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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Details of our next social event are below!

microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Join us on Thursday for the next exciting installment of our School Seminar Series. Dr Siobhan O'Brien from Trinity College Dublin will talk about the ecology and evolution of soil microbiomes.

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Join us on Monday for an extra date in our School Seminar Series! Prof. Marco Galardini will talk, with the enigmatic title 'On the usefulness of stamp collecting in modern microbiology'

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A very special double-header in our School Seminar Series this week. First, Prof Harry Karmouty-Quintana will talk about post-viral lung fibrosis followed by Prof. Paul Cotter speaking about food system microbiomes. Note the earlier start time of 12pm. Refreshments will be served between the talks.

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Join us tomorrow as we continue or School Seminar Series. Prof. Jens Walter will speak about how dietary fibre influences the gut microbiome. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Join us on Thursday for the next talk in our School Seminar Series! Zoe Kampff, a PhD candidate in Prof. Jennifer Mahony's lab will talk about phage-host interactions of S. thermophilus and bacteriophage P738.

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Our Seminar Series reboots this Thursday with an exciting schedule ahead. This week PhD candidate Silvia Ruta from University of Catania, Italy, co-supervised by Prof. Jennifer Mahony will talk about biofilms in cheese production.

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Today we celebrate the retirement of Prof. Alan Dobson. A distinguished member of our School who leaves behind an indelible legacy. An incredible scientist and an equally venerable man. Happy retirement Alan. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

We are immensely proud that University College Cork (UCC) is today ranked the second most sustainable university in the world, according to an assessment of 1,500 universities from almost 100 different countries around the world. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Thanks to Louise Browne for the photographs!

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Great game, friendly but competitive. 3-3 draw, penalties to decide. S Staff win back the perpetual cup. Well done to all players, supporters, Referee Niall O'Leary. Special thanks to Katie Bourke for organizing. And thanks for supporting the Charity. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

A big, big day in the School of Microbiology calendar!! The Annual Staff V Students Charity Football Match. This year we are raising funds for Cork Penny Dinners. Come along and support the STAFF team 😂 and the worthy charity. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Join us on Thursday as our School Seminar Series continues. Hugh Harris will talk about E. coli phages in the human gut microbiome. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

World class research from a world class School! Congratulations to the School of Microbiology members awarded the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025; Colin Hill, Liam O'Mahony, Paul O'Toole, Andrey Shkoporov and Jens Walter. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Big congratulations to Leonie Kiely, Jill O’Sullivan, Meghana Srinivas, Ciara Tobin, and Clodagh Walsh on officially graduating with their PhDs in Microbiology from UCC! @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Packed house for a great talk by Prof. John Morrissey on the origin of lager yeast! @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Our School Seminar Series continues this Thursday with Prof. John Morrissey who will talk about the origins of modern lager yeast. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Great talk today by Lisa Friess describing genomic and functional characteristics of Bifidobacteria strains. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Our seminar series continues this week with Lisa Friess speaking about carbohydrate metabolism in Bifidobacteria. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

We kick off our Seminar Series for the new Semester, next Thursday, with @paulinedscanlan.bsky.social Looking forward to hearing all about how 'Ecology Meets Evolution'. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social; @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social; @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social; @uccresearch.bsky.social; @ucc.ie

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 17/01/2024

Our School Seminar Series resumes on Thursday 25th January when Dr Stephen Jackson from Alan Dobson's group will talk about the metabolic potential of a deep sea sponge microbiome with a view to novel drug discovery. Note the new venue! (C_ELECT_L2)

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

The big day has arrived!! The annual Staff V Students soccer match. Raising funds for Shine, who support people affected by mental ill health. shine.ie

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 30/11/2023

Fascinating work from Franzi Huff, presented at our School Seminar Series, developing a genetic toolbox to interrogate quantitative traits in K. marxianus strains.

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

The next speaker in our School Seminar Series, on Thursday November 16th, is @microSCRUM's own Monica Cazzaniga from Cormac Gahan's lab who will talk about diet, the gut microbiome and host response to Listeria monocytogenes resistance.

MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES

Ph.D. SPEAKER EVENT

University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Supervisor: Cormac Gahan

Title: Unveiling the Role of Diet, Gut Microbiome, and Host Response in Listeria monocytogenes Resistance

Monica will present her work on Listeria monocytogenes. She will explore the potential of chitin and its derivatives as dietary intervention molecules and their promising impact on both the host and the pathogen. Moreover, she will outline the crucial role of the gut microbiome in Listeria resistance, drawing insights from two distinct infection models.

Thursday 16th November

14:00-15:00

AL G18 - UCC

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

Great talk by Clodagh Carr, in the UCC Schoolof Microbiology Seminar Series, describing how marine derived bacterial enzymes can degrade polyesters, including plastics. @ucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social #SciSky

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

Today's the day: Clodagh Carr will talk at our School Seminar Series and will tell us about Marine bacteria as a source of polyester-degrading enzymes with biocatalytic potential

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 19/10/2023

Fascinating talk today by Shona Uniacke-Lowe detailing functional analyses and specificity of the deep-sea fish microbiome! #UCC #UCC_Microbiology

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microSCRUM @microscrum.bsky.social · 14/10/2023

The next speaker in our School Seminar Series is Shona Uniacke-Lowe who will talk about biomining the deep-sea for new anti-microbials. Really looking forward to this!

MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES
Ph.D. SPEAKER EVENT

Shona Uniacke-Lowe
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Supervisor: Paul Ross

Title: The antimicrobial potential of the deep-sea fish microbiome

Shona will present her work on the screening of bacterial isolates from the microbiomes of deep-sea fish for antimicrobials, with a particular focus on finding novel bacteriocins. The deep-sea is one of the largest ecological habitats on Earth, yet one of the least explored, and so has great potential as a source of novel antimicrobial metabolites.

Thursday 19th October
14:00-14:30
AL G30 - UCC

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