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31st December 2017
2017 has been a year of change for the Quadram Institute. On 28th April, the Institute Of Food Research transitioned into Quadram Institute Bioscience in preparation for the opening of the Quadram Institute in 2018. This is bringing together our research teams, with those from the...
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19th December 2017
New insights into how our bodies maintain a beneficial relationship with our gut microbes
Our gut hosts a community of trillions of microbes, called the gut microbiota, and we are becoming increasingly aware that this has significant effects on many aspects of our health. However, the molecular mechanisms underpinning this interaction remain elusive. New research led by Dr...
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27th November 2017
Quadram Institute a Collaboration Partner in the New £26 million National Biofilms Innovation Centre
The UK’s world-class expertise in the research of biofilms has been recognised through the launch of a new National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC). Supported by a commitment of £26 million over the next 5 years, including £12.5M funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences...
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14th November 2017
The MRC CLIMB Project Receives Honours in 2017 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards
The MRC-funded Cloud Infrastructure for Microbial Bioinformatics (CLIMB) has been recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards, presented at the 2017 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, in Denver, Colorado. CLIMB was awarded the following honours: “Best...
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18th October 2017
Network science unravels the secrets of the evolution of Salmonella’s disease adaptations
A new resource created by scientists at the Norwich Research Park is helping to uncover what makes certain strains of bacteria more dangerous than others. There are many different types of Salmonella bacteria, most of which have adapted to live in the guts of...
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18th October 2017
QI welcomes new Research Leader in genomics and antimicrobial resistance of bacteria
The Quadram Institute is pleased to welcome Dr Alison Mather as a new Research Leader, working in the area of microbes in the food chain. Alison’s background is in genomic epidemiology, using whole genome sequencing to understand the evolution and ecology of bacteria and...
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17th October 2017
Online Community of Experts helps tackle food waste in Europe
A new digital network has been launched to encourage collaboration and bring together expertise from across Europe and beyond in a focussed response to the global issue of food waste. The Community of Experts (CoE) aims to help drive action at every level of...
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12th October 2017
Saturday 21 – Sunday 29 October 2017 The second Norwich Science Festival brought together hands-on activities, demonstrations, talks and events to celebrate science and its contribution to all of our lives. Over 9 days, from Saturday 21st to Sunday 29th October, The Forum’s Atrium...
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11th October 2017
New FSA advice on eating runny eggs
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced a change to its advice about eating eggs – now infants, children, pregnant women and elderly people can safely eat raw or lightly cooked eggs that are produced under the British Lion Code of Practice.. The decision...
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5th October 2017
Completing the drug design jigsaw
A powerful new way of analysing how drugs interact with molecules in the body could aid the design of better treatments with fewer side-effects. Most pharmaceuticals work by binding to a small site on the large proteins they target, causing the protein to change...
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