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Summer 2018 PhD and MSc graduates

Congratulations to the Summer 2018 PhD and MSc Graduates from the School of Microbiology.
Ten School of Microbiology students, including one Joint PhD with the Department of Oral Health and Development, Cork University Dental School and Hospital, were conferred at the Spring Conferring Ceremonies, University College Cork, on 15 June 2018.
Eimear Hurley PhD (Microbiology/Oral Health and Development)
The Oral Microbiota of Irish Children in Health and Disease: A Longitudinal and Cross Sectional Study.
Claire Watkins PhD
Microbial Therapeutics for Infant Gut Health
Chloe Matthews MSc
Rumen Function to Optimise Dairy Cow Milk Production and Nitrogen Utilisation Efficiency
Hugh Harris PhD
Comparative Microbial Genome Analysis of Lactobacilli
Alli Lynch PhD
The Genetic Characterisation of the Role of Glycine Lipids in Bacteroides
Kieran James PhD
Metabolism of Human Milk Oligosaccharides by Infant-Associated Bifidobacteria
Tom O Callaghan PhD
Effect of Cow Feeding Systems on the Quality and Constituents of Raw Milk, Dairy Products and the Rumen
Ciaran O’Brien MSc
Microbiota Related Biomarkers Predictive of Health Status
Two students were also conferred in absentia.
Loughlin Gethins MSc
Flavour Production in Fermented Beverages by the Yeast K. marxianus
Conor Roynane MSc
Genomics of Dairy Starter Cultures and their Bacteriophages