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19th January 2026
Oral bacteria play a role in chronic liver disease
Dr Naiara Beraza contributed to a new study led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and King’s College London that has found strong evidence that bacteria from the mouth migrate to the gut in chronic liver disease and exacerbate the disease. Each year,...
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16th January 2026
Collapse of viral diversity in the lungs of COPD patients
This establishes bacteriophages, which are viruses that infect bacteria, as an unrecognised but potentially important component of the condition, according to a new study from the Quadram Institute, Becky Mayer Centre for Phage Research and Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
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18th December 2025
New book shares Quadram’s Best Practice in Microbiome Research
Researchers from the Quadram Institute have come together to develop a new open access book filled with cutting-edge methods and protocols to ensure best practice in microbiome research.
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17th December 2025
END2AMR launches to accelerate innovation against drug-resistant bacterial infections
The Quadram Institute is part of END2AMR, a major new public-private research initiative designed to tackle some of the most difficult-to-treat bacterial infections
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10th December 2025
Making research matter: UK’s leading research organisations unite
The UK’s foremost research agencies and institutes have come together to launch the National Research Organisations (NRO) Group, a new alliance of 35 organisations dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of people, communities, the economy and national priorities. The NRO Group is a...
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10th December 2025
What causes Candida infections?
Professor Alessia Buscaino from the Quadram Institute will lead a new study investigating how fungi adapt to life in the human gut, to address the growing global health challenge of fungal infections.
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1st December 2025
New science resource for schools launched by Norwich Research Park scientists
Am I a Scientist? aims to break down current stereotypes of what scientists are and to showcase the range of diversity in terms of race, gender, disability, nationality, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic backgrounds, that in reality represents modern-day researchers and scientists, demonstrating that...
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20th November 2025
Prebiotics reverse negative effects of anti-depressants on the gut microbiome
Scientists from the University of Ottawa and Beijing Institute of Lifeomics found that SSRIs, SNRIs and Tricyclic Antidepressants, commonly prescribed anti-depressants that target the neurotransmitter serotonin, also alter the composition and functioning of the human gut microbiome. The study was led by Professor Daniel...
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18th November 2025
Quadram joins world-class team to unlock secrets of antimicrobial resistance
The project is being led by the University of Birmingham, and funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, through its Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) grants scheme. Understanding how bacteria control how drugs enter their cells in different conditions is a fundamental question...
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17th November 2025
Science communicator Gabriel Astorga wins at the UK and Ireland TikTok Awards
Gab Astorga, a social media creator and Quadram Institute microbiologist secured the top-spot in the Books and Learning category at the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025. Now in its second year, the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025 featured 72 creators across 12...
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