Ó. O’Sullivan
Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Orla O’Sullivan is a Senior Computational Biologist in Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark and a Principal Investigator with SFI research centres VistaMilk and APC Microbiome Ireland. Orla graduated from UCC with a BSc in Biochemistry and subsequently a PhD in Bioinformatics. In 2019 Orla was the recipient of the SFI early career research of the year. She was awarded an SFI Starting Investigator Research Grant and the APC junior scientist of the year in 2014. Her research focuses on elucidating the microbiome from various environments including human gut and lung, rumen and food. Of particular interest to her is the role of exercise and diet, specifically whey protein, on the human gut microbiome both in healthy and diseased cohorts. Orla also has a keen interest in Science communication.
- Papers in database
- 4
- Years active
- 2011 – 2016
- Total publications
- 248
- Total citations
- 24,733
- h-index
- 71
- Health outcomes studied
- 1
Research Areas
- Gut microbiota and health
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Health Outcomes Studied
Papers (4)
- 2016Microbial Succession and Flavor Production in the Fermented Dairy Beverage Kefir10.1128/mSystems.00052-16
- 2013Sequencing-Based Analysis of the Bacterial and Fungal Composition of Kefir Grains and Milks from Multiple Sources10.1371/journal.pone.0069371
- 2012Contrasting effects of Bifidobacterium breve NCIMB 702258 and Bifidobacterium breve DPC 6330 on the composition of murine brain fatty acids and gut microbiota.10.3945/ajcn.111.026435
- 2011Fate and efficacy of lacticin 3147-producing Lactococcus lactis in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract.10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01069.x