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UCC Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics @ucc
Exploring how medicines work, how new therapies are discovered, and how science improves lives. #Pharmacology #Therapeutics
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Congratulations to Helen Nyhan, 5th-year BPharm student, on receiving the School of Pharmacy Prize for Excellence in Pharmacology 🏆

#Pharmacology #Pharmacy #StudentSuccess

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Congratulations to Helen Nyhan on Excellence in Pharmacology Award | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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September 8, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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I am incredibly grateful, and still quite speechless, to have received the @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social Future Leader Award 2026, together with the wonderful Des Field.

This would not be possible without my group and the support, advice and friendship of everyone around me. THANK YOU🙏🥰
apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social APC Microbiome Ireland @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social · Sep 4
𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐏𝐂 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

APC Future Leaders Award 2026 was presented to both Dr Des Field and Dr Friederike Uhlig ( @fuhlig.bsky.social) for their commitment to research excellence and emerging leadership within APC Microbiome Ireland.

#APCSymposium2026
September 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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Two new papers with APC contributors: one develops targeted synthetic proteins for tracking specific biological targets, while the other surveys 292 Irish GPs on post-stroke mood changes, with 85% reporting they are underdiagnosed.

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#Bioengineering #StrokeResearch
How can engineered proteins find and report specific biological targets? Researchers combined computational design and lab testing to create synthetic proteins targeting S. aureus ClfA or MUC1, using a luciferase reporter to track target-specific signals; small researcher portrait at bottom right. Most GPs surveyed said post-stroke mood changes are underdiagnosed; a survey of 292 Irish GPs found 85% reported underdiagnosis and low confidence identifying or managing post-stroke depression, anxiety, apathy and fatigue, shown with a UCC logo and a small portrait of a smiling woman.
August 31, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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Congratulations to Dr Roisin Kelly-Laubscher on International IUPHAR-Ed Appointments

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#Pharmacology #Education
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Congratulations to Dr Roisin Kelly-Laubscher on International IUPHAR-Ed Appointments | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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August 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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The Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics congratulates Dr Rasha Alshaik and Prof Christian Waeber and Dr Katie Ryan for their UCC Research and Innovation Award in the “Invention of the Year” category.

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#Pharmacology #Therapeutics
May 28, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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Brain balance depends on timing. A review published in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience highlights striatal PV interneurons as key regulators of striatal circuits, with evidence of dysfunction in #Huntingtonsdisease and #autism spectrum disorder. #Neuroscience #NeuralCircuits
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March 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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New APC paper in Nature Comms
First author Cristina Cuesta-Marti and colleagues examine how eating unhealthy foods early in life leaves lasting brain and feeding changes but bacteria can help restore healthy eating.

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#Microbiome #GutBrainAxis
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An unhealthy diet disrupts feeding behavior and the gut microbiota, but whether early-life dietary effects persist, or can be restored later in life, remains unclear. We investigated whether microbiota-targeted interventions (FOS + GOS or Bifidobacterium longum APC1472) could restore early-life highfat/ high-sugar (HFHS) diet-induced feeding alterations in adult female and male mice.
February 24, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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Huge congratulations to Robert Callaghan, PhD candidate at UCC, on winning the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Postgraduate Tutor and Demonstrator category! 🎉

#UCC #Pharmacology #TeachingExcellence #AcademicLife

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Congratulations to Robert Callaghan, Recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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🎉 Congratulations to Professor Christian Waeber!
Our Head of Department has been awarded the John Feely Medal by the Irish Association of Pharmacologists for his exceptional contributions to pharmacology research and education.

#Pharmacology #ResearchExcellence #UCC

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Professor Christian Waeber Awarded John Feely Medal | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Huge congratulations to Melanie Depret, PhD student at UCC, who won 3rd prize at the international “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” final in Bucharest! ✨

Melanie presented her research on how the gut microbiome influences social behaviour via the brain–gut connection.

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UCC PhD Student Wins Third Prize at International “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” Final | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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We’re so proud of Natalie O’Regan, who received an Outstanding Colleague Award at the UCC Staff Recognition Awards 2025!

Nominated by Dr Roisín Kelly Laubscher and presented by Professor John O’Halloran, a truly well-deserved honour! 💛

#Pharmacology #StaffRecognition
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Congratulations to Natalie O’Regan: Outstanding Colleague Award 2025 | University College Cork
Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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To all pharmacists. Happy World Pharmacists Day 2025
Thank you for your expertise and all that you do.
Pharmacy is not just about pills; it's about care, safety, and trust
#worldpharmacistsday2025
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September 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM