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23 August 2018

Professor Martin Warren

Speaker:  Professor Martin Warren, Professor of Biochemistry/BBSRC Professorial Fellow, School of Biosciences, University of Kent, will present a lecture entitled: From vitamin B12 to bacterial organelles – so much to learn Host : Simon Carding   Abstract: Vitamin B12 is exclusively made by only...

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10 September 2018 - 13 September 2018

Bioavailability Conference

    This conference aims to provide an open forum to bring together researchers from various scientific communities to present the latest research and discuss common themes and challenges to understanding the bioavailability of micronutrients and bioactive compounds for improved public health. The role...

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17 September 2018

Dr Marco Galardini

Dr Marco Galardini, Postodctoral Fellow, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), will present a lecture entitled: Making sense of genetic diversity: genotype-to-phenotype analysis in an Escherichia coli strain panel Host : Andrew Page   Abstract: Understanding how genetic variants, across individuals of the same species, contribute...

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24 September 2018

Dr James McIlroy

Speaker: Dr James McIlroy, Founder and CEO, EnteroBiotix Ltd, Aberdeen, will present a seminar entitled: Faecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) – novel approaches to an ancient therapeutic strategy Host: Christian Roghi Abstract: Faecal Microbiota Transplantation (also known as a stool transplant or FMT) is a therapeutic...

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04 October 2018

Professor Leanne Hodson

Speaker: Prof Leanne Hodson, Professor of Metabolic Physiology, University of Oxford, will present a seminar entitled: The ins and outs of liver metabolism Host: Richard Mithen Abstract: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome encompasses a spectrum of conditions...

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11 October 2018

Dr Kai Blin

Dr Kai Blin, Researcher, Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, will present a lecture entitled: The antiSMASH platform, a collection of web-based tools to hunt for interesting metabolites in bacterial genomes Host:     Andrew Page Abstract: Secondary metabolites produced by microorganisms...

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25 October 2018 - 27 October 2018

QI at the Norwich Science Festival

Thursday 25th October  How clean is your house?  Part of Chemistry Day in the Explorium, The Forum, Norwich 10am to 4pm We are living in a microbial world, surrounded by trillions of microscopic organisms. Most of these are harmless, some can even be beneficial, but...

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01 November 2018

Dr Mads Albertsen

Speaker: Dr Mads Albertsen, Associate Professor, Centre for Microbial Ecology, Aalborg University, Denmark will present a seminar entitled: Towards a fully populated tree of life Host: Lindsay Hall   Abstract: Small subunit (SSU) ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes have been the standard phylogenetic markers for...

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05 November 2018

Dr Santiago Castillo-Ramirez

Speaker: Dr Santiago Castillo-Ramírez, Associate Professor, Centre for Genomic Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), will present a seminar entitled: Phylogeography and genomic variation of a neglected lineage of Acinetobacter baumannii Host:     Ben Evans  (Norwich Med School) / Laura Wagstaff   Abstract:...

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08 November 2018

Susannah Salter

Speaker: Susannah Salter, Advanced Research Assistant, Wellcome Sanger Institute, will present a seminar entitled: Unculturable bugs hiding in plain sight: a potential pathogen and a cautionary tale Host: Andrew Page Abstract: Human microbiome research has been revolutionised by culture-independent methods, allowing us to observe species...

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