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Our Research

We are a team based in UCD School of Veterinary Medicine studying the gut microbiota of animals and humans. Learn about our projects here.

About Our Research

We are currently recruiting for a pilot study of the gut microbiota of dogs and their owners. We will look for similarities between dog and owner microbiomes based on their lifestyle and sharing the same household. You can learn about the study background and methodology below.

The dog owner pilot study is funded by UCD School of Veterinary Medicine Overhead Investment Programme grant awarded to Dr dagmara Niedziela, and discretionary funding from Prof. Grace Mulcahy.

We are delighted to collaborate with the following institutions: