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Marcela Hernández @matehg.bsky.social · 2d

PhD opportunity to work in my lab at UEA, together with @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont “Linking AMR, global warming and CUE in deglaciated soils”

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia, listed on FindAPhD.com

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 5d

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a seminar at the Fellows Conference, which will be held on 10 March 2026.

Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.

Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...

Independent Research Fellowships Leading to Tenured Faculty Positions | John Innes Centre

The John Innes Centre (JIC), is a world leading centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences based on the Norwich Research Park, UK. We are inviting applications from outstanding researchers…

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 6d

🆕 Blog! Meet Bifidobacterium, the oddly-shaped microbe that promotes health benefits in infants and adults as part of our gut microbiome 🦠

Read more about this friendly microbe and its probiotic potential ➡️

The good gut bacterium and its probiotic potential; Meet Bifidobacterium - Quadram Institute

We explore why and how Bifidobacterium promotes health benefits in infants and adults as part of our gut microbiome.

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 9d

Applications for Outreach and Engagement grant are closing tomorrow at 23.59 BST. Members can apply for up to £1000 to support relevant science outreach or public engagement initiatives. Check your eligibility and apply now: microb.io/OutreachandE....

Outreach and Engagement Grant

Eligible members can apply for up to £1000 to support relevant science outreach or public engagement initiatives that engage new audiences in the art and science in any aspect of microbiology.…

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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · 10d

📣 We're pleased to open applications for a new Group Leader in Artificial Intelligence (#AI) in Biology.

Join our collaborative and inter-disciplinary research environment, exploring the natural world through the lens of #genomics.

🗓️ Applications close: 24 Oct
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#machinelearning

Group Leader: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Biology

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The Sainsbury Laboratory @thesainsburylab.bsky.social · 12d

Busy week for TSL Ventures!

First Damien Caubrière and Sasha Eremina joined the #WorldAgriTech Innovation Summit in London, then innovation came to Norwich for Norwich Research Park's #PosterShowcaseEvent.

Huge thanks to everyone for making Norwich a centre of excellence in agritech! 🌱🚀

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 10d

⏰ Closing soon! We're looking for a Research Scientist (Clinical Microbiome) to advance precision prebiotic microbiome intervention trials aimed at promoting healthy ageing.

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 2 October 2025
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Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social · 14d

Interested in modelling metabolism from food -> gut microbiome -> blood ? 5 days left to apply for a fully funded position to investigate this. 👇👇👇

Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social · 26d

We want to explore the metabolic interactions among gut bacteria, when the human host eats different foods - maybe this explain partly the Enterosignature structure?
Please do apply for our bioinformatic post to explore this question in metagenomes: jobs.quadram.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 16d

Exciting to see this launch today! This research is an excellent example of using plant science to improve human health, and highlights the value of BBSRC’s long-term investment in plant and nutritional science🍅🔬

Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · 16d

Game changer for human health and science: and it’s happening right here in South Norfolk. 🌱🔬 1/4
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Norwich trial uses tomatoes to test gene-edited food on humans

Seventy-six people with low vitamin D levels are being recruited to take part in the study.

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 16d

The Senior Research Scientist will support the Group Leader with day-to-day running of the lab, including line management of staff, overseeing budgets, and leading the scientific direction.

💷 £45,450 to £56,750
🗓️ Apply by 2 October 2025
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 18d

The Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) is pivotal in the development of the Institute’s scientific strategy and scientific leadership of the institute and provides clear scientific direction, leadership and management.

💷 Competitive
🗓️ Apply by 12 October 2025
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Evelien Adriaenssens @evelienadri.bsky.social · 17d

Incredibly proud of Dr Revathy who is inspiring the next generation of scientists around the world. And even though we can't see them through a foldscope, bacteriophages are still our favourite microbes 🤩

quadram.ac.uk/blogs/inspir...

Inspiring the next generation: exploring the invisible microbial world with students in Koothanoor, India - Quadram Institute

Research Scientist Dr Revathy Krishnamurthy reflects on her visit to the village where she grew up in India and inspiring the next generation to discover the world of science.

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 19d

We’re pleased to announce that our Advances (Summer 2025) issue is now available online! 💻🗞️

Our bi-annual John Innes Centre science magazine showcases the incredible people and science at our institute.

www.jic.ac.uk/news/advance...

Issue #38; Summer 2025 | John Innes Centre

With roots in the past, but looking to the future, we explore how science evolves from generation to generation and interrogate the landmark discoveries pushing us to new frontiers…

www.jic.ac.uk

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Marcela Hernández @matehg.bsky.social · 21d

The FEMS Summer School in Macedonia was a truly rewarding experience. I was very impressed by our ECRs, such a talented group!
Huge thanks to the organisers Joanna, Tillmann, and Vaso, and to FEMS for inviting me to join as a mentor. @femsmicro.org @luederslab.bsky.social

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 21d

In this position, the impact of plant-based diets on the gut microbiome will be explored in metagenomes, including tracing bacterial strains, reconstructing their genomes and metabolic food-webs in the gastrointestinal ecosystem.

💷 £37,500 - £42,000
🗓️ Apply by 30 September 2025
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Daniel Figeys @dfigeys.bsky.social · 22d

This is an exciting position that will shape the direction of how we target the gut microbiome. Come join my lab at the Quadram Institute.

Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 24d

🆕 Vacancy! We're looking for a Senior Research Scientist to advance precision prebiotic microbiome intervention trials to study the interactions of prebiotics, drugs and other xenobiotics on the gut microbiome.

💷 £45,450 to £56,750
🗓️ Apply by 2 October 2025
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Rowena Hill @rowenahill.bsky.social · 23d

Was a pleasure to contribute a small part to this massive WGS effort of Kew's fungarium! @estergaya.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social

Check out the paper @newphyt.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1111/nph.70472

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 23d

"Overall, the visit to the village where I grew up reminded me that science engagement is most powerful when it’s personal, local, and hands-on."

💬 Dr Revathy Krishnamurthi

@norwichmicro.bsky.social

Inspiring the next generation: exploring the invisible microbial world with students in Koothanoor, India - Quadram Institute

Research Scientist Dr Revathy Krishnamurthy reflects on her visit to the village where she grew up in India and inspiring the next generation to discover the world of science.

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 23d

🆕 New £644K Microbiome Innovation Network to drive UK Bioscience Research and impact health, food and environments.

New £644K Microbiome Innovation Network to drive UK Bioscience Research and impact health, food, and environments - Quadram Institute

The Microbiome Innovation Centre at the University of Liverpool, the National Biofilms Innovation Centre, the Quadram Institute, Nottingham Trent University, and the University of Oxford have been…

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Susan Schlimpert @s-lab.bsky.social · 23d

Many thanks to Katharina Höfer @hoeferlab.bsky.social for giving an inspiring presentation about RNAylation at our annual "Early-Career Microbiologists Symposium" @johninnescentre.bsky.social. Many thanks also to #EMBO @embo.org for supporting this "Young Investigator Seminar".

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Emma Waters @emmabeansworth.bsky.social · 23d

A complete pleasure to have hosted @vslioy.bsky.social today @quadraminstitute.bsky.social! A great talk & discussions enjoyed by all explaining how chromatin remodelling & #Salmonella Pathogenicity Islands regulation go hand in hand. Next stop @biochemsoc.bsky.social's #BioPhyChrom2025 🌳🚆🫣🤞

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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · 24d

Applications close soon for a postdoctoral researcher to join Dr Falk Hildebrand and Dr Chris Quince at the Earlham Institute, looking at microbial perspectives into land use & climate scenarios.

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#SoilHealth #Microbial #SciJobs @bioinf.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Soil Microbiomes

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 24d

It’s National Inclusion Week! This week aims to promote inclusion in the community. We look to continually improve our diversity and inclusion of historically marginalised communities.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

The Microbiology Society supports greater diversity within the field of microbiology.

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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 24d

🆕 Event! We are hosting the Functional Multi-omics Symposium this autumn.

Supported by the @microbiologysociety.org , @norwichmicro.bsky.social and @aibio-uk.bsky.social

🗓️ 17 October

Register now ⤵️

Functional Multi-omics Symposium - Quadram Institute

Talks will cover the following omics techniques with a focus on data integration and solving key biological challenges Functional genomics Proteomics Metabolomics Transcriptomics AI/ Machine Learning…

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