'Lift your 2021 spirit with nice bacteria. That old adage of 'let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food' is getting a makeover at University College Cork - and we could all feel less stressed as a result' writes Katy McGuiness in the Sunday Times January 3rd 2021. 

Congratulations to Dr Olivia O’Leary, (Senior Lecturer in the Dept of Anatomy and Neuroscience & Funded Investigator in APC Microbiome Ireland) who received the ECNP 2020 Citation Award.

Congratulations to Prof John F. Cryan who has again been named amongst the world’s most influential researchers in Highly Cited list (top 1% globally) for the FIFTH time! 

Professor John F. Cryan and colleagues at University College Cork’s APC Microbiome Ireland have been awarded over €730,000 in research funding as a part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme, which aims to understand the fundamental impact of plant protection products such as pesticides on the gut microbiome of animals and humans with a particular focus on the gut-brain axis.

Heartiest congratulaions to Professor Yvonne Nolan and Professor Gerard O'Keeffe who have both been promoted in the latest (Professor Scale 2) promotion round.

Dr. Yvonne Nolan, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, and APC Microbiome Ireland SFI Research Centre, has been awarded >€1 million in research funding from Science Foundation Ireland to explore the role of inflammation and exercise on brain function during middle age.

Dr Gerard O’Keeffe, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience and APC Microbiome Ireland Research Centre has been awarded over 0.5 million in research funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) on the developmental of new therapeutic approaches for Parkinson’s disease.

Congratulations to Prof John F. Cryan on his recent appointment to the Editorial Advisory Board of Trends in Neuroscience. Prof Cryan is "Delighted to join the Editorial Advisory Board of one of my favourite journals @TrendsNeuro -along with so many scientists whose work I admire". 

Down Syndrome Cork has teamed up with University College Cork, Music4Children and singer songwriter Brian Kennedy to release a heart-warming video to coincide with International Friendship Day, which takes place this year on July 30^th. 

Professor John F. Cryan and Dr Gerard Clarke and have recently been awarded key research funding under the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme to explore the role of the microbiome and gut-brain axis in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Congratulations to Dr Francisco Pablo Donoso Vasquez and Dr Amnah Alshangiti who were both conferred with PhDs at the UCC College of Medicine and Health Summer Conferrings on June 18th 2020; a very special on line virtual conferring ceremony. 

Congratulations to Dr. Erin Harris, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience who has been awarded an IBANGS 'Outstanding Junior Scientist Travel Award' and a 'Neuroscience Ireland Travel Bursary' to attend FENS 2020. Dr. Harris, is a postdoctoral researcher working with Dr Olivia O'Leary in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience is delighted to receive both prestigious travel awards.

'Meet the ‘psychobiome’: the gut bacteria that may alter how you think, feel, and act' in an article in 'Science' by Elizabeth Pennisi published May 7th 2020 the work of Prof John Cryan is profiled.

Big congrats to all the wonderful @BScNeuroUCC students who had their final year vivas & last day @UCC today. 

Can your food change your mood? Can you eat yourself happy? Dr Michael Mosley travelled with the BBC 2 'Trust me I'm a Doctor' series, to meet the University College Cork APC Microbiome Ireland team researching the links between depression, anxiety, and what you eat – and whether certain foods can make you feel better. Led by Professors John Cryan and Ted Dinan, this team is focusing its research on the microbiome – the vast population of bacteria that live in our gut. 

Applications are now being accepted to the UCC MSc Human Anatomy course, commencing September 2020.The MSc Human Anatomy is full time 12 month student centered course, with a large dissection component, lectures, practicals, tutorials, seminars and technology enhanced learning. Open to graduates of medicine, dentistry, clinical therapies, nursing, sciences, engineering and other fields interested in adding a postgraduate qualification in human anatomy to their skills base.

Congratulations to Ms Kelsey Neal, Mr Gareth Lomasney and Mr Adam O'Mahony, who were conferred with MSc in Medicine and Health at the UCC spring Conferring Ceremony on Friday 21st February 2020.

The Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience are delighted to welcome Ms Meghan Loftus, UCC postgraduate Quercus Scholar to its MSc Human Anatomy course. Meghan is a graduate of the University of Oregon, Pacific north west coast of the United States, and is happily settling into student life in Cork on the Atlantic south coast of Ireland!

Now in its third year, the MSc Human Anatomy has become a very popular MSc degree in UCC. Course director Dr Siobhain O'Mahony and course cordinator Dr Mutahira Lone met with prospective students at the recent UCC Postgraduate Open Day in the Devere Hall, Áras na Mac Léinn on January 28th 2020.

Congratulations to Prof John F Cryan who has been named Highly Cited Researcher according to the Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list from the Web of Science Group, released recently. This list recognises researchers whose citation records position them in the very highest strata of research influence and impact and includes 23 Nobel laureates.

Congratulations to the medical students who received Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience awards from Prof John Cryan and Dr Kathy Quane at the School of Medicine awards Ceremony which took place in Brookfield Health Sciences Complex UCC on Friday 22nd November 2019.

Circadian Rhythms and Sleep: Biology to New Therapeutics

http://www.glucksman.org/exhibitions/circadian-rhythms

A new collaborative venture between Dr. Yvonne Nolan in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience and Dr. Eva McMullan in the Department of Music have brought these two disparate disciplines together to enhance learning for 2^nd year Biological Science students.

In a ground-breaking article recently published in Science Prof. Cryan along with postdoctoral fellow Eoin Sherwin, Prof Ted Dinan from Psychiatry, John Quinn from School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Seth Bordenstein from Vanderbilt University highlight the relationship between the microbiome and social behaviour across the lifespan.

Congratulations to Dr Gerard O'Keeffe on the award of UCC Research Supervisor of the Year 2019. This award recognises UCC researchers making exceptional and influential research contributions, pushing boundaries, enhancing knowledge in UCC.

Congratulations to the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience MSc Human Anatomy graduates who were conferred at the recent conferring ceremony.

Congratulations to the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience graduates Dr Muhammad Javid and Dr Lieve Hecke Morais who were conferred with PhDs at the recent conferring ceremony.

The neuroscience stand at the recent UCC open day generated much interest from school students and their parents

The Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience is now accepting applications for the forthcoming Anatomy and Neuroscience for Transition Year Students course which will run from Monday 27th to Thursday 30th April 2020.

ARTE, the European culture TV network, visited University College Cork last year, to film Prof John Cryan and his research team at work for inclusion in its documentary 'Our brain is what we eat'.  The ground breaking documentary by Raphaël Hitier, which examines the relationship between food and the brain was broadcast Europe-wide on the ARTE network last night.

Der Spiegel, the largest weekly news magazine in Germany, has profiled Prof John Cryan and his research work in its August 10^th 2019 edition. Der Spiegel, (The Mirror) is one of the most widely circulated news magazines in Europe, and according to The Economist, is one of continental Europe's most influential¹. Wissen, (Knowledge), Der Spiegel's bimonthly monothematic magazine also prominently features a profile of Prof Cryan's work in its 2019/3 edition.

Neuroscience graduate Elaine Patterson, now a senior scientist with DuPont at its Health & Nutrition Sciences Lab in Kantvik, Finland, is profiled in 'Webwire' in an article entitled 'The Search for Mood Microbes -A look inside the next frontier in probiotics: the connection between gut bacteria and the brain'.

Congratulations to Dr Kenneth Howick, Dr Danka Kozareva, Dr Veronica Peterson, Dr Marcel van de Wouw and Dr Shauna Wallace Fitzsimons who were conferred with PhDs in Medicine and Health at the UCC summer conferrings on Thursday 20th June 2019

The power of music to aid in the development of children with Down Syndrome is being studied in a remarkable research project at University College Cork (UCC).

University College Cork has developed a new campaign for International Women’s Day (March 8th), in which women put forward other women to highlight their achievements.

Irish Examiner journalist Áilin Quinlan profiles the research work of Dr Siobhain O'Mahony in an article in today's Irish Examiner. 

The New York Times has profiled the work of Professor John Cryan in an article entitled, 'Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They’re Saying'.

Andrew McGovern, a postgraduate student in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience has been selected as a member of the Ireland Senior Mixed Ultimate Frisbee team 2019.

 John F. Cryan addressed the annual conference of the British Psychological Society’s Psychobiology Section, and is featured on the cover and profiled in the January 2019 edition of The Psychologist.  

Congratulations to Dr. Yvonne Nolan who was awarded >€600K to lead a European consortium project on Alzheimer's disease, Neuroinflammation and Gut Microbes under the Centres of Excellence in Neurodegeneration (CoEN) programme.

The School of Medicine Annual Prizegiving Ceremony took place in Brookfield Health Sciences Complex on Friday 16th Novenber 2018. Prof John Cryan and Dr Kathy Quane presented prizes to recipients in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience.

The Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience is delighted to welcome the first class of Medical and Health Science students to UCC. This innovative and exciting new degree programme was conceived and developed by a team led by Professor Aideen Sullivan, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience.

At an event held recently in the Western Gateway building, Professor Aideen Sullivan (Programme Director) and Professor Ken O' Halloran (Head of Department of Physiology), welcomed the first BSc Medical and Health Sciences class to meet with staff from the School of Medicine, School of Public Health, School of Biochemistry & Cell Biology and School of Microbiology at a lunchtime buffet 'Meet and Greet'.

Congratulations to Ms Sofia Cussotto, finalist in 'Research Fest 2018', the annual PhD researcher pitch competition which is part of 'Inspirefest', Silicon Republic’s two day international festival of technology, science, design and the arts, which was held this year in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin on the 21st and 22nd June 2018. Sofia’s pitch looked at how psychotropic medication is used to manage mental disorders.

Dr. Yvonne Nolan, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, and Dr. Eithne Hunt, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, have developed and recently presented 'Older and Wiser' a programme of Science based information and strategies to help our children develop healthy brains and daily habbits as they grow.

Congratulations to the first graduates of the new MSc in Human Anatomy who were conferred with their Master Degrees in UCC last friday. This first taught MSc in Human Anatomy in the Republic of Ireland was developed by Dr Siobhain O'Mahony and Dr Joy Balta, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, UCC.