Emer Shannon

Dr. Emer Shannon

Microbiology, APC Microbiome Institute, Cork, Ireland
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MSCA Fellow

Biography

Natural products chemist specialising in the area of algal bioactive compounds for nutraceutical and functional food applications.

Affiliations

APC Microbiome Institute

Cork, Ireland

Microbiology

CyberColloids

Carrigaline, Ireland

Hydrochloride chemistry

Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Carlow, Ireland

Biosciences

CSIRO Health and Biosecurity

Clayton South, Australia

Health & Biosecurity

Honors and Awards

honor

Edward Hood Memorial Bursary 2016

Institute of Food Science and Technology of Ireland

Funding to present my PhD research on fucoxanthin as a keynote speaker at the 18th World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFOST 2016) in August 2016. URL: https://www.ifsti.ie/4-iufost-dublin-congress-rep-on-line/

honor

Dean of Graduate Research Award 2014-2018

Dublin Institute of Technology

PhD funding.

honor

Research Leaders 2025 - Fellowship Programme

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Brussels, EU

Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme (2020-2023) developing the next generation of Agri-Food research leaders co-funded by Teagasc Ireland and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement number 754380.

honor

IUFoST Young Scientist Award

International Union of Food Science and Technology, Canada

This award recognises individuals in the initial phases of their career for the potential to make outstanding scientific contributions to the field of food science and technology and the potential for future scientific leadership. https://iufost.org/iufostftp/2016%20Young%20Scientists.pptx

honor

START Fund 2022

Teagasc, The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

BIOHEALTH. This invention includes generation and identification of a novel functional food ingredient from an edible seaweed for use as a prebiotic (‘food for gut bacteria’) to enhance gut health. The target markets that this technology addresses are functional ingredients, immune health, and the animal feed prebiotic market.

Experience

Others

APC Microbiome UCC Ireland

01 Jun 2023 - present

Post Doctoral Researcher

Marie Skłodowska–Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

01 May 2020 - 01 Jun 2023