Events

16 January 2020 - 16 January 2020

Seminar – Dr Elisabeth Lowe – Microbial glycans as nutrients for the human gut microbiota

Open to: Norwich Research Park Abstract:  The Lowe lab is interested in understanding glycan breakdown pathways utilised by gut bacteria. Bacteroides spp. are highly represented in the human gut and these bacteria derive the majority of their nutrients from complex polysaccharides that the host...

06 February 2020 - 06 February 2020

Seminar – Aldert Zomer, Utrecht University – Bacterial genetic content and its association with isolation source and phenotype

Open to: Norwich Research Park Biography: Aldert Zomer focuses on analysis of bacterial (meta-)genomes for comparative genomics, molecular epidemiology and linking bacterial genotype to phenotype. Furthermore he is staff member of the WHO-Collaborating Center for Campylobacter, WHO consultant on genomics for antimicrobial resistance detection...

07 February 2020 - 07 February 2020

ME research at the Quadram Institute

You are invited to a public meeting to learn about our research programme into myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). The Quadram Institute on the Norwich Research Park has an established research programme into ME, investigating its links with the population of trillions of bacteria, viruses and...

29 April 2020 - 29 April 2020

Micro Binfie Virtual Conference

Given that a lot of scientific meetings have been cancelled or postponed, the Micro Binfie podcast (https://soundcloud.com/microbinfie) is organizing a “virtual conference” so that we can still share our science. We working on ways to best translate the conference experience into a virtual meeting,...

30 April 2020 - 30 April 2020

TraDIS-Xpress; a new tool for microbiome research

To register please sign up here About: Dr. Mark Webber’s research group studies how bacteria survive in different conditions. He is particularly interested in bacterial biofilms, mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and understanding bacterial behaviour in communities (including the gut microbiome). His group uses a...

05 May 2020 - 05 May 2020

Webinar: Benchtop NMR spectroscopy for the rapid analysis of food and pharmaceuticals

We demonstrate quantitation via traditional peak integrals, linear regression and chemometric approaches. The particular challenges associated with the use of low-field data are discussed, drawing on a selection of case studies from the food and health sectors. To register, please visit the C&EN website...

06 May 2020 - 06 May 2020

Micro Binfie Virtual Conference

Given that a lot of scientific meetings have been cancelled or postponed, the Micro Binfie podcast (https://soundcloud.com/microbinfie) is organizing a “virtual conference” so that we can still share our science. We working on ways to best translate the conference experience into a virtual meeting,...

24 June 2020 - 24 June 2020

Biofilms in Health and Disease Webinar

Four talks will cover basic science of clinical biofilms and their applications in health and disease. Aimed at established and up-and-coming biofilm researchers and those with interest in the area of biofilms and their application in health and disease. To register please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biofilms-in-health-and-disease-webinar-tickets-103140379652...