Andrew Stronach
@aistronach.bsky.social
Recovering journalist. Powered by caffeine and cortisol. Chart. PR. and Head of External Relations at the @QuadramInstitute.bsky.social in Norwich. Scottish 🏴 via Zambia 🇿🇲 Hedgehog champion 🦔
There are two hoglets, Bramble, and this one. Bramble is quite tidy about eating. Let’s call this one Bebe. And he’s not so tidy. 🦔
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
There are two hoglets, Bramble, and this one. Bramble is quite tidy about eating. Let’s call this one Bebe. And he’s not so tidy. 🦔
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"These findings reinforce the urgent need to understand how drugs and other xenobiotics affect the gut microbiome."
💬 Our Director, Professor @dfigeys.bsky.social
💬 Our Director, Professor @dfigeys.bsky.social
Prebiotics reverse effects of anti-depressants on the gut microbiome - Quadram Institute
Scientists from the University of Ottawa and Beijing Institute of Lifeomics found that SSRIs, SNRIs and Tricyclic Antidepressants, commonly prescribed anti-depressants that target the…
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November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"These findings reinforce the urgent need to understand how drugs and other xenobiotics affect the gut microbiome."
💬 Our Director, Professor @dfigeys.bsky.social
💬 Our Director, Professor @dfigeys.bsky.social
What a cute snoot. 🦔
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
What a cute snoot. 🦔
Our wee Robin friend, Banks, was looking magisterial on the hedgehog house this afternoon.
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Our wee Robin friend, Banks, was looking magisterial on the hedgehog house this afternoon.
Some snow on the tops, some sea and sunshine, and a lot of mud. 🏃♂️
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Some snow on the tops, some sea and sunshine, and a lot of mud. 🏃♂️
Choices, choices. Which water bowl to drink from? 🦔
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Choices, choices. Which water bowl to drink from? 🦔
I am unexpectedly still in Scotland. On Friday my mum broke her hip and is in hospital, post surgery. And today is my birthday. Huge thanks to @bokarelli and my sister for organising this. Who doesn’t love a Colin the Caterpillar cake?
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I am unexpectedly still in Scotland. On Friday my mum broke her hip and is in hospital, post surgery. And today is my birthday. Huge thanks to @bokarelli and my sister for organising this. Who doesn’t love a Colin the Caterpillar cake?
Good morning all. Another satisfied hoglet customer 🦔
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Good morning all. Another satisfied hoglet customer 🦔
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‘Enshittification’: how we got the internet no one asked for – podcast
‘Enshittification’: how we got the internet no one asked for – podcast
Tech critic Corey Doctorow explains why for so many the internet – from Amazon to Google to Instagram – seems to be getting worse
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
‘Enshittification’: how we got the internet no one asked for – podcast
Rain is not deterring our wee feathered friend, Banks.
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Rain is not deterring our wee feathered friend, Banks.
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Clues he was like this, there were sadly none.
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Clues he was like this, there were sadly none.
Busy night with both hoglets making good use of the feeding station repeatedly. Good to see. 🦔
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Busy night with both hoglets making good use of the feeding station repeatedly. Good to see. 🦔
Very fine looking Robin making the most of the hedgehog zone.
November 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Very fine looking Robin making the most of the hedgehog zone.
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South Norfolk is on the map! 🗺️
Brilliant to welcome Health Minister Karin Smyth to see the world-class research at NRP, UEA, & NNUH. I promised to make sure our voice is heard in government & yesterday we showed what our science and health teams achieve every day.
youtu.be/fFanGt2JbtY?...
Brilliant to welcome Health Minister Karin Smyth to see the world-class research at NRP, UEA, & NNUH. I promised to make sure our voice is heard in government & yesterday we showed what our science and health teams achieve every day.
youtu.be/fFanGt2JbtY?...
South Norfolk’s Science Powerhouse Shines for the Minister of State for Health
YouTube video by Ben Goldsborough MP for South Norfolk
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November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
South Norfolk is on the map! 🗺️
Brilliant to welcome Health Minister Karin Smyth to see the world-class research at NRP, UEA, & NNUH. I promised to make sure our voice is heard in government & yesterday we showed what our science and health teams achieve every day.
youtu.be/fFanGt2JbtY?...
Brilliant to welcome Health Minister Karin Smyth to see the world-class research at NRP, UEA, & NNUH. I promised to make sure our voice is heard in government & yesterday we showed what our science and health teams achieve every day.
youtu.be/fFanGt2JbtY?...
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If you’re out and about in #Norwich today and you’re feeling a bit like 🎅probably the best thing you can do is head to @waterstones.bsky.social and dive in to the Giving Tree.
They’ve done this for years - there’s something to choose for all ages (and small pockets) 🎄❄️📚
They’ve done this for years - there’s something to choose for all ages (and small pockets) 🎄❄️📚
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
If you’re out and about in #Norwich today and you’re feeling a bit like 🎅probably the best thing you can do is head to @waterstones.bsky.social and dive in to the Giving Tree.
They’ve done this for years - there’s something to choose for all ages (and small pockets) 🎄❄️📚
They’ve done this for years - there’s something to choose for all ages (and small pockets) 🎄❄️📚
This has not been a good few days. Still, always good to take it out on the lungs and legs at Parkrun. A course PB.
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This has not been a good few days. Still, always good to take it out on the lungs and legs at Parkrun. A course PB.
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Daily Mail's parent company agrees a deal to buy Telegraph for £500m! Media consolidation, let's go, ya gonna blink and stop this competition regulators? Over to you, Nandy? Strong potential everyone just waves the sale through to STOP HAVING TO READ OR THINK ABOUT IT. www.ft.com/content/cd8e...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500mn deal for Telegraph
Tie-up would create one of the most powerful right-leaning media groups in Britain
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Daily Mail's parent company agrees a deal to buy Telegraph for £500m! Media consolidation, let's go, ya gonna blink and stop this competition regulators? Over to you, Nandy? Strong potential everyone just waves the sale through to STOP HAVING TO READ OR THINK ABOUT IT. www.ft.com/content/cd8e...
Tis but a short stroll from feeding station to watering hole. Our last hedgehog visitor of the night. 🦔
November 22, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Tis but a short stroll from feeding station to watering hole. Our last hedgehog visitor of the night. 🦔
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Good luck to Quadlytics and founder Hannah Morelli entering the final of Norwich Research Park Innovation HotHouse ⭐
Promotion: Finalists for Dragon's Den style innovation competition revealed
Finalists have been announced for the third Norwich Research Park Innovation HotHouse competition, held on November 25.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Good luck to Quadlytics and founder Hannah Morelli entering the final of Norwich Research Park Innovation HotHouse ⭐
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A little blog post about my research @quadraminstitute.bsky.social for the @elementalengbio.bsky.social chatting about my funky little bacteria
🆕 Blog! This #BiofilmsWeek we catch up with Dr Heather Felgate to discover how studying the biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria could help clean up metals from wastewater 🦠
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Researching the biology of bacterial biofilms to boost bioremediation - Quadram Institute
Research into how the biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria could help clean up metals from wastewater
quadram.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A little blog post about my research @quadraminstitute.bsky.social for the @elementalengbio.bsky.social chatting about my funky little bacteria
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If you’re in Norwich tomorrow. 👇🏻
Tomoz at Dragon Hall, Nodge. I know that no one's interested but I have to go through the motions. 😂
All books will be going cheap.
Dragon Hall is a medieval merchant's house close to the River Wensum. It's steeped in history and actually has dragons!
All books will be going cheap.
Dragon Hall is a medieval merchant's house close to the River Wensum. It's steeped in history and actually has dragons!
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
If you’re in Norwich tomorrow. 👇🏻
Here comes one sparkly wet Bramble 🦔
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Here comes one sparkly wet Bramble 🦔
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Dr Naiara Beraza will contribute expertise in the role of the microbiome as a regulatory mechanism of the gut-immune-liver axis during health and disease to the development of this immunocompetent gut-liver-adipose tissue model in healthy and MASLD conditions.
Quadram joins new initiative to develop liver disease models and reduce animal research - Quadram Institute
Quadram is part of an innovative new project developing a liver disease model that will reduce reliance on animal testing
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November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Dr Naiara Beraza will contribute expertise in the role of the microbiome as a regulatory mechanism of the gut-immune-liver axis during health and disease to the development of this immunocompetent gut-liver-adipose tissue model in healthy and MASLD conditions.
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🆕 Anti-depressant drugs cause profound changes to the human gut microbiome, but these changes could be mitigated by prebiotics, according to a major new survey of how the microbial community in the gut responds to different therapeutic drugs 💊
@dfigeys.bsky.social
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@dfigeys.bsky.social
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Prebiotics reverse effects of anti-depressants on the gut microbiome - Quadram Institute
Scientists from the University of Ottawa and Beijing Institute of Lifeomics found that SSRIs, SNRIs and Tricyclic Antidepressants, commonly prescribed anti-depressants that target the…
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🆕 Anti-depressant drugs cause profound changes to the human gut microbiome, but these changes could be mitigated by prebiotics, according to a major new survey of how the microbial community in the gut responds to different therapeutic drugs 💊
@dfigeys.bsky.social
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@dfigeys.bsky.social
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Congratulations to Hlanai Gumbo on completing his probation!
Hlanai is a JIDCuk-funded PhD researcher in Zimbabwe, investigating genomic characterisation of quorum sensing in local isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii.
Follow the link to read more: www.jidcuk.org/post/jidcuk-...
Hlanai is a JIDCuk-funded PhD researcher in Zimbabwe, investigating genomic characterisation of quorum sensing in local isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii.
Follow the link to read more: www.jidcuk.org/post/jidcuk-...
JIDCuk-funded student Hlanai Gumbo reflects on the first year of his PhD project, at the University of Zimbabwe and Sally Mugabe and Parirenyatwa Hospitals in Zimbabwe
Hlanai Gumbo is a dedicated Medical Laboratory Scientist based at the National Microbiology Reference Laboratory (NMRL) in Harare, Zimbabwe. Hlanai shares his background and explains more about his Ph...
www.jidcuk.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Congratulations to Hlanai Gumbo on completing his probation!
Hlanai is a JIDCuk-funded PhD researcher in Zimbabwe, investigating genomic characterisation of quorum sensing in local isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii.
Follow the link to read more: www.jidcuk.org/post/jidcuk-...
Hlanai is a JIDCuk-funded PhD researcher in Zimbabwe, investigating genomic characterisation of quorum sensing in local isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii.
Follow the link to read more: www.jidcuk.org/post/jidcuk-...