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1st March 2022
How the body fights back against cancer
New research from the Quadram Institute and the University of East Anglia reveals how our immune system can be triggered to attack cancer cells. The research, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, could help develop new approaches to treating people with leukaemia. The...
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21st February 2022
Quadram researchers play a vital role in UK’s pandemic response to COVID-19
The Quadram Institute’s key role providing world-leading pathogen genomics expertise as part of the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium has been cited in a new report. An independent evaluation by the not-for-profit institute RAND Europe concludes that COG-UK made a significant and valuable contribution...
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10th February 2022
Prof Martin Warren appointed Chief Scientific Officer
Professor Martin Warren has been appointed as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) for the Quadram Institute following an internal competition. The CSO role is pivotal to the development of the Institute’s scientific strategy and the scientific leadership of QIB. Martin will now take up the...
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10th January 2022
Blood and guts: new link uncovered between the gut microbiome and blood groups
Researchers have discovered that a common member of the human gut microbiome has a specific preference for blood group A antigens. This specificity may give it an advantage when foraging for sugars, allowing it to colonise the gut more easily. The presence of the...
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