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19 October 2017
Speaker: Professor Martha Clokie, Professor of Microbiology, University of Leicester, will present seminar entitled : Roles of phages in human diseases Host: Simon Carding Abstract: Bacteriophages are extremely abundant in most environments including the human microbiome where they outnumber their hosts in a ratio...
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05 October 2017
Speaker: Prof Philippe Jay, Team Leader, Department Cancer Biology, Institute of Functional Genomics of Lyon (IGFL). Montpelier, will present seminar entitled: Tuft cells: epithelial sentinels linking luminal danger to immune responses Host: Aimée Parker Abstract: Gut homeostasis relies on a tight regulation of inflammation...
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28 September 2017
Speaker: Dr Gillian Douce, Senior Lecturer (Bacteriology) and Associate (School of Life Sciences), Glasgow University Host: Lindsay Hall Abstract: Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide and continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality, with a consequent healthcare cost...
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27 September 2017
Speaker: Professor Marc van der Maarel, Professor in Aquatic Biotechnology and Bioproduct Engineering, University of Groningen will present seminar: Multibranched alpha-glucans as slow digestible carbs for sport nutrition Host: Fred Warren Abstract Starch is an energy storage carbohydrate accumulated by many plants as a...
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14 September 2017
Speaker: Dr David Weinkove, Associate Professor in the Department of Biosciences, University of Durham, will present seminar entitled: Understanding the roles of bacterial folate, animal folate and folic acid supplements using the nematode C. elegans Host: Lindsay Hall Abstract: The nematode worm C....
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13 July 2017
Speaker: Dr Jan Claesen will present seminar entitled: Mining the Human Microbiome for Bioactive Small Molecules Date: 13 July 2017 Time: 11:00am Venue: Quadram Institute Bioscience Lecture Theatre Abstract: Bacteria use small molecule chemicals to interact with each other and with their eukaryotic host....
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28 June 2017
Speaker: Dr Ariel Blocker, University of Bristol, will present a seminar entitled: Function and structure of bacterial type III secretion systems Date: 28th June 2017 Time: 11:00am Venue: QIB Lecture Theatre Host: Lindsay Hall Abstract: Type III secretion systems (T3SSs) are essential devices in the virulence...
View Event Details15 June 2017
Speaker: Professor Martin J Woodward will present a seminar: Chicken feed is finger licking good! Disease control and gut health in poultry production! Host: Mark Webber Background: Chair of Gut Microbiome Studies, Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading After early education in Microbiology...
View Event Details25 May 2017
Speaker: Dr Kathie Grant, Head of Public Health England’s Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit will present a seminar: Identifying the Source of Foodborne Outbreaks: Whole genome sequencing, the new sleuth on the block Host: Mike Peck Foodborne infectious outbreaks are a major public health and...
View Event Details17 May 2017 - 17 May 2017
Pint of Science is a chance to hear from some of the leading scientists from the Norwich Research Park over a drink in the informal setting of some of Norwich’s pubs and bars. There’s events spread across five different venues, from 15th to 17th...
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