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Microbes to Molecules

The Microbes to Molecules theme is focused on the discovery and characterization of pharmabiotics, mechanism of probiotic action, gut commensal colonisation and interaction, and the impact of glycans on gut microbiota composition and metabolism of selected gut commensals.

Research Aims:

  • To develop bacteriocins as pharmabiotics
  • To explore bacteriophage and the phageome
  • To further characterise the mode of action of selected probiotics
  • To determine the influence of non-digestible carbohydrates on microbiome composition with particular reference to bifidobacteria

Principal and Funded Investigators

Colin Hill

PI Co-Lead

Douwe van Sinderen

PI Co-Lead

Paul Ross

Co-PI

Ruth Massey

Co-PI

Andrey Shkoporov

Co-PI

Jennifer Mahony

Co-PI

Pauline Scanlan

FI

Aidan Coffey

FI

Aonghus Lavelle

FI

David Clarke

FI

Barry Plant

FI

Mike Prentice

FI

Hilary Browne

FI

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Podcasts & Media

Gut Check: How to Master Your Microbiome

ImmunoTea Episode 4 - The Microbiome talking to Dr Aonghus Lavelle

Microbiome as Organ: Researcher Colin Hill Talks Bacteria and Bacteriophages

Host Institution

Host Logos - UCC and Teagasc

Partner Institutions

APC Microbiome Ireland

Biosciences Building, University College Cork, Ireland,

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