Colin Hill has a Ph.D in molecular microbiology and is Professor in the School of Microbiology at University College Cork, Ireland. He was an SFI Principal Investigator in 2002, 2006 and 2010. He is also a founding Principal Investigator in APC Microbiome Ireland, a multidisciplinary research Institute focusing on the role of gut microbiota in health and disease. His 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 Prof. Hill 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 he 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.

Research interests and expertise. Molecular Microbiology, particularly in issues involving infection. Bacteriophages, Bacteriocins (applied and fundamental aspects), Pharmabiotics (bioactives in gut health), Clostridium difficile, antibiotic resistant pathogens Research Overview. We participate in APC Microbiome Ireland, a multidisciplinary research centre focusing on the role of gut microbiota in health and disease. Our main interests are in infectious disease, particularly in defining the mechanisms of virulence of foodborne pathogens and in developing strategies to prevent and limit the consequences of microbial infections in the gastrointestinal tract. We are also interested in the role of bacteriocins and bacteriophages as agents to limit the growth of bacteria in food or in the human gut. Publications For a complete list of publications please click Colin Hill (0000-0002-8527-1445) - ORCID