At the forefront of research into food, the gut microbiome, and human health. Partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience,
@NNUH
,
@uniofeastanglia
&
@BBSRC
We're excited to be taking part in
@NorfolkHODs
this September ✨
Join our scientists and NHS clinicians for our
@heritageopenday
to discover the hidden worlds of health, food and microbes 💊 🥦 🦠
🗓️ Saturday 14 September
🕙 10am to 3pm
➡️
Congratulations to Prof. Nathalie Juge & Prof. Cynthia Whitchurch
@JugeLab
@Cwhitch
who have both been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society of Biology.
@RoyalSocBio
Fellowhip recognises prominent contribution to the advancement of the biological sciences 👏👏👏👏
Congratulations to Dr Lindsay Hall
@hall_lab
who has been awarded the prestigious WH Pierce Prize by the Society for Applied Microbiology. We're delighted that Lindsay's contribution has been recognised in this way
SfAM is proud to announce that the winner of the 2019 WH Pierce Prize is Dr. Lindsay Hall, Microbiome Research Leader , Quadram Institute. Congratulations!
#WomenInSTEM
🍾🦠🔬
Quadram Institute scientist Professor Simon Carding is swapping a lab coat for walking boots to raise money for research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
@CardingLab
@Invest_in_ME
Today Dr
@Katharine_seton
and Dr
@ETrampari
are attending Parliament to present their biosciences research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of
@STEM4Brit
🗣️
Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a long-term debilitating condition.
@Katharine_seton
has recently completed her PhD focused on studying the autoimmune aspects of the condition 🔬
Congratulations to our Director Ian Charles who has today been to his OBE investiture at Buckingham Palace. Prof Charles was awarded his OBE for services to science and clinical research. 👑
Out of 144 countries with public genome data available only four have sequenced more SARS-CoV-2 than the
@CovidGenomicsUK
team at the Quadram Institute 🧬🌏
@NorwichResearch
We're delighted to be launching the
#GuardiansoftheGut
website & classroom activities. Enrol your school & access activities & videos from
@hall_lab
for children to learn about the importance of
#microbiome
- for free!
🎓
@Katharine_seton
has recently completed her PhD with us funded by
@Invest_in_ME
studying Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). We spoke to Katharine to find out more.
The award for Outstanding Impact in Policy and Practice goes to Prof Robert Kingsley for Sequencing COVID-19 genomes to inform public health policy. A fantastic effort and rightfully recognised, very well done!
Our
#DecadeChallenge
? There've been a few changes. Norwich's newest research institute brings together
@NNUH
clinicians and patients,
@uniofeastanglia
scientists, and our food, gut, health and microbiome researchers all under one roof. A Happy New Year to all
#NewYearsEve
Since COVID-19 hit the UK in March, we've been at the forefront of genomic sequencing – sequencing over 18,000 samples.
Our new photo essay explores the collective effort of the Quadram,
@NorwichResearch
,
@NNUH
,
@NHSuk
,
@CovidGenomicsUK
, and
@PHE_uk
:
🆕 Early Day Motion on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis research and treatment
Thank you to
@labourlewis
for tabling the motion commending current
@Invest_in_ME
research here at the Quadram Institute on the
@NorwichResearch
Park and to other MPs for signing
➡️
Over 1500
#COVID19
genomes have been sequenced in
#Norfolk
– only five countries, out of 103, have sequenced more than the entire region.
Incredible work from Quadram,
@NNUH
, and
@uniofeastanglia
researchers in helping identify and manage outbreaks 👏
The new NICE guideline has removed graded exercise (GET) as a recommended management option for ME/CFS. Professor Simon Carding (
@CardingLab
) from the Quadram Institute leads a programme of research into the causes of
#ME
:
#NICEdraftguideline
There’s a powerful tool for controlling the coronavirus: its own genetic code.
Quadram scientists are mapping thousands of coronavirus cases through large-scale SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing, helping to stop its spread.
We are all deeply saddened to hear of the death of our colleague and friend Oliver Charity.
Oliver was a kind and gentle man and he will be much missed by all.
If you knew Oli, you can leave your condolences here
➡️
Fantastic news! The Quadram Institute will receive extra Government funding for the fight against COVID-19 🙌
Part of
@CovidGenomicsUK
, £12.2 million has been awarded by
@DHSCgovuk
Testing Innovation Fund to expand the consortium's
#SARSCoV2
genome sequencing capacity 🧬
🔊 If you'd like to listen back to
@cardinglab
talking this morning on
@bbcr4today
about the gut microbiome, faecal microbiota transplants and diseseas like ME, Long Covid, dementias and cancers you can find the interview here (52 minutes 23 seconds in) 📻
Congratulations to Lindsay Hall
@hall_lab
who was awarded the Wain Medal by
@UniKent
. She received the award in October after giving her prize lecture on harnessing our microbial “Guardians of the Gut”
#Onthisday
in 1920 Rosalind Franklin was born. Rosalind was a chemist whose work was crucial in the discovery of DNA 🧬
Our building is on a road named in her honour here in
#Norwich
📍
🆕£163.9m funding boost from
@BBSRC
to research institutes at
@NorwichResearch
Park.
At the Quadram Institute we've received £55.9 million for research focused on delivering healthier lives through innovation in gut health, microbiology & food🦠 🥦🥗
Researchers at Quadram Institute Bioscience are joining a new national alliance sequencing the spread of Coronavirus, the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser announced today.
Scientists
@NorwichResearch
Park join hospital in the fight against
#COVID19
- QI researchers volunteer to join partnership helping
@NNUH
process thousands more COVID-19 tests
We were delighted to welcome Sir Patrick Vallance
@uksciencechief
today to the Quadram Institute and
@NorwichResearch
Park. Sir Patrick unveiled a commemorative plaque to formally open our building, which first opened its doors in 2018 ✨
Congratulations to Dr
@Katharine_seton
who has been awarded a
@PlzSolveCFS
Ramsay Research Grant to better understand premature ageing of the immune system in people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) 👏
Read more ➡️
The Quadram Institute in
#Norwich
is one of 19 UK labs sequencing
#coronavirus
genomes. As the
#RuleOfSix
comes into force on Monday, the world-leading work taking place here could help us out of lockdown.
-- Open this thread to find out how 🧵
(1/10)
🌟Congratulations to PhD student
@Bushyb94
for receiving a well-deserved
@uniofeastanglia
Engagement Award in recognition of her outreach projects 👏
#EngageAwardUEA
Read more about Bushra's work and the other 2022 award winners
➡️
Our work on the genomic sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 has just reached a major landmark as we successfully sequenced our 10,000th positive sample at the Quadram 🧬
Do you have a PhD in Computational Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, Bioinformatics or Epidemiology ahd interested in anaylsing microbial sequencing data?🧬
Check out our current vacancy ⬇️
💷 £33,050 to £40,750
🗓️ Apply by 13 June 2023
➡️
"Be confident with your ideas and your hypotheses."
Dr Priscilla Day-Walsh is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Quadram. For
#WomenOfTheFuture
she shared the advice she would give to her younger self and future scientists 🔬
#IDWGS2021
|
#WomenInScience
🆕 Opportunity! A new fellowship scheme for early career researchers, to help individuals to become future leaders within the fields of food, microbes and/or health research 🔬
💷 £42,000 - £54,000
🗓️ Apply by 31 July
➡️
In their biggest individual week, our
@CovidGenomicsUK
team sequenced an incredible 1,900
#COVID19
samples 👏
Between Oct and Dec 2020, over 7,000 samples were sequenced.
Discover the phenomenal work of our scientists in the last 12 months:
We're delighted to announce that leading Canadian microbiologist Dr Matthew Gilmour has been appointed as research group leader for our
#Listeria
group
Did you know you can find biofilms in your own home 🏠?
Here you can see biofilms of S. epidermidis growing on a stainless steel surface showing the extracellular matrix 🔬
Uncover the biofilms growing around you 🕵️ in our
#BiofilmBrainhub
@ukbiofilms
:
We're delighted to announce that the Ella May Barnes building is ready to welcome organisations specialising in food, life and health science innovation!
The building has been named in honour of leading microbiologist Dr Ella May Barnes OBE:
#PhD
Studentship available with
@ae_mather
through the
@NRPBIODTP
on
#Campylobacter
metagenomics & microbial ecology. This multidisciplinary project includes include both wet lab & dry lab components and starts Oct 2020
🤩 Look at this wonderful image created by PhD student Aryana Zardkoohi-Burgos. It's an abstract depiction of a biofilm growing in a tubular structure, and was recently featured in the
@ukbiofilms
Art Galley 🖼️
Read more about our work on
#biofilms
➡️
We're delighted to have
@Lis_Lowe
from
@UniofNewcastle
visit today and looking forward to her seminar: "Microbial glycans as nutrients for the human gut microbiota"
Good luck to our Research Scientists who are off tommorow to the
@STEM4Brit
finals competition
@HouseofCommons
speaking to MPs about:
🔬ME/CFS research - Dr
@Katharine_seton
🦠Eliminating foodborne diseases - Dr
@ETrampari
More on our research targets
➡️
🆕A rapid test in development by Oxford
@nanopore
in collaboration with the Quadram Institute is one of three sequencing-based tests for TB supported by WHO in a significant step in the global fight against infectious disease 🧬
Read more ➡️
Today is International Women's Day and here at Quadram, 56% of our staff are women, rising to 58% of postdocs, 40% at group leader level, and 75% of career track research leaders.
#iwd2020
#eachforequal
🔊 Tune in just before 7am to
@BBCr4Today
this morning to hear
@CardingLab
talking to
@justinonweb
about our research into how the gut microbiome plays a key role in human health, including diseases such as Long Covid and ME.
Not long until Prof Simon Carding (
@CardingLab
) & his wife Jane will walk 192 miles from the Irish Sea to the North Sea to raise money for
@Invest_in_ME
👣
Find out more and how to support the walk ⬇️
A common member of the human gut
#microbiome
has a specific preference for blood group A antigens, researchers in the
@JugeLab
have discovered.
This may give it an advantage when foraging for sugars, allowing it to colonise the
#gut
more easily.
🆕 Blog! We recently welcomed new Group Leader
@DrLauraNolan
to the Quadram Institute. We spoke to Laura about her research and how this could help reduce food waste.
As a researcher, what is the value of promoting yourself online? And how do you go about building your online presence?🌐
@happy_khan
shares his experience on the value of online visibility & easy resources to help you develop your online presence📱
➡️
Prof Justin O'Grady (
@Justin_OGrady
) will be on
@itvanglia
this evening with
@RGhattaura
to discuss the South African variant of
#coronavirus
in Diss and how Quadram scientists are tracking the spread of the variant through genome sequencing.
📺 Tune in from 6pm!
🆕 Probiotics and breast milk support health of premature infants👶
@hall_lab
as part of an international team have shown that probiotic supplements not only save the lives of premature babies, they also ensure they develop a healthy microbiome 🦠➡️
Quadram scientists working on a new drug delivery method for a
#COVID19
vaccine have joined WHO expert groups. Prof Simon Carding, of Quadram and
@UeaMed
, has been asked to join a
@WHO
expert group on vaccine prioritisation.
Happy
#AdaLovelaceDay
, a celebration of women's achievements in STEM 👩🔬👏
Nancy Teng is leading the
#BEAMstudy
with
@RobinsonLab_QIB
@hall_lab
, one of the few trials to date exploring the gut microbiome and breast cancer. She shares what inspired her to study immunology 👇
Scientists from around the world with expertise in
#food
,
#nutrition
, medicine, and health have formed a vitamin B12 research discussion group called cluB-12 to raise awareness of B12 deficiency and how it can be addressed.
#Veganuary
@VitaminB12Lab
The Quadram Institute's home to scientists from QIB,
#NHS
staff from
@NNUH
, researchers from
@uniofeastanglia
. People from 44 nations working to improve human health. We don't have a flag pole but if we did it'd look a bit like this...
#WeAreInternational
#globalhealth
Congratulations to
@MATTwGilmour
and
@EvelienAdri
, who have each been granted prestigious
@BBSRC
partnership awards to collaborate with researchers in Canada 👏
Find out more:
With support from
@Invest_in_ME
and the Norfolk CCGs there is a GP Fellowship opportunity to develop skills in
#MECFS
, contribute to research & improve patient outcomes