Congratulations to Professor Yvonne Nolan, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, and APC Microbiome Ireland who was invited to present her research on the role of gut microbiome in Alzheimer’s disease at the Society for Neuroscience conference in Chicago on 7th October 2024.

Research from Professor Yvonne Nolan’s group features in the New Scientist magazine. PhD student Sebastian Dohm-Hansen who researches the middle-aged brain under the supervision of Professor Nolan, Dr Jane English and Dr Aonghus Lavelle, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, was interviewed by David Robson to contribute to the feature article in the New Scientist issue on 20 July 2024.

A very busy UCC Open day saw great interest in the BSc Neuroscience stand at the recent Open Day. Students interested in the BSc in Neuroscience degree gathered to chat with academic staff, undergraduate and post graduate Neuroscience students, working in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience.