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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

📢 Join us for our next APC Postdoc Association seminar! 🦠 Prof. Christian Diener (Medical University of Graz) will discuss “Environment-microbiome interactions: a real niche topic”. 📅 20 October | 1–2 pm 💻 MS Teams 💬 Q&A for early career researchers! #APCMicrobiomeIreland #Microbiome

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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 Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A great afternoon at our APC External Forum Series! 🎤 Many thanks to Dr Fred Warren and Dr Matthew Gilmour from the Quadram Institute for sharing their fascinating research and insights, and to Dr Harsh Mathur for chairing the session. Thanks to everyone who joined us!

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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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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We are happy to invite you to the next edition of the APC Forum Internal speaker series 📅 Tuesday 23rd June 12:30-2pm With Anna Sheehy (Diet and Microbes -Ines Thiele Lab) and Maria Kulecka (Host Microbe Dialogue-Marcus Claesson Lab) We hope to see you there! @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Spring is back, and so is Cheers with Peers! 🌸🍕🍹 Join us on May 7th at Tom Barry's for drinks, pizza, and good company. See you there 🌞 @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social #CheersWithPeers

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

✨ APC Forum – Internal Speaker Series 📅 Tue 28 April | 🕒 12:30–14:00 Join us with Dr Hilary Browne, Parul Sharma & Devat Kandoriya Topic: Exploring spore-forming gut bacteria & microbiota–circadian rhythms 🥪 Lunch from 12:00 Looking forward to seeing you there! @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Next Tuesday, we are pleased to welcome Dr Sinéad Corr for our “Coffee with a PI” series. Please join us Tuesday 14th April, from 11am to 12 am, BSI 1.13, for a casual chat about her journey and some career advice around tea or coffee and some tasty treats!☕ 🥐 @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Next week (Tue 31 March, 9:30–11am): our External Speaker Series welcomes Dr. Feargal J. Ryan @feargalr.bsky.social “Systems Biology of Host–Microbiome Interactions” Senior Research Fellow & NHMRC Investigator, Head of the Computational Multi-Omics Group at Flinders University

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Yesterday’s Cheers With Peers was a success! ☘️ Thank you to everyone who came along. 👏🙏 It’s a real pleasure for us to organise this kind of social event, where we can all come together for a lovely evening full of laughs and great discussions. @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social #CheersWithPeers #Cork

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Happy March, Cheers With Peers is back! 🔥 Join us Thursday 12th March from 6:15 pm at Mr. Bradley's Pub in Cork city, for a pint and a chat in an early St-Patrick's day celebration 🍀💚 A great opportunity to unwind and chat with APC colleagues 🍻 See you all there (wear something green 😉)!

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Next APC Forum External Speaker - Tuesday 10th March, 12:30–2:00 pm (Pharmacy Building, LG52). We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Jolene Ramsey (@jrrmicrolab.bsky.social) for her talk: “Escape at the Right Time: Lysis Control in Bacteriophages” 🧫🧬 In person + on Teams. Light lunch provided 🥪☕

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Next week, Tuesday 24th February, 1-2pm Our next APC Forum Internal Speaker: Joseph Ancla - Diet and Microbes: “From Grains to Strains: Regional Inheritance and Functional Specialization in Caucasus Kefir Microbiomes.” In-person event, Pharmacy Building, room G52 ☕ 🥪

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Next Thursday - ☕ Coffee with (not a) PI – new edition! Join us on Thu. 5 Feb, 11:00, BSI seminar room 1.13 with Emer O’Shea, Commercialisation Case Manager in UCC Innovation. Join us! Start-ups, academia, tech transfer & career insights, plus coffee, pastries & vegan options 🥐

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

This Tuesday 27th January | 2:30–4:00 pm 🎤 Dr. Paula Pérez Pardo Assistant Professor, Utrecht University “Microbiome-Driven Modulation of Behaviour and Pathology in Preclinical Models of ASD and Parkinson’s Disease” Don’t miss it! #Microbiome #GutBrainAxis #ASD #Parkinson

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

NEXT WEEK : Join us for the winter edition of our Quiz night! 📝❓ When: Thursday 22nd of January 2026, 6.30pm 📆 Where : Flannery's bar (Glasheen road, Cork city)🍻 Prizes: To be won.. 😁 Bring your team (max 5 people per team) or find one at the night 😇👍 Entry: €2 per person

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

UPCOMING ! Coffee with (not a) PI – Thurs, Nov 20, 11am in BSI 1.13 ☕ Join us for a chat with Dr. Lorraine Draper, Operations Manager at @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social, as she shares her journey from the lab bench to research management. Naturally, coffee, tea & pastries included ! 😄🍵🥐✨

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Join us on 28 Oct for a talk by Dr. Charlene Van Buiten on “Sourdough-Omics” and how fermentation can help reduce food waste and improve health. 🧪 @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Just wrapped up the APC Postdoc Symposium 🎉 A day of science, skills & coffee-powered networking ☕🦠 Huge thanks to the organising committee, the real chefs behind this recipe for success 👩‍🍳👏 New ideas, new collabs & maybe one too many “final_FINAL.pptx” files! @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Great company, good laughs, and a really nice evening catching up together. Cheers to a lovely Cheers with the Peers! 🥂 @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Warning: laughter, clinking glasses, and epic chats ahead - Cheers with Peers is back! @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

A big thank you to everyone who participated in our quiz! Great turnout, great energy - our quiz event was a hit! Congrats to all the winners! @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Cheers to an amazing Cheers with the Peers! 🥂 Great turnout! So good to catch up, laugh, and enjoy a great evening together. @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

🤝Meet our new committee members! Morgane Le Dréan – Communication rep Léa Roussin – Social event manager Check out their bios in the ALT text. @people

Dr. Morgane Eileen Le Dréan earned her BSc from Rennes 1 University (France) and Aston University (UK) and a Master’s in Cellular and Integrated Neurosciences from Strasbourg University (France). Awarded a competitive doctoral fellowship in 2020, she conducted PhD research at Nantes University (INSERM TENS U1235 lab – directed by Michel Neunlist - France), focusing on the gut-brain axis in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).After completing her PhD in 2023, Dr. Le Dréan received the prestigious MSCA INSPIRE Fellowship to continue her work at UCC and APC Microbiome Ireland (Cork – Ireland), investigating microbiota-ENS interactions in ASD and exploring microbiome-based therapies for autism-related gastrointestinal disorders.

Léa Roussin is a postdoctoral researcher in the Sysneuro team under the supervision of Dr.Colin McNamara, as part of the Brain-Gut-Microbiota Axis Lab at APC Microbiome. She was awarded an MSCA INSPIRE fellowship to lead a project aiming to anatomically and functionally characterize gut innervated neuronal circuits involved in memory. She did her PhD in France at the Micalis Institute (INRAe, Paris Saclay University), working on the impact of microbiota from children with autism on behaviour and autism-related immune, gut and brain parameters in germ-free mice. Overall, her research interests are the interactions between gut, microbiota, and brain, and the mechanisms underlying those interactions. In her free time, she enjoys baking, swimming, and seaside walks around Cork. And of course, she will (almost) never say no to a pint after work!

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

🤝Meet our new committee members! Cristina Rosell Cardona – Treasurer (former Chair) @crosellcardona.bsky.social Munawar Abbas – Social media rep Check out their bios in the ALT text. @people

Dr. Cristina Rosell Cardona is a postdoctoral researcher in the Microbiota-Brain-Gut Axis group at APC Microbiome Ireland, working under the supervision of Professors Sarah Kittel-Schneider and Gerard Clarke. She was recently awarded the prestigious INSPIRE APC-Marie Curie Fellowship to explore the effects of microbial metabolites on depression using human-induced pluripotent stem cells. Previous research at University College Cork (UCC) was focused on investigating the impact of microbial metabolites on stress, with a particular focus on the gut-brain barriers and synaptic plasticity. She obtained her PhD at the University of Barcelona, where she investigated the preventive effects of protein supplementation on neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s disease markers in mice. Her research interests center on the interplay between diet, gut microbiota, microbial metabolites, and their roles in gut and brain health, with a particular focus on neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.

Dr. Munawar is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow working with the Tangney Lab at APC Microbiome Ireland and Cancer Research@UCC. His current research focuses on using bacteria as protein bio-factories for immunotherapy. He completed his PhD at the University of Reading (UK), where he investigated the impact of iron deficiency anaemia and supplementation on gut microbiota and metabolism using a piglet model. Outside the lab, Munawar is passionate about philanthropy and community support, finding joy in small ways of helping others and contributing positively to the world around him. He also enjoys reading, exploring new places, and spending peaceful moments in green meadows (especially when the Irish sun makes a rare appearance!).

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

📢 We are delighted to introduce our new committee! Valentine Turpin – Chair (formerly Social Media Rep) Elisabeth O'Flaherty – Vice Chair (formerly Secretary) Check out their bios in the ALT text.

Valentine Turpin is a postdoctoral researcher in the Aburto Lab under the supervision of Dr. María R. Aburto, part of the Microbiome Gut Brain group. She was recently awarded an INSPIRE MSCA fellowship to investigate the relationship between the development of the neurovascular network and the microbiome in the context of autism spectrum disorder. Her PhD focused on how n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids could benefit to the behavioural, molecular, and cellular symptoms in autism spectrum disorder. Outside of the lab, she practices yoga, enjoys reading and long walks with friends (when it’s not raining!).

Elisabeth is a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Douwe van Sinderen’s group at the APC Microbiome. She gained a BSc in Pharmacology from the University of Edinburgh followed by an MRes and PhD from the University of Cambridge. Elisabeth’s PhD thesis explored glucose absorption in the gut and the subsequent release of incretin hormones. Her interests include nutrition and host-microbe interactions, and her current research explores this in the context of the human commensal gut bacteria, Bifidobacterium. She is happy to be back in her native Cork and enjoys sea swimming.

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

📣 #CheersWithPeers is on! Join us at Tom Barry's, Thurs July 3rd from 6:15PM 🍻 Catch up with APC Microbiome Ireland colleagues over drinks & good vibes. All welcome -especially #EarlyCareerResearchers! @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

📢Join the APC forum Tuesday, 1st July 2025 (Online) to hear from Professor Jonathan R. Swann 💊 🧬 A 30-minute Q&A session will follow, dedicated to #earlycareer scientists (2-2:30pm)🥼 @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

📢Join the APC forum online next week to listen to Shauni Fitzgerald on her journey towards and now in Atlantia Clinical Trials 💊 🦠 Light lunch and coffee provided from 12:30! @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social #earlycareer

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

📢Join the APC forum online next week to listen to Prof. Gregor Reid for his career reflections and future directions as a microbiome scientist 🦠 🥼 @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

📣 SOCIAL EVENT 📣 After the success of our 1st edition, join us next week for the return of #cheerswithpeers 🍻 It's a nice opportunity to chat with coworkers within @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social who you run into everyday! All are welcome and of course our #earlycareerresearchers !

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

📣 Join us next Thursday for a #CoffeeWithNotAPI with Dr. Gerry Moloney to have a chat over pastries and coffee 🥐☕️ @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social #earlycareer

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

📣 We want to hear your voice! We're organizing an open meeting🫂🤗 You're thinking of joining our committee? You have event ideas to gather APC members? You have some feedback on our recent events? Join us for this open conversation on the future of the association 💪

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

📢Join the APC forum next Tuesday IN PERSON to listen to @julientap.bsky.social 🦠🍔🥦 This will be followed by a 30min Q&A session for #earlycareer scientists (2-2:30pm)🥼 @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

📢Join the online APC forum next Tuesday to listen to Dr @drgillesv.bsky.social 🐟🧠🦠 This will be followed by a 30min Q&A session for #earlycareer scientists (2-2:30pm)🥼 @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

📢Join the online APC forum next Tuesday to listen to Prof. José Manuel Fernández-Real 🦠💊 This will be followed by a 30min Q&A session for #earlycareer scientists (2-2:30pm)🥼 @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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APC Postdoctoral Association @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

📣 SOCIAL EVENT 📣 Join us for this first #cheerswithpeers event at the New Bar on Thursday 16th from 5:30pm 🍻 It's a nice opportunity to chat with coworkers within @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social who you run into everyday! All #earlycareer researchers are welcome 🙌

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