Paul Cotter
@pauldcotter.bsky.social
PhD Microbiology. Head of Food Bioscience at Teagasc. PI APC Microbiome Ireland, Food Health Ireland Co-founder & Head of Microbiology, SeqBiome. Field Chief Editor Frontiers in Microbiology. Runner (2.57 marathon, 1.19 half) Glanmire GAA Husband & dad
Another strong showing for APC in the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited rankings with 8 APC researchers included. Congratulations to Fergus Shanahan, Colin Hill, Paul O’Toole, Jens Walter, Liam O'Mahony, Andrey Shkoporov ( @ucc.ie ), Paul Cotter @teagasc.bsky.social & Ines Thiele - University of Galway
Humbled & honoured to be on the @clarivateag.bsky.social #highlycited researcher list for 2025. This recognition is shared with all of the fantastic current & past members of #VisionOne, our many collaborators & funders @teagasc.bsky.social @seqbiome.bsky.social
Recent recording of the Frontiers Forum on Harnessing agri-food system microbiomes is now available through YouTube youtu.be/ppiRtOXSviM?si…
Paul Cotter & colleagues | Harnessing agri-food system microbiomes for sustainability & human health
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The gut microbiome plays a key role in human performance. SportGenix uses advanced #metagenomics & #metabolomics to give #performanceNutritionists evidence-based insights for #eliteAthletes. 👉 Learn more: www.sportgenix.ie #Microbiome #GutHealth #Bioinformatics #SportsScience
Fantastic new contract researcher position within our group. Focus on fermented foods, microbiology/microbiomes and animal studies A panel will be formed from which other similar, upcoming roles may be filled. Applications by midday (Irish time) Oct 6th topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job...
Our CTO, Prof. @pauldcotter.bsky.social joins the authors of the @frontiersin.bsky.social lead article to explore how omics-based mapping of microbial networks across agri-food systems could unlock solutions to some of our biggest global challenges. events.frontiersin.org/agrifood-sys...
Webinar: Harnessing agri-food system microbiomes for sustainability and human health
How can scientists, innovators, regulators, educators, and everyday consumers unite to protect vital microbial communities? Register for this #FrontiersForum webinar to find out more https://events.frontiersin.org/agrifood-system-microbiomes/splash-share
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Food systems are teeming with complex microbial networks, carried from soil and water to crops, animals, and humans. Can we better track and steer these networks to enhance ecosystem health and food security? Find out more at this #FrontiersForum webinar ➡️ fro.ntiers.in/NfcCnmIEkWb
Webinar: Harnessing agri-food system microbiomes for sustainability and human health
How can scientists, innovators, regulators, educators, and everyday consumers unite to protect vital microbial communities? Register for this #FrontiersForum webinar to find out more https://events.frontiersin.org/agrifood-system-microbiomes/splash-share
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From soil to sea, microbes quietly power our food systems. Our CTO Prof. @pauldcotter.bsky.social & Dr Orla O'Sullivan were major contributors in a new Frontiers in Science study on harnessing microbiomes for sustainability & health 🌱🌊 seqbiome.com/harnessing-a...
It was a pleasure to be the first guest on Straight Talking Science with Barry Skillington-Atlantia Clinical Trials where we chatted about #microbes, #microbiomes, #fermented #foods and #health including our research at @teagasc.bsky.social @seqbiome.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2jVf...
The Truth About Fermented Foods & Microbes | Straight Talking Science Ep. 1 (ft. Prof. Paul Cotter)
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The SportGenix program measures samples at multiple time points. ✅ Baseline ✅ Post-intervention ✅ Discretionary time point This means better insights, smarter improvements, and real results. 👉Speak to our team today to find out more info@sportgenix.ie
Great outcome from the #MASTER-EU-Consortium with an awesome team involved! It was a pleasure to work with you all! @pauldcotter.bsky.social @cibiocm.bsky.social @csic.es @interibfg.bsky.social #FFoQSI #UniLeon #UNINA and many others!
Exciting new research which our team including @pauldcotter.bsky.social, Dr Ciara O' Donovan & @ShriramHPatel contributed to on #gutmicrobiota & metabolism in Connemara ponies with Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS). seqbiome.com/faecal-micro...
Faecal microbiota equine metabolic syndrome
Faecal microbiota and serum metabolome association with equine metabolic syndrome in connemara ponies. A study.
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A beautiful day for our wonderful students to celebrate their PhD journey pictured with @cormacgahan.bsky.social @pauldcotter.bsky.social Prof Catherine Stanton & Prof @PaulRoss #Congratulations #uccgraduation
🌍Friday is #WorldMicrobiomeDay "Microbiome 101: What You Need to Know." @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social experts share easy food tips to boost your #guthealth: 🥬 Asparagus – @ClaessonLab 🧉 Kombucha – @pauldcotter.bsky.social #microbiota #microbiomeanalysis #eliteathlete youtu.be/Dx17OhISk1k?...
WMD 2024 - Feed your microbes - How diet shapes your gut microbiome
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🧠 How does your gut affect your Brain? Our partners at Atlantia Clinical Trials published a whitepaper by Timothy G. Dinan MD, PhD, exploring the #GutBrain-Microbiota Axis and its impact on #mentalhealth. Read it here 👉 www.microbiometimes.com/mental-healt...
Mental Health and the Brain-Gut-Microbiota Axis: Fundamental Importance of Diet - Microbiome Times Magazine
The Mediterranean diet is regarded as the most beneficial diet from a mental health perspective. The benefits of such a diet are mediated significantly through the brain- gut-microbiota axis. Abnormal...
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We are recruiting a Research Officer for up to 44 months (!) on a very exciting @researchireland.ie funded project, “InFer: Investigating the specific impact of fermented foods, & associated components, on the gut microbiome & health”. topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job... Pls share
🔍 Every solid analysis starts with the right question. We help you craft testable, well-powered research hypotheses—unlocking insights through the best methods and tech. Explore Compositional & Functional #MicrobiomeAnalysis with us today! ttps://seqbiome.com/solutions/ #microbiomeSequencing #gut
The #SportGenix Athlete Microbiome Report integrates patient history with advanced #MicrobiomeAnalysis providing #PerformanceNutritionists with evidence-based recommendations for their #EliteAthletes 👉Request a sample report sportgenix.ie/request-a-sa... #MicrobiomeSequencing #GutHealth
Our CTO, Prof @pauldcotter.bsky.social will be speaking at this event next week! Paul will present on “Unleashing the Potential of Food System #Microbiomes” offering insights into how #microbiomeinnovation is shaping the future of food. hsph.harvard.edu/research/mic... #guthealth #microbiomeanalysis
Great opportunity to work on an exciting project, bioinformatic analysis of microbiome sequencing data of the PrePOP study. Details below....
PLEASE SHARE We’re hiring a contract #bioinformatician (research officer) to analyse #microbiome data from an ongoing, exciting project focusing on preterm birth prevention with oral probiotics topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job...
PLEASE SHARE We’re hiring a contract #bioinformatician (research officer) to analyse #microbiome data from an ongoing, exciting project focusing on preterm birth prevention with oral probiotics topjobs-teagasc.thehirelab.com/LiveJobs/Job...
Optimization of the #gutMicrobiome, through a high quality #microbiomeAnalysis program, can enhance #athletic performance. #SportGenix is a program designed for #performanceNutritionists that want to provide their #eliteAthletes with the most up-to-date recommendations. info@sportgenix.ie
PLEASE SHARE - Several new PhD positions to fill in our lab @teagasc.bsky.social @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social @vistamilk.bsky.social #microbiome #fermentation #food #health www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-c...
#phd #microbiology #microbiome #fermentation #fermented #bioinformatics… | Paul Cotter
PLEASE SHARE Excited to announce that we have several PhD fellowship positions to fill in our laboratory at Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Ireland over the coming months. These relate to: (...
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Compared to the lactic acid bacteria, the acetic acid bacteria are a relatively under appreciated component of many #fermented #foods. Here, AAB are the focus of an in-depth metagenomics-based analysis by Erkang Zhang with Niccolò Carlino, Nicola Segata, Samuel Breselge & Marcus Claesson
Our Head of #Microbiology Prof @pauldcotter.bsky.social was a key contributor to a recent scientific publication exploring strain-level variation among #vaginal #Lactobacillus #crispatus & Lactobacillus iners using comparative #metagenomics seqbiome.com/strain-level... #womenshealth #vaginalhealth
Our Head of #microbiology , Prof. @pauldcotter.bsky.social, will be presenting at the Food Security International Workshop organised by @iata_csic. His presentation will focus on Gathering & Applying Data related to Food #Microbiomes. #microbiomesequencing #bioinformatics #clinicalresearch
Big congratulations to Sai on the successful defence of his PhD thesis today. Thanks ever so much to examiners @sarahlebeer.bsky.social and Hilary Browne & chair Frank Peters. Well done also to fellow proud supervisors @sligomicrobe.bsky.social @kingcalumari.bsky.social and Douwe Van Sinderen
If you're still at #MircoBio25, head down to poster 89 and catch up with all the work that @phoebecrossley.bsky.social is up to as part of her PhD in my lab #microsky #vaginalmicrobiome