Details of our next social event are below!

APC staff and students joined colleagues from the School of Microbiology and microSCRUM to mark 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 with a cultural quiz, world music, and shared food. #Diversity #Inclusion uccmicrobiology.bsky.social ucc.ie

The School of Microbiology at University College Cork (one of Ireland's leading centers for microbial research and education; the school has a history dating back to 1924 and currently maintains a very high research standing internationally) has left X Bluesky: @microscrum.bsky.social

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.

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'

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.

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

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.

🚨REMINDER: Join us today at 1pm in the Cavanagh Pharmacy Building for our School Seminar Series.

Note the new venue for this semester, Cavanagh Pharmacy Building.

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.

Congratulations on a well-deserved retirement. Thank you Alan for the impact you’ve made and the example you’ve set—wishing you all the best ahead.

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

Marine #sponges are generally considered biosynthetic "hotspots" (e.g. Theonella) - but does this always hold true? In our newest study led by @stephenjackson.bsky.social we are looking at Inflatella pellicula's biosynthetic capacity - and our results are surprising doi.org/10.1099/mgen...

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

Congratulations to School of Microbiology UCC student Caoimhe Sexton on joining the Winning in STEM²D community this year, after receiving a STEM²D Scholarship from Johnson & Johnson at STEMFest 2025 in Thomond Park.

🎉 Great energy at yesterday’s 3rd Year Antibiotics Unearthed Poster Day hosted by the School of Microbiology, UCC! Incredible student research, creative posters, and big enthusiasm for tackling antimicrobial resistance. 🔬💡 #UCC #Microbiology #AntibioticsUnearthed #AMR

Huge congratulations to Caitriona Condon, this year's recipient of the Tadhg O'Mullane award for Academic Excellence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

🚨REMINDER: Join us today for Prof. Morrissey's talk on "A story of sex and alcohol" @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social

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

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

🚨REMINDER: Join us today for our seminar, with Lisa Friess!

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

Congratulations to Carmel Shortiss on receiving an Outstanding Colleague Award from UCC. A thoroughly deserving recipient.

Come and work with me and @ariannebabina.bsky.social on #Streptomyces evolution and antibiotic production Origins of a tangled bank: Adaptation and evolution in antibiotic-producing Streptomyces www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate... please repost

Wonderful start to our 25/26 Seminar Series with @paulinedscanlan.bsky.social. An intriguing topic with a packed and engage audience. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie

🚨Reminder: Our Seminar Series for the 25/26 academic year kicks off today, 2pm, with Dr Pauline Scanlan. @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @apcpostdocassoc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie

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

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)

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

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

Reminder: 2pm today, Monica Cazzaniga will deliver our latest seminar and will tell us about diet, the gut microbiome and host response to Listeria monocytogenes resistance. Really looking forward to this!

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.

Marine Drugs Special Issue: 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 ‘𝑶𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒔’ 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔 Further information and submission link here: www.mdpi.com/journal/mari...

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

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

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

Great interview with our very own Professor Jens Walter , talking about the link between diet & disease & the central roles played by our gut microbiome! @ucc.bsky.social #UCC #SchoolOfMicrobiology #SEFS 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

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!

Hello BlueSky, is this thing on? The antiSMASH https://antismash.secondarymetabolites.org/ service has just landed.

Hello BlueSky. Excited to be here. We are in the School of Microbiology, University College Cork. We are a peer-to-peer support network organising social and professional events and activities with the aim to raise the profile of the School and to help the School to achieve it's mission. #HiSciSky