Congratulations to Dr Shane Hegarty Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience who was awarded Best Poster Prize (1st Place) at UCC College of Medicine & Health 'New Horizons Conference 2015'.
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News Archive2015
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Dr Shane Hegarty takes first prize at 'New Horizons Conference 2015'
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Cryan Explains Gut Feelings, Thoughts and Behaviours in the NIH Record
04 Dec 2015Professor Cryan's recent lecture in Masur Auditorium, Maryland as part of NCCIH’s Integrative Research Lecture Series features in an article by Ellen O'Donnell in this week's NIH Record.
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How bacteria in your gut affect your brain and behavior? Q & A with Prof John Cryan
02 Dec 2015John Cryan, Ph.D., talks to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) about research exploring mechanisms of how gut bacteria could influence your brain and behavior.
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'Gut thinking' Professor Cryan's team feature in New Scientist Article
25 Nov 2015The New Scientist article describes how John Cryan and his team found that rodents fed a broth containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus showed reduced signs of stress and anxiety.
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Professor Cryan features in RTE science series “10 Things to Know About”
16 Nov 2015John Cryan, Ted Dinan and Catherine Stanton all feature in tonight’s “Guts” episode of the TV series “10 Things to Know About” on RTE 1 tonight Monday 16th November 2015 at 8.30pm
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Autumn conferring 2015
02 Nov 2015Congratulations to Dr Matteo Pusceddu, Dr Sean Crampton, Dr Megan Straley and the late Dr. Wesley van Oeffelen who were conferred with PhDs at the College of Medicine Autumn Conferring Ceremony on Friday 30th October 2015.
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Science Week - John Cryan explains how Gut bacteria could actually reduce stress
13 Nov 2015In an article for Science Week in 'The Journal.ie', Professor Cryan describes how the presence of certain microbes in the gut can actually reduce stress in healthy human subjects.
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Probiotic may help alleviate stress-related condition
22 Oct 2015The probiotic Bifidobacterium longum 1714 may help reduce stress and improve memory according to a small study of healthy men presented at Neuroscience 2015, in Chicago.
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Prof Cryan gives Distinguished Lecture at NIH
16 Oct 2015'It’s long been known that the brain communicates with the gut—think of “gut-wrenching” moments or “following your gut”—but recent research suggests the brain-gut connection actually goes both ways' Prof John Cryan discusses his research in a distinguished lecture at NIH.
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The tantalizing links between gut microbes and the brain- Prof Cryan's Research Profiled in Nature
16 Oct 2015“If you look at the hard neuroscience that has emerged in the last year alone, all the fundamental processes that neuroscientists spend their lives working on are now all shown to be regulated by microbes,”
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Prof Cryan Chairs Hosts Expert Breakfast Session at society For Neuroscience Meeting in Chicago
16 Oct 2015As Chair of the Expert Session John Cryan's discussed the importance of the microbiome at key neurodevelopmental windows and in old age in maintaining brain function. The Microbiome: A Key Regulator of Brain and Behavior.
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Dr. Shane Hegarty awarded National University of Ireland ‘Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Sciences’
14 Oct 2015Congratulations to Dr. Shane Hegarty, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, on the award of the National University of Ireland ‘Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Sciences’.
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The value of basic neuroscience, Prof. Cryan and other neuroscientists interviewed by Irish Times at Neuroscience Ireland conference
13 Oct 2015'At the ninth Neuroscience Ireland conference, chaired by Prof Oliver Dolly at DCU, researchers spoke about their research into brain basics. Some even went beyond the brain, as in the case of Prof John Cryan, of University College Cork, who studies how the bacteria living in our guts (our gut microbiome) could influence brain function'.
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'Inside our minds' Cryan and O'Leary feature in Newstalk Radio series
08 Oct 2015Professor John Cryan and Dr Olivia O'Leary feature in a new two part radio series 'The Brain Box: Inside our minds, the secret world of the human brain with Dr. Richard Roche which will be broadcast on Newstalk 7.00 am & 10.00 pm on Saturday 17th & 24th October 2015
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Shane Hegarty 'Marathons for Parkinson's'
06 Oct 2015Dr Shane Hegarty, a Parkinson’s researcher in the Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, University College Cork, will run his first marathon in Dublin on Monday 26th of October in aid of Move4Parkinson’s, a charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for People with Parkinson’s.
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Playing Your Heart Out – Science and music merge
21 Sep 2015Science and music merged in front of a full Aula Maxima on Friday 18th September as some of the world's most celebrated musicians and composers came face-to-face with the finest minds in neuroscience and physiology at ‘Playing Your Heart Out’ as part of the Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival.
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Sounds from a Safe Harbour ‘Playing Your Heart Out’.
16 Sep 2015Science and music embrace one another as some of the world's most celebrated musicians and composers come face-to-face with the finest minds in neuroscience and physiology at ‘Playing Your Heart Out’.
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Parkinson’s Community Meeting and Art Exhibition at Glucksman Gallery, UCC.
11 Sep 2015On Monday, 7th September, the ‘Parkinson’s Community’ meeting took place at the Glucksman Gallery.This event was organised by Dr Shane Hegarty and Professor Aideen Sullivan of the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, UCC, as part of the BRAINTALK project (www.ucc.ie/en/braintalk).
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Prof. Cryan leads €4.8 million collaboration on autism research
27 Aug 2015A €4.8 million 4-year project led by Prof. John Cryan and Prof Ted Dinan (Psychiatry) and in which Dr. Harriet Schellekens is also playing a key role, has recently been announced with 4D pharma plc, a UK-based pharmaceutical company focusing on the development of live biotherapeutics, for Autism Spectrum Disorder and associated CNS Disorders ('ASD').
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Prof Cryan profiled in Sunday Business Post
27 Aug 2015Prof. Cryan & Prof Ted Dinan (Psychiatry) and their research team are profiled in August 6th Magazine section of the Sunday Business Post.
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“Exploring Parkinson’s with Art” Workshop at Glucksman Gallery, UCC
31 Jul 2015On Tuesday, 28th July, 22 People with Parkinson’s and some of their family members participated in an “Exploring Parkinson’s with Art” workshop in the Glucksman gallery.
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Prof Cryan & colleagues’ research profiled in PNAS
30 Jul 2015Professor Cryan & colleagues’ research is profiled by science writer Helen H. Shen in a News Feature 'Microbes on the mind' in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
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Prof. Cryan profiled in Die Welt
24 Jul 2015Die Welt a german national daily newspaper features an interviewed with Professor John Cryan in which his research work on the effect of gut bacteria on mood is described, and his contribution to the study of gut microbes is recognised.
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Prof. Cryan Awarded Elsevier Distinguished Lecturer Prize
15 Jul 2015At the recent annual meeting of the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society (NBTS) in Montreal, Canada Prof Cryan was awarded the Elsevier Distinguished Lecturer Prize.
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O’Leary and Cryan Labs’ research featured on cover of leading international journal
07 Jul 2015Research led by Dr. Olivia O’Leary is featured on the cover page of a leading international journal in psychiatry.
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Farewell to Dr Eric Downer
01 Jun 2015The Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience staff gathered recently to say goodbye to a close colleague Dr Eric Downer , who is leaving the department to take up an exciting new challenge as Assistant Professor in Human Health and Disease at TCD.
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New York Times Sunday Magazine Covers Prof Cryan & Colleagues’ Research
24 Jun 2015The New York Times Sunday Magazine is covering Professor Cryan and colleagues’ research on microbe to brain interactions in a special issue on mental health next Sunday.
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Dr Olivia O’Leary receives Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
22 Jun 2015Congratulations to Dr. Olivia O’Leary who was honoured with the 2015 Outstanding Junior Faculty Award from the International and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS).
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Dr Roman Stilling recognised as exceptional early stage career researcher by IRC
11 Jun 2015Dr Roman Stilling, a Postdoctoral Fellow (Prof. Cryan’s Laboratory) in the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience and APC, has been recognised as exceptional early stage career researcher by Irish Research Council and has been selected to participate in the prestigious Lindau Nobel Lauerate meeting in Linday Germany.
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Parkinson's Community Meeting Exhibiton and Art Workshop Announced
10 Jun 2015PARKINSON'S COMMUNITY meeting and art exhibition, to be held in the Glucksman Gallery, UCC on Monday 7th September.
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Prof. John Cryan’s Wired-Health Talk now available
18 May 2015Feeling stressed? The answer could be in your poo! The bacteria in your gut could be having a big impact on your brain. The evidence is increasingly compelling according to John F Cryan, professor of anatomy and neuroscience at University College Cork.
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BSc Neuroscience fourth year class hold Tea Party for Alzheimer's Society
15 May 2015On Thursday 14th May, the BSc Neuroscience fourth year class held a Tea Party in Western Gateway Building to raise funds for The Alzheimer's Society of Ireland. They chose this worthwhile charity for their fundraising efforts, to mark their farewell to the Department and to UCC .
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Dr. Siobhain O’ Mahony speaks at an Inserm high level training workshop.
28 Apr 2015Dr. Siobhain O’ Mahony gave a high level training session on “The Microbiota and Neurodevelopmental time windows” at the Inserm workshop “Intestinal microbiota: from bench to bedside” which took place in Bordeaux from the 13th to 15th April.
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Professor John F.Cryan to speak at WIRED Health 2015: Decoding the Brain
24 Apr 2015Professor John F Cryan will speak at WIRED Health 2015 on today Friday 24th April as part of the Decoding the Brain session. WIRED 2015 will bring together the innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs defining the future with powerful ideas
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65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
20 Mar 2015A Roman Stilling a UCC Researcher (Prof. Cryan’s Laboratory)has been chosen to participate in the 65th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.
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Professor Cryan gives Plenary Lecture at 4th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM : CELLS, SIGNALS, GENES AND THERAPY
21 Apr 2015Professor Cryan gives plenary lecture at the 4th International Symposium development of the enteric nervous system : cells, signals, genes and therapy which took place in Rotterdam from 19th - 22nd April 2015.
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Only the beginning: A glance at the future of microbiome research
13 Apr 2015Professor John Cryan contributes to Economist article which explores Biologists’ knowledge of the human microbiome.
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UCC Neuroscientists visit local primary schools for Brain Awareness Week
31 Mar 2015In association with Brain Awareness Week (16 – 22 March 2015), Dr. Aideen Sullivan, Dr. Yvonne Nolan, Dr. Cara Hueston and Dr. Caitriona Long-Smith visited local primary schools to engage children in fun lessons and activities in order to learn about the brain.
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State-of-mind or state-of-gut?
19 Mar 2015"Your state of mind might be dependent on your state of gut," says Professor John Cryan in a new TEDMED video, ahead of a Twitter Q&A later this evening (19 March 2015).
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Tune in to TEDMED at 6:30pm THURSDAY, 19 March - State-of-mind or state-of-gut?
19 Mar 2015Tune in this evening at 6:30pm to TEDMED. Professor John Cryan’s recent TEDMED talk, 'Food for thought: How gut microbes change your mind' will be available for viewing.
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Professor John F.Cryan to speak at WIRED Health 2015: Decoding the Brain
10 Mar 2015Professor John F Cryan will speak at WIRED Health 2015 on Friday 24th April as part of the Decoding the Brain session. WIRED 2015 will bring together the innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs defining the future with powerful ideas
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Why people leave their bodies to medical research and what happens
10 Mar 2015An article by David Derbyshire a freelance science journalist based in Winchester, UK published in The Guardian newspaper today, explores why people leave their bodies to medical research – and what happens.
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Spring Conferrings at the Cryan Lab
10 Mar 2015Congratulations to Liam McAllan & Kevin Lomasney both from Prof Cryan’s lab who recently graduated with their PhD’s at the Spring Conferrings.
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NATURE Innovations in: Mental Health: Thinking from the Gut
27 Feb 2015'The microbiome may yield a new class of psychobiotics for the treatment of anxiety, depression and other mood disorders', Charles Schmidt, science writer, discusses Professor John Cryan's work in this recent Nature Innovations article.
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Neuroscience without Borders
24 Feb 2015Cork is a long way from the island city of Florianopolis in Brazil, but it has been an incredibly fruitful journey so far for three Brazilian neuroscience PhD students at UCC.
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All about That Brain! at the 24 hour Relay for Life event
02 Mar 2015On February 27th-28th a team of UCC Neuroscientists, led by Dr Aideen Sullivan, took to the track on the Mardyke Arena for 24 hours, in the annual Relay for Life.
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John Cryan's Work profiled in BBC's FOCUS magazine
23 Feb 2015Making the front cover and inside this month's BBC Focus, John Cryan and his team reveal the surprising link between microbes and the mind.
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Joy & Ahmad make the Examiner!
23 Feb 2015Another successful Prep-for-Med took place in UCC College of Medicine last week - Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience FLAME lab senior demonstrators Joy Balta and Ahmad Hassan Sheikh take time out to chat with Irish Examiner reporter.
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Caitriona Long-Smith receives SFI Advance Award for female researchers in STEM
16 Feb 2015Under Science Foundation Ireland’s new initiative to promote female researchers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Dr. Caitríona Long-Smith has recently received an Advance Award.
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BBC and ABC broadcast John Cryan's interview with The Naked Scientists
04 Feb 2015Why we’re passengers in our own bodies, outnumbered by our resident bacteria. Professor John Cryan is interviewed by The Naked Scientist's Chris Smith.
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Obituary - Turlough FitzGerald, former lecturer Department of Anatomy
27 Jan 2015Professor Turlough FitzGerald, a leading Irish anatomist and former anatomy lecturer in the Department of Anatomy University College Cork, died in September 2014.
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John Cryan awarded Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre Scientist of the Year
26 Jan 2015Congratulations to Professor John F. Cryan who was honoured as APC scientist of the year
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Dr Maria Twomey receives award at (RSNA) conference in Chicago.
23 Jan 2015Congratulations to Dr Maria Twomey who recently received a certificate of Meirt at RSNA conference in Chicago
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Neuropathology grant awarded to Dr. Eric Downer and Dr. Yvonne Nolan
06 Jan 2015Dr. Eric Downer, in collaboration with Dr. Yvonne Nolan, Dept. Anatomy and Neuroscience, have been awarded a British Neuropathological Society (BNS) Grant to characterize the demyelinating activity associated with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in human post-mortem brain tissue.
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Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience welcomes nobel laureate John O'Keefe
17 Dec 2014
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Nobel Lauerate Professor John O'Keefe's Lecture
'The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map: An Update'
with introduction by
Dr Yvonne Nolan
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