Personal profile
Biography
Research Fellow with a focus on Environmental and Industrial Microbiology particularly in marine biodiscovery. Harnessing the vast genetic diversity of the underexplored ocean microbiome to discover novel therapeutic small molecules and enzymes with potential industrial applications. Microbial ecology enthusiast.
Teaching:
Undergraduate
Principles of Microbiology
Food & Industrial Microbiology
Postgraduate
Microbial Strain Engineering
Ecology of Microbial Communities
UCC Futures (primary)
- Food, Microbiome and Health
Other research affiliations
- UCC Futures - Future Medicines
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 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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New insights into the microbiome of the deep-sea sponge Inflatella pellicula and the secondary metabolic potential of metagenome-assembled genomes and the wider microbiome
Jackson, S. A., Hrab, P., Zdouc, M., Clarke, D. & Dobson, A., 12 Jan 2026, In: Microbial Genomics. 12, 1, 12:001602.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrated Omics-Based Discovery of Bioactive Halogenated Metabolites from the Deep-Sea Streptomyces sp. B188M101
Oluwabusola, E. T., Jackson, S. A., Brunati, C., Gackstatter, S., Vedder, H., Iorio, M., Chawande, G., Margassery, L. M., Nguyen, G.-S., Clarke, D. J., Ebel, R., Jaspars, M. & Dobson, A. D. W., 1 Sep 2025, In: Marine Drugs. 23, 9, p. 362 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identification and expression of MarCE, a marine carboxylesterase with synthetic ester-degrading activity
Carr, C. M., Göttsch, F., de Oliveira, B. F. R., Murcia, P. A. S., Jackson, S. A., Wei, R., Clarke, D. J., Bornscheuer, U. T. & Dobson, A. D. W., 1 Jun 2024, In: Microbial Biotechnology. 17, 6, p. e14479 e14479.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the effects of whiskey-barrel derived biochar addition to anaerobic digestion at a distillery: A study on energy yield and system efficiency
Hackula, A., Ning, X., Collins, G., Jackson, S. A., O'Leary, N. D., Deng, C., O'Shea, R., Murphy, J. D. & Wall, D. M., 1 Jul 2024, In: Energy Conversion and Management: X. 23, p. 100654 1 p., 100654.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimization of Screening Media to Improve Antimicrobial Biodiscovery from Soils in Undergraduate/Citizen Science Research-Engaged Initiatives
McPhillips, L., O’Callaghan, J., Shortiss, C., Jackson, S. A. & O’Leary, N. D., 1 Oct 2024, In: Antibiotics. 13, 10, p. 956 1 p., 956.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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University College Cork Researcher Describes New Findings in Paenibacillus (Optimization of Screening Media to Improve Antimicrobial Biodiscovery from Soils in Undergraduate/Citizen Science Research-Engaged Initiatives)
Shortiss, C., O'Callaghan, J., O'Leary, N. & Jackson, S. A.
28/10/24
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Biologists Take a Hatchet to Tree of Life, Biology Keeps Going Anyway
29/08/23
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