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14th December 2018

Award recognises fruitful collaboration with Jiangsu Province, China

Professor Arjan Narbad from the Quadram Institute on the Norwich Research Park has received a prestigious award by China’s Jiangsu Province. The competitive award is presented to foreign nationals who have made significant contribution or formed successful collaborations with Jiangsu Province. Arjan was nominated...

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14th December 2018

Different bacterial strains vary in their ability to restore the microbiome after antibiotic treatment

A new study from the Quadram Institute and Jiangnan University has highlighted how different strains of probiotic bacteria differed in their ability to restore the microbiota of mice that had received antibiotics. Antibiotics are administered to combat disease-causing bacteria, but their effects are indiscriminate...

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Oscar Gonzalez

10th December 2018

Speed-breeding: from space to the benchtop

Scientists from the Norwich Research Park recently announced how they’ve adapted speed-breeding technology originally developed by NASA to improve the productivity of crop plant breeding programmes. Here Oscar Gonzalez from the Quadram Institute blogs about his role in this project. Oscar worked with colleagues...

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8th December 2018

State-of-the-art endoscopy centre opens at Quadram Institute

The Gastroenterology department at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) has moved some of its services to the state-of-the-art Quadram Institute and welcomes its first patients on Monday 10th December. The multi-million pound facility on Norwich Research Park will be home to a...

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Dr Alison Mather

8th November 2018

Alison Mather recognised as one of the UK’s Movers and Shakers in BioBusiness 2018

Alison Mather has been named as one of 50 female leaders in healthcare business in the UK. Produced by BioBeat, 50 Movers and Shakers in BioBusiness 2018 emphasises the current role of women in leading, inspiring and innovating to ensure new technologies and treatments...

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31st October 2018

Seeking Principal Investigators in Microbiome Research

The Quadram Institute has a number of Principal Investigator roles within the our Gut Microbes and Health research programme to deliver scientific excellence and social and economic impact in microbiome research. We have a number of Principal Investigator roles within the Quadram Institute’s Gut...

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31st October 2018

Get involved in a new study at the Dementia Research and Care Centre at UEA

The demenTia Research And Care Clinic (TRACC) at the University of East Anglia is conducting a new study. Who is this study for? People without dementia aged between 50 – 75 What is this study about? We want to understand the changes that take place...

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24th October 2018

An unusual alliance creates an unusual walk-through installation – Guardians of the Gut

Artists, scientists and hackers have worked together to a make the Guardians of the Gut, an interactive experience to demonstrate how the microbes in our digestive system help to keep us healthy, and it’s coming to the Norwich Science Festival this year.  Guardians of...

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17th October 2018

First joint appointment between Quadram Institute and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital to foster innovation from research

Delivering innovative new treatments to improve patient care is set to be accelerated following the announcement of the first joint appointment between the Quadram Institute and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH). Dr Ngozi Elumogo has been appointed as a Senior Research Fellow...

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16th October 2018

The Quadram Institute at the Norwich Science Festival

The Norwich Science Festival is back and bigger than ever, with a packed programme of activities for all. Scientists working in and with the Quadram Institute will be there, talking about some of our exciting new research in food, health and microbiology. Come along...

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