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2nd October 2025
Two new Trustees join Board of Quadram Institute Bioscience
The two new QIB trustees, Professor Maggie Dallman OBE and Professor Gary Frost, are both scientists at Imperial College London. Maggie Dallman is originally an immunologist and has extensive expertise in public engagement with science and widening participation. Gary Frost’s research spans nutrition science,...
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29th September 2025
New technique to speed up the design of drugs targeting proteins in the cell membrane
Membrane proteins are involved in a multitude of diseases, from psychiatric disorders to various types of cancer. An international team has developed a new technique that will speed up the design of drugs targeting ion channels, a type of cell membrane protein involved in...
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23rd September 2025
The ViTaL-D Study will enrol 76 participants with low vitamin D levels, aged over 18 and living within 40 miles of Norwich, who will consume a portion of tomato soup daily for three weeks, to see if this leads to an increase in their...
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18th September 2025
Vitamin D3 concentrations are lowered by common vitamin D supplement
Many people take vitamin D supplements to support their bone and immune health and meet the UK government recommendation of 10 micrograms (µg) each day, especially during the winter months. There are two forms of vitamin D supplements available: vitamin D2 and vitamin D3....
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15th September 2025
The Microbiome Innovation Centre at the University of Liverpool, the National Biofilms Innovation Centre, the Quadram Institute, Nottingham Trent University, and the University of Oxford have been awarded a BBSRC Network Grant to establish Microbiome-Net. This consortium will form a UK-wide Microbiome Innovation Network...
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29th August 2025
New project explores potential of soil microbes to achieve UK net zero goals
A new collaborative project called ‘OpenLAND: Open evaluation of climate-resilient interventions for land management, soil health and net zero’ has been funded by UKRI. The project brings together partners from all over the UK including the Quadram Institute. The UK government has committed to...
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30th July 2025
Safe Food, Strong Science: UK Research Network Gears Up for Next Phase
The Food Safety Research is hosted by the Quadram Institute, and co-led by Dr Matthew Gilmour and Dr Maria Traka, and we’re delighted to have the opportunity to drive forward the next phase of the network as we work together on the shared goal...
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22nd July 2025
New tool for measuring functional capacity developed
Researchers, clinicians and people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis have worked together to develop a new way of measuring functional capacity in this debilitating condition
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4th July 2025
Prof Buscaino’s research group is dedicated to understanding the biology of the most common human fungal pathogen, Candida albicans, and to developing fungal-based platforms for producing nutritious, sustainable, and animal-free foods (mycofoods). Professor Buscaino’s group will be based at the £75m Quadram Institute, an...
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26th June 2025
UK developed cloud computing service dedicated to microbiology builds for the future
The Cloud Infrastructure for Microbial Bioinformatics (CLIMB) is the world’s only cloud computing service dedicated to microbiology and was developed by UK scientists. Over the past ten years through support from UK Research and Innovation it has been a pioneer in the development of...
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