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Biography
I work as a Research Officer in UCC Research in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI). I support pre-award applications to National and International funding calls including HRB, Research Ireland, Wellcome Trust, and Charitable funding organisations.
Prior to this position, I worked within UCC as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Anatomy and Neuroscience, working on projects related to neuroinflammation and cognition, and then as a Research Support Officer in APC Microbiome Ireland.
External positions
Research Support Officer, APC Microbiome Ireland
May 2017 → Dec 2023
Postdoctoral Researcher
Sept 2013 → May 2017
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Functional impact of dietary chitin upon Listeria monocytogenes pathogenesis
Cazzaniga, M., Shen, P., Flegar, D., Bra, K. K., Recio, M. V., Bahey-El-Din, M., Hueston, C. M., Claesson, M., Melgar, S. & Gahan, C. G., 2026Research output: Other output › peer-review
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Impact of dietary chitosan on host immune response and gut microbiome composition in a Listeria monocytogenes high-fat diet murine infection model
Cazzaniga, M., Flegar, D., Bra, K. K., Recio, M. V., Hueston, C., Claesson, M. J. & Gahan, C. G. M., Nov 2025, In: Journal of Functional Foods. 134, 107041.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Akkermansia muciniphila reduces susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes infection in mice fed a high-fat diet
Keane, J. M., Las Heras, V., Pinheiro, J., FitzGerald, J. A., Núñez-Sánchez, M. A., Hueston, C. M., O’Mahony, L., Cotter, P. D., Hill, C., Melgar, S. & Gahan, C. G. M., 2023, In: Gut Microbes. 15, 1, 2229948.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A synbiotic mixture of selected oligosaccharides and bifidobacteria assists murine gut microbiota restoration following antibiotic challenge
Hoedt, E. C., Hueston, C. M., Cash, N., Bongers, R. S., Keane, J. M., van Limpt, K., Ben Amor, K., Knol, J., MacSharry, J. & van Sinderen, D., Dec 2023, In: Microbiome. 11, 1, 168.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Engraftment of aging-related human gut microbiota and the effect of a seven-species consortium in a pre-clinical model
Ye, H., Ghosh, T. S., Hueston, C. M., Vlckova, K., Golubeva, A. V., Hyland, N. P. & O’Toole, P. W., 2023, In: Gut Microbes. 15, 2, 2282796.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Chronic Inflammatory Changes in Adult and Adolescent Hippocampal Neurogenesis
Pawley, L. C. (Speaker), O’Leary, J. D. (Speaker), Hueston, C. (Speaker), Cryan, J. F. (Speaker), O'Leary, O. (Speaker) & Nolan, Y. (Speaker)
2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Lentiviral overexpression of interleukin-1β in the hippocampus induces neurogenesis-associated cognitive deficits in touchscreen learning paradigms.
Hueston, C. (Speaker), Ó’Léime, C. S. (Speaker), Kozareva, D. A. (Speaker), Cryan, J. F. (Speaker) & Nolan, Y. (Speaker)
2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Lentiviral overexpression of interleukin-1β in the hippocampus induces neurogenesis-associated cognitive deficits in touchscreen learning paradigms
Hueston, C. (Speaker), Ó’Léime, C. S. (Speaker), Kozareva, D. A. (Speaker), Cryan, J. F. (Speaker) & Nolan, Y. (Speaker)
2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Lentiviral overexpression of interleukin-1beta in the hippocampus induces neurogenesis-associated cognitive deficits in adult male rats.
Hueston, C. (Speaker), Ó’Léime, C. S. (Speaker), Kozareva, D. A. (Speaker), Cryan, J. F. (Speaker) & Nolan, Y. (Speaker)
2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Role of the nuclear receptor TLX in cognition during adolescence and adulthood.
O’Leary, J. D. (Speaker), Hueston, C. (Speaker), Kozareva, D. A. (Speaker), OF, O. (Speaker), Cryan, J. F. (Speaker) & Nolan, Y. (Speaker)
2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Report Summarizes Listeria monocytogenes Study Findings from University College Cork (Akkermansia muciniphila reduces susceptibility to Listeria monocytogenes infection in mice fed a high-fat diet)
Melgar, S., O'Mahony, L., Hueston, C. & Gahan, C.
13/12/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Researchers from University College Cork Discuss Research in Gastroenterology (Engraftment of aging-related human gut microbiota and the effect of a seven-species consortium in a pre-clinical model)
Ye, H., Golubeva, A., Hueston, C., Hyland, N. & O'Toole, P.
13/12/23
1 item of Media coverage
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University College Researchers Detail New Studies and Findings in the Area of Ruminococcus (Temperate bacteriophages infecting the mucin-degrading bacterium Ruminococcus gnavus from the human gut)
Ross, P., Shkoporov, A., Govi, B., Draper, L., Hueston, C. & Buttimer, C.
8/12/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Study Findings from University College Cork Advance Knowledge in Lactobacillus (Physiological bioactivity of a postbiotic consisting of heat-treated lactobacilli on mouse small intestine)
Draper, L., Hueston, C., Uhlig, F. & Hyland, N.
31/08/23
1 item of Media coverage
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