Naomi Strout The Microbiome Research Centre (MRC) I am a dual trained Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife (Distinction) – so it was surprising (and refreshing!) that I was exposed to…

Isabelle Ibrahim The Microbiome Research Centre (MRC) Being a research nurse in Australia’s first microbiome research centre makes me a niche within another niche, and I wouldn’t have it any…

Pauline Scanlan APC Microbiome Ireland Humans are walking ecosystems – our bodies are host to a wealth of microbial diversity that play an integral role in our health and well-being….

Orla O’Sullivan Teagasc Food Research Centre We live in a microbial world with microbes inhabiting every imaginable environment including soil, water, food and humans. My passion lies in researching the…

Vanessa Las Heras University College Cork My study focuses in the mechanisms of interaction between the host and the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. Given that Listeria has one of the…

Emiliano Salvucci Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba (ICYTAC-CONICET-UNC) The study of human microbiome has drawn the attention of many scientists worldwide, who have understood that this complex…

Md Shakhinur Islam Mondal APC Microbiome Ireland I am passionate about microbiome research because manipulation of the microbiota as a therapeutic tool is a rapidly advancing field in biological research.My…

Martin Vazquez Heritas Depression is one the leading causes in morbidity worldwide. Indeed, 350 million people are affected and almost 3 million people die annually. Microbiome and depression are interconnected…

Rafael Soares Correa de Souza Campinas State University I remember the first time I was stunned by the amazing notion that every green plant on our planet is the host…

Trevor Charles Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research I first became interested in microbiome through my interest in plants. What really did it for me was when I learned how Agrobacterium…