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Join us on Thursday for the next talk in our School Seminar Series! Zoe Kampff, a PhD candidate in Prof. Jennifer Mahony's lab will talk about phage-host interactions of S. thermophilus and bacteriophage P738.

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🚨REMINDER: Join us today at 1pm in the Cavanagh Pharmacy Building for our School Seminar Series.

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Our Seminar Series reboots this Thursday with an exciting schedule ahead.

This week PhD candidate Silvia Ruta from University of Catania, Italy, co-supervised by Prof. Jennifer Mahony will talk about biofilms in cheese production. @MicroPGUCC @APCPostdoc @UCCResearch

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Note the new venue for this semester, Cavanagh Pharmacy Building.

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Our Seminar Series reboots this Thursday with an exciting schedule ahead.

This week PhD candidate Silvia Ruta from University of Catania, Italy, co-supervised by Prof. Jennifer Mahony will talk about biofilms in cheese production. @MicroPGUCC @APCPostdoc @UCCResearch

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Our Seminar Series reboots this Thursday with an exciting schedule ahead.

This week PhD candidate Silvia Ruta from University of Catania, Italy, co-supervised by Prof. Jennifer Mahony will talk about biofilms in cheese production. @MicroPGUCC @APCPostdoc @UCCResearch

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Today we celebrate the retirement of Prof. Alan Dobson. A distinguished member of our School who leaves behind an indelible legacy. An incredible scientist and an equally venerable man. Happy retirement Alan.

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We are immensely proud that University College Cork (UCC) is today ranked the second most sustainable university in the world, according to an assessment of 1,500 universities from almost 100 different countries around the world. @UccMicrobiology

https://t.co/txUdcem40z

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Congratulations to the Sustainability Institute, UCC @eriucc on the brilliant launch event today!

@UccMicrobiology @MicroPGUCC @Pharmabiotic @APCPostdoc @UCCResearch @SEFSUCC @UCC

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Thanks to Louise Browne for the photographs!

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Great game, friendly but competitive.
3-3 draw, penalties to decide. Staff win back the perpetual cup. Well done to all players, supporters, Referee Niall O'Leary. Special thanks to Katie Bourke for organizing. And thanks for supporting the Charity. @UccMicrobiology @MicroPGUCC

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A big, big day in the School of Microbiology calendar!!

The Annual Staff V Students Charity Football Match.

This year we are raising funds for Cork Penny Dinners.

Come along and support the STAFF team 😂 and the worthy charity.

@UccMicrobiology @MicroPGUCC @Pharmabiotic

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A big, big day in the School of Microbiology calendar!!

The Annual Staff V Students Charity Football Match.

This year we are raising funds for Cork Penny Dinners.

Come along and support the STAFF team 😂 and the worthy charity.

@UccMicrobiology @MicroPGUCC @Pharmabiotic

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And huge congratulations to the Poster Prize winners, Aisling McAuliffe, Martins Kadiri, Maeve Callanan & Jason Norris.

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Incredibly engaged 3rd year undergrads for the annual MB3016 (antibiotics unearthed) poster session! The future is bright. @UccMicrobiology @MicroPGUCC @Pharmabiotic @APCPostdoc @SEFSUCC @UCC @MicrobioSoc

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Join us on Thursday as our School Seminar Series continues. Hugh Harris will talk about E. coli phages in the human gut microbiome. @UccMicrobiology @Pharmabiotic @MicroPGUCC @APCPostdoc @UCCResearch @SEFSUCC @UCC

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World class research from a world class School! Congratulations to the School of Microbiology members awarded the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025; Colin Hill, Liam O'Mahony, Paul O'Toole, Andrey Shkoporov and Jens Walter. @UccMicrobiology @Pharmabiotic @SEFSUCC @UCC

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Big congratulations to Leonie Kiely, Jill O’Sullivan, Meghana Srinivas, Ciara Tobin, and Clodagh Walsh on officially graduating with their PhDs in Microbiology from UCC! @UccMicrobiology @Pharmabiotic @MicroPGUCC @APCPostdoc @SEFSUCC @UCCResearch @UCC

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Packed house for a great talk by Prof. John Morrissey on the origin of lager yeast! @UccMicrobiology @MicroPGUCC @Pharmabiotic @APCPostdoc @UCCResearch @SEFSUCC @UCC

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Our School Seminar Series continues this Thursday with Prof. John Morrissey who will talk about the origins of modern lager yeast. @UccMicrobiology @MicroPGUCC @Pharmabiotic @APCPostdoc @SEFSUCC @UCCResearch @UCC

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🚨Reminder: Don't miss Prof. John Morrissey's talk today; "A story of sex and alcohol", not a common talk title in microbiology! @UccMicrobiology @MicroPGUCC @Pharmabiotic @APCPostdoc @UCCResearch @SEFSUCC @UCC

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Our School Seminar Series continues this Thursday with Prof. John Morrissey who will talk about the origins of modern lager yeast. @UccMicrobiology @MicroPGUCC @Pharmabiotic @APCPostdoc @SEFSUCC @UCCResearch @UCC

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New research from @dr_stevejackson, @cleverflick and Prof. Alan Dobson @UccMicrobiology, in close collaboration with University of Aberdeen as part of the @MARBLES_EU consortium

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🌊🦠Deep-sea sponge microbes yield promising molecule to combat salmonid disease🐟🩺

MARBLES researchers have discovered an antimicrobial molecule that could lead to more sustainable & effective ways to protect fish from a disease common in aquaculture 👇
https://t.co/oabg7w2gCH

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Our own Jerry Reen completes his tenure as chair of the @MicrobioSoc Irish Division. @UccMicrobiology @MicroPGUCC @Pharmabiotic @APCPostdoc @SEFSUCC @UCC

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Irish Division @MicrobioSoc colleagues say a massive, well deserved thanks to outgoing chair Jerry Reen for his selfless community leadership over the years #MicrobioIrish 2025