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Marcus Claesson is a Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland. He is also a Principal Investigator and Funded Investigator at the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Center, managing the BioIT platform. His research focuses on microbiota analysis, particularly in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the gut microbiome of elderly Irish subjects via metagenomics and 'omics' methods.
Education:
- BSc in Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology
- MSc in Bioinformatics, Chalmers University of Technology
- PhD in Bioinformatics, University College Cork
Marcus specializes in bioinformatics method development for analyzing gut microbiota composition and function. His work includes the ELDERMET project (metagenomic analysis of elderly microbiomes) and sequencing Lactobacillus salivarius and Bifidobacteria to identify probiotic traits. He has explored the role of flagellin proteins in inflammation and the impact of antibiotics on elderly microbiota.
His peer-reviewed publications (15 most recent) reflect a strong focus on microbiome analysis, metagenomics, and probiotic discovery, with applications in human health and microbial ecology.
Scientific Awards:
- UCC Early Stage Researcher of the Year (2012)
- Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre Young Scientist of the Year (2010)
- Bioscience Institute PhD Student of the Year (2007)
Marcus supervises doctoral students in microbiome research and teaches modules including Computational Biology, Computational Systems Biology, and Genomic Data Analysis. He coordinates the MSc program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
