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Quadram Institute
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At the forefront of research into food, the gut microbiome, and human health.

Partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience, @nnuh.bsky.social , @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and the Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · Sep 23
🆕 Our scientists and those @johninnescentre.bsky.social are launching one of the first human trials of gene edited food, to understand whether biofortifying tomatoes in this way leads to higher levels of vitamin D in the blood after people have eaten them 🍅
Need a winter warmer? Groundbreaking gene-edited tomato soup trial with higher levels of 'Sunshine' vitamin recruiting now - Quadram Institute
Human trial of gene edited food, to understand whether biofortifying tomatoes in this way leads to higher levels of vitamin D in the blood
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"It’s great to be doing this research as part of the @ukri.org funded @elementalengbio.bsky.social which applies engineering biology to address pressing environmental challenges around metal waste, scarcity, and sustainable recovery." ♻️

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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
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November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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⏰ Closing soon! We're looking for a Research Scientist to explore the impact of novel carbohydrate containing foods on the gut microbiome and on health.

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 30 November 2025
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A microscopy photo of starch granules with the text "To explore the impact of novel carbohydrate containing foods on the gut microbiome and on health, Salary: £37,500 to £45,350, Contract length: 2.5 years, Apply by 30 November 2025"
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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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
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
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⏰ Closing soon! We're looking for a Research Scientist to undertake research projects which advance our understanding of the microbiome-gut-brain axis and its role in ageing 🧠

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 November 2025
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A social card with an image of the gut and brain and the text "Research Scientist to undertake research projects on understanding the microbiome-gut-brain axis and its role in ageing. Salary: £37,500 to £45,350, Contract length: 4.5 years, Apply by 28 November 2025."
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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⏰ Closing soon! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to establish gut-brain/gut-CNS microfluidic chip systems to enable the study of the role of microbial products in regulating gut-immune-CNS communication 🔬

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 November 2025
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A photo of organ on chip technology with the text "Research Scientist, to establish gut-brain/gut-CNS microfluidic chip systems. Salary: 27 months, Apply by 28 November 2025"
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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“We are hugely excited to be part of this award, which will deliver fundamental new knowledge about a super important aspect of bacterial biology.”
💬 Professor @webberma.bsky.social

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Quadram joins world-class team to unlock secrets of antimicrobial resistance - Quadram Institute
The project is being led by the University of Birmingham, and funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, through its Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) grants scheme.…
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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Next week at the British Society of Soil Science annual conference Dr Christopher Quince - Group Leader at Earlham Institute and @quadraminstitute.bsky.social - will be sharing his latest work with @ukceh.bsky.social on @ukceh.bsky.social on #soilhealth and the #soil #microbiome.
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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⏰ Applications closing soon!

The Norwich Research Park’s Doctoral Training Partnership @nrpdtp.bsky.social offers talented biosciences graduates an opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary research environment and join a vibrant student community.

📅 Apply by 2 December

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November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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🆕 We’re looking for a Summer Intern to generate microscopy videos of bacteria bursting in response to administering antibiotics as part of a public education video on the uses of antibiotics and risks of misuse 🔬

🗓️ Apply by 5 January 2026
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November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Would you like to give a talk or poster at the second Biofortification Hub Community Meeting "Biofortification: From Science to Society"?🌱

Submit abstractsfor talks and abstracts by 21 December
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November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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🆕 Vacancy! We are looking for an exceptional scientist with a research focus on nutrition and microbiome-based interventions for the prevention and management of obesity to join our Food, Microbiome and Health research programme.

💷 Competitive
🗓️ Apply by 18 January 2026
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A photo of the Quadram Institute building with the text "Group Leader, with a research focus on nutrition and microbiome-based interventions for the prevention and management of obesity. Salary: Competitive, Contract length: Indefinite, Apply by 18 January 2026."
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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“Microbes have been constant commensals to not only humans and other mammals, but we think now that this started 100’s of millions of years ago in the ocean with sponges and primitive commensal communities of bacteria that can grow on them."

💬 Professor @bioinf.bsky.social
Quadram scientist Falk Hildebrand recognised in 2025 highly cited researchers list - Quadram Institute
He has been a research group leader at the Quadram Institute and the Earlham Institute on the Norwich Research Park since 2019. The annual list is based on the Web of Science citation index and…
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November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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We are helping to address antimicrobial resistance, by gaining new knowledge and understanding of how resistance arises, and how resistant bacteria survive and are transmitted in the food chain.

#WorldAMRAwarenessWeek #WAAW25
Antimicrobial Resistance - Quadram Institute
Antimicrobial resistance is now a major threat to modern medicine, reducing our ability to prevent or cure disease. Without action now, we may be faced with even more reduced options for combating…
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November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Live within 40 miles of Norwich and think you might be low in vitamin D? 📍

Take part in our study investigating whether tomatoes biofortified through gene editing to be high in vitamin in D can help boost vitamin D levels🌞
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Vitamin D enriched tomato growing on a plant
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Will be cheering on @hannahvpye.bsky.social on Tuesday! #Phages
November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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"I use my platform to showcase science and diverse voices because there are people just like us out there. Our voices, ideas and opinions matter and will continue to shape our literature and our education.”

💬 @gabastorga.bsky.social
Science communicator Gabriel Astorga wins at the UK and Ireland TikTok Awards - Quadram Institute
Gab Astorga, a social media creator and Quadram Institute microbiologist secured the top-spot in the Books and Learning category at the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025. Now in its second year, the…
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November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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This Research Scientist position with @buscainolab.bsky.social offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in fungal biology and sustainable food innovation.

💷 £37,500 to £40,240
🗓️ Apply by 30 November 2025
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A social card with images of plant based sausages on a lentil based dish and the text "Research Scientist, to work on novel platforms for sustainable myco-food production and precision fermentation. Salary: £37,500 to £40,240, Contract length: 18 months, Apply by 30 November 2025"
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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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
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⏰ Closing soon! We’re looking for a Microbiome Project Scientist to join the Laboratory of @bioinf.bsky.social to characterise microbiomes, working with human samples, DNA extractions and sequencing library preparations 🧬

💷 £28,890 to £32,100
🗓️ Apply by 25 November 2025
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A social card with a digital illustration of the gut microbiome with the text "Microbiome Project Scientist, to characterise microbiomes, working with human samples, DNA extractions and sequencing library preparations. Salary: £28,890 to £32,100, Contract length: 7 months, Apply by 25 November"
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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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
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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🆕 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
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November 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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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
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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 💊

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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…
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November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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The role will use animal models, multiomics, immunoassays, imaging, & functional analyses to identify beneficial microbial agents which, in FMT studies, have been shown to delay or protect against age-related decline in the brain🧠

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 November 2025
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November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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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-...
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...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM