PhD opportunity: Exploring the western gut microbiome and how these transfer between family members (2nd Dec 25 deadline). www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d... This bioinformatic-project will teach high-resolution metagenomics, population genetics, mobile DNA and about bacterial species theory. Please RT

🆕We’re looking for a motivated candidate to explore the evolution of the gut microbiome in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, working on cutting-edge metagenomics with clinical translation 🧬 🗓️ Apply by 6 January 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/dFWnLv7 @bioinf.bsky.social

🎓 #PhDPosition ! 🍔 Evolutionary and Ecological Impact of the Western Lifestyle on the Gut Microbiome with Dr Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social 📅Apply by 2 December ➡️ buff.ly/nZfTKMR

PhD opportunity to work in my lab at UEA, together with @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont “Linking AMR, global warming and CUE in deglaciated soils” www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Same. #AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

Interested in modelling metabolism from food -> gut microbiome -> blood ? 5 days left to apply for a fully funded position to investigate this. 👇👇👇

Applications close soon for a postdoctoral researcher to join Dr Falk Hildebrand and Dr Chris Quince at the Earlham Institute, looking at microbial perspectives into land use & climate scenarios. buff.ly/wR1Ym1z #SoilHealth #Microbial #SciJobs @bioinf.bsky.social

We want to explore the metabolic interactions among gut bacteria, when the human host eats different foods - maybe this explain partly the Enterosignature structure? Please do apply for our bioinformatic post to explore this question in metagenomes: jobs.quadram.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

Only 5 days left to apply for our Soil metagenomics position: estimating the impact microbiomes in restored agricultural sites can have on climate change (closing 19th Sep): jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

How do you long-read sequence metagenomes? I would argue it starts with the right sample storage & DNA extraction, to enable efficient @nanoporetech.com /@pacbio.bsky.social sequencing, which we investigated in our new paper: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Massive thanks to Klara for driving this

Researchers at the Earlham Institute and @quadraminstitute.bsky.social are studying the role of #soil #microbes in carbon storage, and how different land uses impact these communities. 🦠💻🌱🧬 👉 buff.ly/5f1Eo64 @bioinf.bsky.social @tyndallcentre.bsky.social

🆕 New project explores potential of soil microbes to achieve UK net zero goals Providing expertise in cutting edge methodologies for studying microbes, @bioinf.bsky.social and Dr Chris Quince, Group Leaders at the Quadram Institute & Earlham Institute, will together explore key research questions.

🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a #Metagenomics Research Scientist to join the Laboratory of Dr Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social to study diet impact on the gastrointestinal microbiome. 💷 £37,500 - £42,000 🗓️ Apply by 30 September 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/uwqGQQm

Last two days to apply for postdoc in my lab, a bioinformatic post to model metabolite fluxes in the gut microbiome during different diets: jobs.quadram.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

I am seeking a postdoc for my group at UCLA. We work at the intersection of population genetics x microbiome (garud.eeb.ucla.edu). If interested, please message me!

We are on the lookout for postdocs for two different projects at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and the human microbiome. See thread for more information and reach out!

A vacancy in @bioinf.bsky.social team -2.5 year post on food-associated changes in gut microbiomes.... please see original post for more details

Happy to announce that we have a new 2.5 year post on food-associated changes in gut microbiomes. We are looking for a strong bioinformatician with experience in metagenomics, metabolic modelling, functional genomics, system biology. (application deadline 20.7.25) quadram.ac.uk/vacancies/me...

🆕 Researchers find new way to detect early signs of pancreatic cancer 📰 Dr Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social‬ and Daisuke Suzuki's Conversation article featured in @the-independent.com‬ ⤵️ buff.ly/lWOmRn5

2.5 year postdoctoral vacancy in my group: buff.ly/NGi1dUn Deadline: 11th July This position is mostly about understanding gut microbial interactions with diet & the body through tracing/modelling metabolic processes. Will rely on metagenomics & machine learning, including other *omics approaches.

🆕 Vacancy! We are looking for a Metagenomics Research Scientist to join the laboratory of Dr @bioinf.bsky.social‬ to study the exchange of metabolites between gut microbes and their host 💷 £36,720 to £42,000 🗓️ Apply by 11 July 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/NGi1dUn

Happy to announce that we have an open PDRA position in my lab, that will be about a) soil metagenomics b) green house gases c) Archaea d) combine metaGenomics with metaTranscriptomics. Apply by 8th July 25 jobs.quadram.ac.uk/Details.asp?... @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social

Interested in microbiome GWAS and heritability studies? Check out our new Review in Nature Reviews Genetics! We explore key findings, challenges, and future directions of the field. rdcu.be/epoRR @blekhman.bsky.social @sambhawa.bsky.social and Dr. Kelsey Johnson.

After much work, we have finally published our KSGP 16S reference database paper: academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... KSGP is GTDB taxonomy compliant, has >= 4x more Archaea/Bacteria assignments than SILVA or Greengenes2, and allows better filtering of mitochondrial mis-amplicons.

🆕 Vacancy! We are looking for a Group Leader in Functional Microbiome Research to join the laboratory of Professor @dfigeys.bsky.social 💷 Competitive 🗓️ Apply by 28 May 2025 ➡️ buff.ly/Kef1N76

🆕 Applications are open for a #postdoc to join @bioinf.bsky.social at the Earlham Institute and @quadraminstitute.bsky.social. The role will study how #soil #microbes establish and maintain healthy #biodiverse communities, and how are these impacted by different land use scenarios. #metagenomics

Open postdoc position in my lab @earlhaminst.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social We will generate large-scale soil metagenomes to research the impact of agriculture on healthy soil microbiomes, developing strategies to increase carbon retention: jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?... Please RT

Only a few days left to apply for our PhD position

New editorial at Microbiome 🦠 ! Co-authored by the Senior Editors, it aims to highlight current challenges in the field of environmental and host-associated microbiome research and provides a blueprint for contemporary studies of the microbiomes. microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Here the Senior Editors at Microbiome share their thoughts on current challenges and misconceptions in microbiome research 🤗 doi.org/10.1186/s401...

🚨PhD position in AI in Microbiology! We’re looking for a PhD researcher passionate about developing automated systems for microbiological research. 🌍 More info & apply: jobs.vib.be/j/109363/phd... @vibmicrobes.bsky.social @vibai.bsky.social

We have an open PhD position (deadline 14th March) in my group at QIB, Norwich, UK: buff.ly/1zRakR6 This might be of interest for researchers who want to understand gut microbial evolution, and how this changes when the human host is sick. Please RT.

🆕 Funded #PhD with Dr Chris Quince at the Earlham Institute and @quadraminstitute.bsky.social, working on understanding the mechanisms of faecal #microbiome transplantation, with major potential impact to the treatment of IBD. buff.ly/ZaWxIZI #microbiomeresearch @mmbdtp.bsky.social

Happy to share that our pilot study on trying to "fix" the Parkinson's Disease gut microbiome dysbiosis via prebiotics is now published: rdcu.be/egjbi In short: - dysbiosis isn't fixed - clinical symptoms improve - SCFA recover - neurologically relevant metabolites & gut functions improve

New paper! We analyzed gut #microbiomes of 250+ individuals (ages 19–109). #Centenarians often show a high-methanogen “human cow” phenotype 🐄, with #Methanobrevibacter smithii dominance and youth-like archaeal profiles. #Archaea may stabilize networks in aging. Link: rdcu.be/egk03 @archaeasky

New funded MMBDTP #PhD available with Dr Falk Hildebrand at the @quadraminstitute.bsky.social and Earlham Institute, exploring evolution of the #gut #microbiome and changes in the epithelium in patients with Inflammatory Bowels Disease (IBD). @bioinf.bsky.social

Are you a registered healthcare professional? 🏥 🗣️ Check out Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology (PCSG)'s free upcoming talk on "Helping patients with IBS : The role of the microbiome and patient care" featuring our researchers 🗓️ Tuesday 15 April Register now ⤵️

🧵📣On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re shining a light on some of the amazing female scientists carrying out research at the intersection of food, microbes and health here at the Quadram Institute⤵️ #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #WomenInScience

Setting up for streaming in a few minutes.... #ExtremelyOpenScience youtube.com/live/rQp-Okm...

Fully support this commentary, even though I would think of myself as computational scientist, higher % of microbiologists(-minded) people would do the microbiome field good www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

I am thrilled and deeply grateful to share that my latest work has been accepted for publication. 🥳 doi.org/10.1093/isme...

Pretty short message if you close your twitter account, like it .. Especially like to finally leave this platform, just too much negativity from the new boss there

Join an ERC funded research project investigating the inheritance and evolution of human associated microbes. The project will be conducted in a multidisciplinary team at the Quadram Institute and Earlham Institute. 💷 £36,720 to £44,000 🗓️ Apply by 27 January 2025 ➡️ https://buff.ly/3P7GAbs

Joining the group of Prof Irene Papatheodou, and working with a wider consortium in Cambridge and Edinburgh, we're seeking a researcher to make advances in Crohn’s Disease research as part of the #GutCellAtlas. 📅 Apply by: 20 January 2025

New vacancy in my lab: explore microbial evolution in metagenomes in a 2 year post @TheQuadram @EarlhamInst , UK: quadram.ac.uk/vacancies/re... (closes 27th Jan) You will have access to unique software, 3rd gen deeply sequenced unique human cohorts.

Lots of hard work by @ae_mather, @bioinf.bsky.social, @aldertzomer, Raphaёlle Palau and others at @TheQuadram, with grateful acknowledgement of funding from @BBSRC and @foodgov.

In "Structure and function of the global topsoil microbiome" (2018), Mohammad Bahram & @bioinf.bsky.social analysed soil samples from 189 sites across the globe to compare the distributions of bacteria & fungi and to determine which biotic and abiotic factors influence them www.nature.com/artic...

🆕Vacancy! We’re looking for a Metagenomics Research Scientist to join the laboratory of @bioinf.bsky.social to work on a project investigating the inheritance and evolution of human associated microbes 🦠 💷 £36,720 to £44,000 🗓️ Apply by 27 January 2025 ➡️ https://buff.ly/3VVxJh0

Bring Light back to Ukrainian Schools Christmas Fundraiser: Power generators to keep 112 Ukrainian schools light and warm. u24.gov.ua/bring-light-...?