social buff.ly/kBkc5Cc #Perimenopause #WomensHealth #GutBrainAxis
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
𝐀𝐏𝐂𝟏𝟗𝟗 – 𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐏𝐓 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲: "Interested in changing your diet? 📢 Now recruiting participants for a research study. We are looking for men & women aged 18–50 years who are in general good health to undergo a 12-week dietary intervention. Check your eligibility: ADAPT Pre-Screening - buff.ly/GVs9wKD
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
How does the microbiome influence allergy risk? New research shows microbial metabolites derived from tryptophan can directly modify Th2 immune responses & metabolism, providing new insight into microbiome-host interactions. Read paper in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social:https://buff.ly/sU7xFhD
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Gut microbes may link heart and brain in congenital heart disease. A new paper in 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 by Sean Kelleher, Dhrati Patangia, Paul Ross, Adam James, Catherine Stanton & Colin McMahon reviews the evidence. 📰 : buff.ly/WoJzIHp @bmj.com #Microbiome #CongenitalHeartDisease #GutBrainAxis #HeartResearch
Promotional poster announcing a new review on the gut–brain–heart axis in congenital heart disease, showing a central infographic that links gut microbiome changes to cardiac physiology and neurodevelopment and three small author portraits along the bottom.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hiring at APC and UCC: Postdocs with @jfcryan.bsky.social & a PhD with Prof. Douwe van Sinderen Roles: buff.ly/W9UxBkC Linktree: buff.ly/ximvsWt #ResearchJobs #Postdoc #neuroskyence #Microbiome #PhD
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A new paper in 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲: FLORAL 2025 vs CORAL 2020. Antibiotic exposure: 13.1% vs 6.2%; peanut introduction: 44% vs 13.6%. Paper: buff.ly/ku4RwtC More: buff.ly/Vk9yGys #Microbiome #Allergy #immunosky @wiley.com @wileyhealth.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social
Study announcement comparing early-life exposures in infants born during COVID-19 (CORAL 2020) vs post‑pandemic (FLORAL 2025), noting by 6 months antibiotic exposure was about twice as common and peanut introduction over three times more common in FLORAL, with higher hospitalisation rates.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The first longitudinal evaluation of pandemic-associated early-life exposures and childhood allergy followed the CORAL cohort to age 5. Aeroallergen sensitisation rose from 8.9% to 24%. buff.ly/E14lC97 buff.ly/Vk9yGys #Allergy #immunosky @wiley.com @wileyhealth.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social
Five-year follow-up summary of the CORAL cohort born during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, showing trajectories of atopic and respiratory outcomes and how altered early-life exposures (infections, antibiotics, childcare) relate to childhood allergy outcomes.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Funded PhD at APC and UCC with Danone R&I and Profs Douwe van Sinderen and Jan Knol. Study stress response, survival and viability in bifidobacteria using molecular microbiology, genomics and bioinformatics. 4 years | €25,000/year | Apply by 5pm, 23 Oct: buff.ly/efEApol
Hiring announcement for a PhD fellowship in bifidobacterial survival and viability at UCC Cork, four-year duration, investigating molecular stress‑response and viability, eligibility details listed and apply by 23 October 2026, with two supervisors pictured.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
12 weeks of exercise lowered depressive symptom scores in 52 middle-aged adults. Pattern separation did not change significantly. New in 𝐧𝐩𝐣 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 with @sarah-nicolas.bsky.social, @jfcryan.bsky.social and Yvonne Nolan. 📰 buff.ly/b7K0HjM #Exercise #Neuroskyence #BrainHealth @springernature.com
Announcement of a new publication reporting a 12‑week structured exercise trial in middle‑aged adults that reduced depressive symptoms but showed no significant change in the trial’s primary memory outcome, accompanied by a trial flowchart (criteria, randomisation, outcomes).
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Gut Microbiota for Health @gmfhx.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Could coffee influence the gut microbiome beyond caffeine? ☕🦠 Prof. @jfcryan.bsky.social discusses how coffee polyphenols may shape microbial communities involved in gut-brain communication, and what recent findings reveal about regular and decaffeinated coffee.
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“The benefits of coffee may have more to do with microbes than caffeine"
Speaking during a visit to Barcelona, Professor John Cryan discusses new findings showing that coffee polyphenols may support microbial communities involved in gut-brain communication—and why decaffeinated coffee produced similar effects.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hiring at APC and UCC: Postdocs with @jfcryan.bsky.social & an SRC with @harschellekens.bsky.social Roles: buff.ly/W9UxBkC Linktree: buff.ly/ximvsWt #ResearchJobs #Postdoc #neuroskyence #Microbiome
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A 12-week trial in 94 adults tested L. mucosae DPC 6426 for effects on blood lipids & the gut microbiota. The study adds controlled human evidence on this specific strain. buff.ly/L0pKNnZ buff.ly/Vk9yGys #Microbiome #Probiotics @ghju2a.bsky.social @springernature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com
Research poster announcing a journal article reporting a 12-week human trial that found daily Limosilactobacillus mucosae DPC 6426 had negligible effects on blood lipids, showing the article excerpt, author headshots, and UCC and Teagasc logos.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Gut signals may track brain age. A 1,462-person 𝐄𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 study links brain age, cognition and gut biology. With APC authors. MAEVE studies polyphenols and cognition in Alzheimer’s-risk adults. Read: buff.ly/GfkSlPV APC: buff.ly/IyoMZoV #Microbiome @jfcryan.bsky.social @ebiomedicine.bsky.social
Announcement of a new scientific publication showing a link between gut microbiome/metabolites and accelerated brain ageing, featuring a journal article preview, a right-hand summary panel with the key finding, institutional logos, and three researchers' headshots.
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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🥂 Cheers with Peers is back! Join us for Postdoc Appreciation Week for drinks, chats and a chance to catch up with colleagues. Everyone is welcome! 🎉 📅 Thurs 24 Sept | 6 PM 📍 Tom Barry’s Looking forward to seeing you there!
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How should researchers study host responses to biotics? A new paper in 𝐆𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬 sets out 5 @isappscience.bsky.social recommendations. L. O’Mahony contributed. 📰 buff.ly/NHYfxgd 💻️ buff.ly/IyoMZoV #Microbiome #Probiotics #Prebiotics #Postbiotic #Microsky @tandfresearch.bsky.social
New publication announcement showing a tablet displaying a scientific article about optimizing host response to biotics, a university logo, and a circular headshot of a smiling man labeled "APC Contributor."
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Congratulations to Dr Shou Wang on the successful defense of her viva today. Pictured here with her proud supervisors Prof Paul Ross and Prof Catherine Stanton. Our thanks as well to her examiners Hilary Browne and Dennis Sandris Nielsen from University of Copenhagen. @ucph.bsky.social
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Irish women can now take part in #ENDO1000. APC Microbiome Ireland at UCC is leading microbiome analysis for this major endometriosis research resource. [NEWS LINK] #Endometriosis #Microbiome #EUMetriosis @endo1000.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @anatneuroucc.bsky.social
Four researchers at an endometriosis research event standing in front of a stylized hexagonal network backdrop with UCC, ENDO1000 and EUmetriosis logos, smiling and wearing coats and conference lanyards.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Three environmental, immune & gene activity patterns were linked with eczema in 217 children. New in @plosmedicine.org, with APC researchers. Read: buff.ly/m7qZC5h APC: buff.ly/IyoMZoV #AtopicDermatitis #Eczema #MachineLearning #Immunology #Immunosky @plosmedicine.org @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
𝐀𝐏𝐂𝟏𝟓𝟎 – 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 Are you interested in how diet affects gut health, mood and cognitive function? - We need your help!    Are you:     • Aged 18-50 years   • Generally healthy   • Interested in changing your diet?       Check your eligibility here:  buff.ly/XW3M0Du
Recruitment poster inviting volunteers for a Diet, Gut Health & Brain study examining whether food affects mood, requiring 2–4 visits over 8 weeks with up to €150 compensation, QR code and contact email provided, run by APC Microbiome Ireland at University College Cork.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hiring at APC and UCC: Postdocs with @jfcryan.bsky.social & an SRC with @harschellekens.bsky.social Roles: buff.ly/W9UxBkC Linktree: buff.ly/ximvsWt #ResearchJobs #Postdoc #neuroskyence #Microbiome
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Welcome our new recruits and visiting reserachers Emmanuel Kakwenga, Karoline Fließ, Emel Kara, Celia Blanco and Adalet Dishan, to APC Microbiome Ireland! They will be working with @jfcryan.bsky.social and Ger Clarke, Noel Caplice, @harschellekens.bsky.social, @maburto.bsky.social and Jenn Mahony.
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On 10 Sept, APC Group Leader Prof John Cryan @jfcryan.bsky.social gives the closing lecture at #48CongresoSEBBM in Tarragona: “Gut Feelings: Mining Microbes for Mental Health”. buff.ly/EnYysiZ buff.ly/IyoMZoV #Microbiome
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the APC Annual Symposium 2026. A special thank you to our speakers, chairs, panellists and lightning talk presenters for sharing their work and making the day such a useful exchange of ideas. buff.ly/fAipPUM #APCSymposium2026
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APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
APC Microbiome Ireland welcomes Prof Michael N. Sack as our newest Group Leader. His expertise spans clinical trials, cardiovascular medicine, metabolism, immunity & nutrition, strengthening links between microbiome science & human health. 🔗 buff.ly/jXvmaOk 💻️ buff.ly/hteLIEu #Microbiome #UCC
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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We are happy to invite you to the next edition of the APC Forum External speaker series organized by APC Microbiome Ireland Post-Doc Association! 📅 Thursday, 10th September 🕒 12:30-1:30 with light lunch and coffee at 12:30 📍 BSI room 1.13 Hope to see many of you there! #APCMicrobiomeIreland
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