Colin is a founding Principal Investigator in APC Microbiome Ireland, a multidisciplinary research Institute focusing on the role of gut microbiota in health and disease. He was an SFI Principal Investigator in 2002, 2006 and 2010.
Colin’s main interests are in bacteriophage, bacteriocins and the role they play in shaping the microbiome and as interventions capable of preventing infectious disease.
He has published more than 700 peer-reviewed papers and holds 18 patents in this area (in 2026 he has an ISI H factor of 113, Google H factor of 159). More than 90 PhD students have graduated from the laboratory.
In 2005 Colin was awarded a D.Sc by the National University of Ireland in recognition of his contributions to research. In 2009 he was elected to the Royal Irish Academy, the highest honour for an Irish academic.
In 2010 Colin was elected to the American Academy of Microbiology and together with his colleagues Prof. Gerald Fitzgerald, Prof. Paul Ross and Dr Catherine Stanton he was awarded the Metchnikoff Prize in Microbiology.
He received the UCC Career Research Achievement Award in 2020. He served as President of ISAPP (International Scientific Association for Prebiotics and Probiotics) from 2012-2015.
Colin has a PhD in molecular microbiology and is Professor in the School of Microbiology at University College Cork, Ireland.
Deep dive into the world of biotics and the microbiome. This webinar looks to explore the science behind postbiotics, along with the potential role postbiotics can play as a vehicle to meet consumer needs in not only digestive health, but beyond this to other areas of consumer interest, such as immune and cognitive…
