John F. Cryan
@jfcryan.bsky.social
VP Research & Innovation, University College Cork @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social |PI @apcmicrobiomeirel.bsky.social |Prof Dept. Anatomy & Neuroscience |MRIA @ria.ie|
Stress, Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis, Brain-Body Interactions, Research Policy
Stress, Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis, Brain-Body Interactions, Research Policy
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John F. Cryan
@jfcryan.bsky.social
· Nov 5
Gut microbiota regulates stress responsivity via the circadian system
Gut microbes are known to modulate stress responsivity and behavior. Tofani et al.
demonstrate that such modulations occur via the circadian system. The oscillations
in gut microbiota composition regu...
www.cell.com
Gut microbiota regulates stress responsivity via the circadian system - our latest paper just out - well done Gabriel Tofani & all
www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
www.cell.com/cell-metabol...
Delighted to speak at the launch of four books 📕 📕📕📕from UCC Futures: Collective Social Futures Scholar's today as a primer for the Festival of Social Science at University College Cork @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Delighted to speak at the launch of four books 📕 📕📕📕from UCC Futures: Collective Social Futures Scholar's today as a primer for the Festival of Social Science at University College Cork @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social
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Congratulations to APC's @pauldcotter.bsky.social - @teagasc.bsky.social who has been awarded over €1,29million in research funding through @researchireland.ie’s Frontiers for the Future Programme.
▶️ bit.ly/4pntA1u
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November 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Congratulations to APC's @pauldcotter.bsky.social - @teagasc.bsky.social who has been awarded over €1,29million in research funding through @researchireland.ie’s Frontiers for the Future Programme.
▶️ bit.ly/4pntA1u
▶️ bit.ly/4pntA1u
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APC's @kittelschneider.bsky.social will speak about #ADHD and the microbiota-gut brain axis' at this years Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Food & Health Forum event, “New Insights in Nutrition and Neurodivergence: Why Brain Health Matters." @nutritious_minds
📅 26 Nov 10am- 4.45pm
🔗 bit.ly/4ieeglk
📅 26 Nov 10am- 4.45pm
🔗 bit.ly/4ieeglk
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
APC's @kittelschneider.bsky.social will speak about #ADHD and the microbiota-gut brain axis' at this years Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Food & Health Forum event, “New Insights in Nutrition and Neurodivergence: Why Brain Health Matters." @nutritious_minds
📅 26 Nov 10am- 4.45pm
🔗 bit.ly/4ieeglk
📅 26 Nov 10am- 4.45pm
🔗 bit.ly/4ieeglk
Train Dreams: a hauntingly beautiful film- Slow, meditative with amazing performances, stunning cinematography & evocative score - on Netflix www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
Train Dreams: a beautiful film arrives on Netflix
Anyone who has lost themselves in the likes of Days of Heaven, Into the Wild, and Wild will find a place in their heart for this film.
www.rte.ie
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Train Dreams: a hauntingly beautiful film- Slow, meditative with amazing performances, stunning cinematography & evocative score - on Netflix www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
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📢To all scientists working on STRESS and/or RESILIENCE:
Save the date: 2027 GSRNet Conference, February 3–5, 2027 in Lausanne
Cutting-edge science, discussion sessions & great networking across our global community to connect, exchange, and advance our field together
Check for updates gsr-net.org
Save the date: 2027 GSRNet Conference, February 3–5, 2027 in Lausanne
Cutting-edge science, discussion sessions & great networking across our global community to connect, exchange, and advance our field together
Check for updates gsr-net.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
📢To all scientists working on STRESS and/or RESILIENCE:
Save the date: 2027 GSRNet Conference, February 3–5, 2027 in Lausanne
Cutting-edge science, discussion sessions & great networking across our global community to connect, exchange, and advance our field together
Check for updates gsr-net.org
Save the date: 2027 GSRNet Conference, February 3–5, 2027 in Lausanne
Cutting-edge science, discussion sessions & great networking across our global community to connect, exchange, and advance our field together
Check for updates gsr-net.org
“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything”
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www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything”
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What causes the feeling of 'butterflies' in your stomach? www.livescience.com/health/what-...
What causes the feeling of 'butterflies' in your stomach?
Flutters, knots and other stomach sensations tied to nervousness are all examples of the gut-brain axis in action.
www.livescience.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
What causes the feeling of 'butterflies' in your stomach? www.livescience.com/health/what-...
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Researchers @ucc.ie have been awarded funding for five interdisciplinary projects in the @researchireland.ie COALESCE Programme 2025, making @ucc.ie the highest performing institute in the programme.
Read More 👇
www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
Read More 👇
www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
UCC researchers receive €1.1m to address national and global societal challenges | University College Cork
Discover the latest impact of University College Cork with news and views from our leading research experts, our students and our graduates
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November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Researchers @ucc.ie have been awarded funding for five interdisciplinary projects in the @researchireland.ie COALESCE Programme 2025, making @ucc.ie the highest performing institute in the programme.
Read More 👇
www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
Read More 👇
www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
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APC's Killian Scanlon @ucc.ie shares insights in his Nature Microbiology perspective about the concept, mechanisms and evidence for memory in bacteria at individual and community levels.
➡️ Read paper: bit.ly/4oDqoyF
Author List: Killian Scanlon,Fergus Shanahan, Paul Ross & Colin Hill.
➡️ Read paper: bit.ly/4oDqoyF
Author List: Killian Scanlon,Fergus Shanahan, Paul Ross & Colin Hill.
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
APC's Killian Scanlon @ucc.ie shares insights in his Nature Microbiology perspective about the concept, mechanisms and evidence for memory in bacteria at individual and community levels.
➡️ Read paper: bit.ly/4oDqoyF
Author List: Killian Scanlon,Fergus Shanahan, Paul Ross & Colin Hill.
➡️ Read paper: bit.ly/4oDqoyF
Author List: Killian Scanlon,Fergus Shanahan, Paul Ross & Colin Hill.
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Many and deep thanks to the leadership and members of University College Cork for the amazing privilege and hospitality! @jfcryan.bsky.social @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Many and deep thanks to the leadership and members of University College Cork for the amazing privilege and hospitality! @jfcryan.bsky.social @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social
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#Throwback 🧪
REVIEW | Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis
@elizschneider.bsky.social , @jfcryan.bsky.social et al
REVIEW | Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis
@elizschneider.bsky.social , @jfcryan.bsky.social et al
Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis - Nature Metabolism
This Review provides an overview of the interplay between host diet and the gut microbiota, and how this affects brain function.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#Throwback 🧪
REVIEW | Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis
@elizschneider.bsky.social , @jfcryan.bsky.social et al
REVIEW | Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis
@elizschneider.bsky.social , @jfcryan.bsky.social et al
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Professor @carmensandi10.bsky.social, one of the world’s leading stress neurobiologists, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science by @ucc.ie
Professor Sandi leads the Laboratory of Behavioural Genetics at EPFL in Switzerland.
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www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
Professor Sandi leads the Laboratory of Behavioural Genetics at EPFL in Switzerland.
Read More 👇
www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Professor @carmensandi10.bsky.social, one of the world’s leading stress neurobiologists, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Science by @ucc.ie
Professor Sandi leads the Laboratory of Behavioural Genetics at EPFL in Switzerland.
Read More 👇
www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
Professor Sandi leads the Laboratory of Behavioural Genetics at EPFL in Switzerland.
Read More 👇
www.ucc.ie/en/news/2025...
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I truly cannot recommend this enough!
For me, NSAS 2024 marked a turning point - before San Servolo..and after 🤩
It’s experience unlike any other, something you simply won’t find anywhere else. I promise.🤗🦠🧠
For me, NSAS 2024 marked a turning point - before San Servolo..and after 🤩
It’s experience unlike any other, something you simply won’t find anywhere else. I promise.🤗🦠🧠
The Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies on "Microbiota Regulation of Brain Function and Disease" will take place next May in wonderful Venice.
Limited places, they always fill fast.. All levels welcome from PhD student to Full Professor #NSASMicrobiota2026
www.neurosas.org/advanced-cou...
Limited places, they always fill fast.. All levels welcome from PhD student to Full Professor #NSASMicrobiota2026
www.neurosas.org/advanced-cou...
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I truly cannot recommend this enough!
For me, NSAS 2024 marked a turning point - before San Servolo..and after 🤩
It’s experience unlike any other, something you simply won’t find anywhere else. I promise.🤗🦠🧠
For me, NSAS 2024 marked a turning point - before San Servolo..and after 🤩
It’s experience unlike any other, something you simply won’t find anywhere else. I promise.🤗🦠🧠
The Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies on "Microbiota Regulation of Brain Function and Disease" will take place next May in wonderful Venice.
Limited places, they always fill fast.. All levels welcome from PhD student to Full Professor #NSASMicrobiota2026
www.neurosas.org/advanced-cou...
Limited places, they always fill fast.. All levels welcome from PhD student to Full Professor #NSASMicrobiota2026
www.neurosas.org/advanced-cou...
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies on "Microbiota Regulation of Brain Function and Disease" will take place next May in wonderful Venice.
Limited places, they always fill fast.. All levels welcome from PhD student to Full Professor #NSASMicrobiota2026
www.neurosas.org/advanced-cou...
Limited places, they always fill fast.. All levels welcome from PhD student to Full Professor #NSASMicrobiota2026
www.neurosas.org/advanced-cou...
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Looking forward to joining @uccresearch.bsky.social research and the @ucc.ie community for this Public Lecture & In Conversation with the brilliant @jfcryan.bsky.social
& Deeply honored to be receiving an UCC Honorary Doctorate!
See you very soon in Cork!
& Deeply honored to be receiving an UCC Honorary Doctorate!
See you very soon in Cork!
Public Lecture & In Conversation: Fueling Resilience - Energising the Brain in Stressful Times
Featuring world-leading neuroscientist & @ucc.ie Honorary Doctorate awardee Professor Carmen Sandi
Find out more about @carmensandi10.bsky.social & how to register to attend👇
www.ucc.ie/en/research/...
Featuring world-leading neuroscientist & @ucc.ie Honorary Doctorate awardee Professor Carmen Sandi
Find out more about @carmensandi10.bsky.social & how to register to attend👇
www.ucc.ie/en/research/...
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Looking forward to joining @uccresearch.bsky.social research and the @ucc.ie community for this Public Lecture & In Conversation with the brilliant @jfcryan.bsky.social
& Deeply honored to be receiving an UCC Honorary Doctorate!
See you very soon in Cork!
& Deeply honored to be receiving an UCC Honorary Doctorate!
See you very soon in Cork!
Great to see our review on the role of microglia, the 'gardeners' of the brain, in modulating the gut-brain axis make the cover of this months @natrevimmunol.nature.com
November issue now online www.nature.com/nri/volumes/...
Cover art inspired by a Perspective article by @lilykeane.bsky.social, Gerard Clarke & @jfcryan.bsky.social on the role of microglia, the 'gardeners' of the brain, in modulating the gut-brain axis
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cover art inspired by a Perspective article by @lilykeane.bsky.social, Gerard Clarke & @jfcryan.bsky.social on the role of microglia, the 'gardeners' of the brain, in modulating the gut-brain axis
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Great to see our review on the role of microglia, the 'gardeners' of the brain, in modulating the gut-brain axis make the cover of this months @natrevimmunol.nature.com
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Enormous thanks to the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation for this award!
I am thrilled and truly humbled, & I share it with my lab over the years and our wonderful collaborators!
A timely boost to keep our science moving!
Thanks to everyone for your kind messages!
Looking forward to #FENS2026!
I am thrilled and truly humbled, & I share it with my lab over the years and our wonderful collaborators!
A timely boost to keep our science moving!
Thanks to everyone for your kind messages!
Looking forward to #FENS2026!
The Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation and #FENS are thrilled to announce the winner of the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award in Translational Neuroscience 2026: Prof. Carmen Sandi (@carmensandi10.bsky.social)! 🧠
👉 https://loom.ly/Uh0TghU
👉 https://loom.ly/Uh0TghU
October 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Enormous thanks to the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation for this award!
I am thrilled and truly humbled, & I share it with my lab over the years and our wonderful collaborators!
A timely boost to keep our science moving!
Thanks to everyone for your kind messages!
Looking forward to #FENS2026!
I am thrilled and truly humbled, & I share it with my lab over the years and our wonderful collaborators!
A timely boost to keep our science moving!
Thanks to everyone for your kind messages!
Looking forward to #FENS2026!
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Congratulations to APC's Melanie Depret , @ucc.ie who represented Ireland in at the international final of “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” (MT180) in Romania, organised by the AUF, and won the 3rd jury prize 🥉
Supervisors @jfcryan.bsky.social & Linda Katona
Supervisors @jfcryan.bsky.social & Linda Katona
October 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Congratulations to APC's Melanie Depret , @ucc.ie who represented Ireland in at the international final of “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” (MT180) in Romania, organised by the AUF, and won the 3rd jury prize 🥉
Supervisors @jfcryan.bsky.social & Linda Katona
Supervisors @jfcryan.bsky.social & Linda Katona
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Had a great time discussing ‘What brain is the best to study disorders of behaviour’. Thanks to my fellow panelists and the audience for an enagaging session at European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) 2025 meeting in Amsterdam.
#ECNP2025
#ECNP2025
October 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Had a great time discussing ‘What brain is the best to study disorders of behaviour’. Thanks to my fellow panelists and the audience for an enagaging session at European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) 2025 meeting in Amsterdam.
#ECNP2025
#ECNP2025
October 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Great to join the @network-alba.bsky.social session on Diversity and Inclusion at #ECNP2025 today!
October 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Great to join the @network-alba.bsky.social session on Diversity and Inclusion at #ECNP2025 today!
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Congratulations to my amazing postdoc Cristina Cuesta Martí for wining the @ecnp.eu excellence award for our work on how 'The early life microbiota shapes the development of the brainstem during a critical window of vulnerability to diffuse midline glioma' @jfcryan.bsky.social, Gerard Clarke
October 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Congratulations to my amazing postdoc Cristina Cuesta Martí for wining the @ecnp.eu excellence award for our work on how 'The early life microbiota shapes the development of the brainstem during a critical window of vulnerability to diffuse midline glioma' @jfcryan.bsky.social, Gerard Clarke
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Looking forward to chairing this exciting symposium at @ecnp.eu Congress Amsterdam: Vascular function and cognitive health across the lifespan. Join us to hear from these excellent speakers on how vascular health shapes cognitive function.
🗓 Tuesday, October 14th | 08:40–10:00
📍 Elicium 1
#ECNP2025
🗓 Tuesday, October 14th | 08:40–10:00
📍 Elicium 1
#ECNP2025
October 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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📚 An insightful Educational Update Session at #ECNP2025 on how digital media shapes youth mental health. 🌐🧠
#psychiatry #neuroscience @fassiluisa.bsky.social @giselasugranyes.bsky.social
#psychiatry #neuroscience @fassiluisa.bsky.social @giselasugranyes.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
📚 An insightful Educational Update Session at #ECNP2025 on how digital media shapes youth mental health. 🌐🧠
#psychiatry #neuroscience @fassiluisa.bsky.social @giselasugranyes.bsky.social
#psychiatry #neuroscience @fassiluisa.bsky.social @giselasugranyes.bsky.social