We're excited to open registrations for the 2025 Annual Dame Janet Thornton Lecture, with Guest Speaker Prof Andrew J. Millar from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social. @a-j-millar.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy @neilhall.bsky.social

More students are seeing the advantages of a Year in Industry to provide valuable skills and experience - strengthening PhD applications and enhancing #STEM #careers. We spoke to two outgoing students at the Earlham Institute as they reflect on their experience from the last 12 months 👇

Fantastic to welcome researchers for another Norwich #Nanopore Day at the Earlham Institute - bringing together the research community using @nanoporetech.com! 🧬

💬 “Our recent work in #Lichen has been particularly fascinating, to see how #cells from unicellular organisms interact and specialise to make up a multicellular organism.” In a new article, we chat to Prof Irene Papatheodorou her group's work on global #cellatlas projects. 👉 buff.ly/9nWE5GE 🧬💻

Showcase your research at the UK’s largest life sciences event – The Festival of Genomics & Biodata 2026! Be seen by 1000s from pharma, healthcare, research & tech. Posters spark new ideas, partnerships & career opportunities. Ready to present yours? hubs.la/Q03JLMSf0 #FOGlondon #genomics

Interested in @nanoporetech.com for #metagenomics? Register for our January workshop which will guide you through the #nanopore metagenomics workflow from sample through to analysis. buff.ly/VfiprRP 🖥️ 🧬 #MAGs #MicroSky

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

🆕 Event! We are hosting the Functional Multi-omics Symposium this autumn. Supported by the @microbiologysociety.org , @norwichmicro.bsky.social and @aibio-uk.bsky.social 🗓️ 17 October Register now ⤵️

Scientists are creating tools to enable the #singlecell community improve metadata standards for the #FAIR sharing of data and the creation of cell atlases. 🧬💻 buff.ly/eFNeo6k #cellatlas #cellbiology #FAIRdata

An ambitious global effort to better protect #biodiversity by assembling ‘reference #genomes’ for all known plants, animals, and other eukaryotic species www.sib.swiss/news/towards...

EVENT - Calling all teachers, A-level science classes and colleges: Registration is now open for the NBI Accessible Science Talks 2025! 🗓️ Tuesday 7 October 2025 Register here ➡️ jic.link/NBIAST2025 Full programme: jic.link/NBIAST2025-P... #NBIAST2025

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?...

We've just opened expressions of interest for a new one day workshop focusing on #Biofoundries, #automation, and #engineeringbiology in plant and microbial systems, covering: 🔃 applying automated workflows 🤖 robotic platforms and liquid handlers 🧫 high-throughput experimentation buff.ly/0coaUkX

💬 “What really fascinates me is the diversity of different cellular interactions, the robustness and plasticity of cells that is being uncovered by generating and studying these atlases." - Prof Irene Papatheodorou, Head of Data Science 👉 buff.ly/eFNeo6k #cellular #genomics #cellatlas

💬 "With #singlecell #genomics we can tease out the bacterial genome from the protist genome, while linking the #bacteria to its #protist host. It’s a really powerful technique to understand host-pathogen interactions and how they evolve over time.”

We are pleased to announce that @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social has been awarded the RKS Wood Prize 2026 by the @bspp.bsky.social. “I am humbled to have been awarded the RKS Wood Prize 2026. I’d like to thank my research group and my TSL colleagues for their inspiration and support.” buff.ly/VvoR27Q

Click here for the full programme: jic.link/NBIAST2025-P... @johninnescentre.bsky.social , @earlhaminst.bsky.social , @quadraminstitute.bsky.social and @thesainsburylab.bsky.social #NBIAST2025

EVENT - Calling all teachers, A-level science classes and colleges! Registration is now open for the NBI Accessible Science Talks 2025 🗓️ Tuesday 7 October 2025 💻 Register here: jic.link/NBIAST2025

💬 "With #singlecell #genomics we can tease out the bacterial genome from the protist genome, while linking the #bacteria to its #protist host. It’s a really powerful technique to understand host-pathogen interactions and how they evolve over time.”

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

If you’ve got some ALERT-funded equipment, please give it a pat and tell it we said “good job”. And if you were funded in the latest round, don’t forget to tag us on delivery day. Check out more highlights from ALERT rounds past and present: www.ukri.org/news/new-tec...

Our favourite niche posts to get tagged in: unboxing videos, but instead of an influencer it’s an excited technician with incredibly high-spec equipment that takes up half a room and will probably help save the world and/or global wheat yields. Anyway, this thread is about BBSRC ALERT scheme 1/

✅ Live in England? 📍 ✅ Are several members of your family willing to give a stool sample? 👪 You can take part in our PEARL-AGE study understanding how microbes are shared within families. ➡️ buff.ly/3B9QJkh @earlhaminst.bsky.social

Our High-Performance Sequencing Platform is an open-access facility within the Earlham Institute’s data-driven research environment. The team specialises in short and #longread sequencing workflows, spanning plant, animal, and #microbial #genomics. Learn more here: buff.ly/oKD5yL8 🖥️🧬

🌍 As climate change reshapes ecosystems, #genomics helps science understand how species might adapt. Hear how @biogeneurope.bsky.social projects are tackling these biodiversity challenges at the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference (online | free) 👇 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...

🆕 The #cellatlas community holds the potential to unlock critical new insights to tackle urgent global challenges, but bringing together vast #datasets and multiple studies from across the globe come with inherent challenges. 🌏🌱🧬💻🔬 #cellular #genomics 1/3

Join our #nanopore #metagenomics course to learn more about different approaches to sample preparation and options for comprehensive and rapid data analysis. buff.ly/hOI2AfN @nanoporetech.com @richardmleggett.bsky.social

Looking to connect with the #ERGA community on Bluesky? 🦋 We’ve created a starter pack! If you’re interested in #ReferenceGenomes and want your account added, just drop us a message below 💬 go.bsky.app/15jzVKB 🔁 Please reshare so we can reach the whole community! #genomes for #biodiversity

💬 “Looking back to the start of the year, I can hardly believe how much I came to enjoy #bioinformatics, which is a testament to how supportive and encouraging my supervisors have been throughout the year." Some great reflections from our outgoing Year in Industry students!

Early Bird ends in 2 weeks! Whether you're presenting, networking, or learning from global leaders in plant health — don’t miss your chance to join #PPATH2025. 🗓️ Register by 1st May 📍 Nottingham | Sept 9–11 🔗 www.bspp.org.uk/conference-i...

Applications are open for a #Postdoctoral Researcher to join Dr Falk Hildebrand and Dr Chris Quince at the Earlham Institute, profiling both taxonomic and functional compositions of 3,000 newly sequenced soil sites. 👉 buff.ly/50eScSu #scijobs #metagenomics #microbialcommunities

Scientists at the Earlham Institute and @quadraminstitute.bsky.social are part of a new collaboration looking at how different land uses impact #soil #microbes and their contribution to carbon storage. buff.ly/lKP3kGW #microbial #genomics

🚀🧬🔥 Hot off the press — 2025! Don’t miss this must-read publication: bit.ly/4mJwFb7 This groundbreaking paper sets the stage for Earth BioGenome Project Phase II — where EBP is gearing up to scale genome sequencing 10× faster than ever before! 🌍✨

💬 " It’s a really powerful technique to understand host-pathogen interactions and how they evolve over time.” Scientists sequencing two amoebae related to the deadly “brain-eating amoeba” discovered they both contain bacteria linked to Legionnaires’ disease.

Our next speaker at Norwich RNA Club is Prof Chun Kit Kwok from City University of Hong Kong. Please join us this Friday at 2pm at @johninnescentre.bsky.social . @yiliangding.bsky.social @whaerty.bsky.social @alperakay.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social

This afternoon at @nocassofficial.bsky.social hear from PhD researcher Jade Van Wijk on her work using air sequencing technology to identify fungal and bacterial wheat pathogens! buff.ly/giDIKDX #NoCaSS2025

A new paper is out from our research team at the @ueamedical.bsky.social at @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social titled "The landscape of microbial associations in human cancer" available from doi.org/10.1126/scit.... Led by @abrahamgihawi.bsky.social 🧬🖥️ @cancerinnorwich.bsky.social

⏰Registration closes Friday (8th) to join us for the #Norwich #Nanopore Day - bringing together researchers in the East working with @nanoporetech.com on a range of applications and species. www.earlham.ac.uk/events/norwi... @nnuh.bsky.social @eastgenomics.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social

🆕 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

BLOG - Women in wheat event provides training to address gender bias in wheat research This July saw the latest #WomenInWheat event, where 25 early career women researchers attended a JIC training event focused on addressing gender bias in the UK and internationally www.jic.ac.uk/blog/women-i...

🆕 #YearinIndustry placements are invaluable opportunities for students to gain experience and build skills in an active research environment. As we bid farewell to our 2024-25 students, Diya and Stella reflect on their takeaways from the past 12 months and advice to future students.

Interested in the latest developments in agri-, med-, and bio-tech? Register for EI Innovate to join leading scientists, innovators, and industry specialists in #genomics, #singlecell analysis, and #automation technologies. 👉

@uk-itss.bsky.social is gathering research data from UK LGBTQIA+ technical professionals 10 min survey, 28 questions on comfort and inclusion at work, career progression, bullying and harassment and support at work. Respondents can win £100 👉 Take part research.shift-insight.co.uk/ITSS-LGBTQIA...

💬 “Our plan is to employ some of the cutting-edge #sequencing & #AI technologies developed at the Earlham Institute, to determine the optimal #microbial #communities that can effectively sequester atmospheric carbon..." Could #soilmicrobes help achieve #netzero?

🆕 Researchers at the Earlham Institute and @biology.ox.ac.uk have sequenced the genomes of two amoebas related to the "brain-eating amoeba," revealing bacteria associated with Legionnaires’ disease. 🦠🧬💻 The study highlights the impact of #singlecell #genomics to unravel host-pathogen dynamics.

✅ Live in England? 📍 ✅ Are several members of your family willing to give a stool sample? 👪 You can take part in our PEARL-AGE study understanding how microbes are shared within families. ➡️ buff.ly/3B9QJkh @earlhaminst.bsky.social

Applications are open for a #Postdoctoral Researcher to join Dr Falk Hildebrand and Dr Chris Quince at the Earlham Institute, profiling both taxonomic and functional compositions of 3,000 newly sequenced soil sites. 👉 buff.ly/50eScSu #scijobs #metagenomics #microbialcommunities

It was a delight to have Guillaume Delhaye and Torda Varga (@rbgkew.bsky.social) at @earlhaminst.bsky.social last week, talking to a packed Norwich Research Park audience about mushroom-forming and mycorrhizal fungi from molecule to ecosystem! 🍄🧬🌳 @neilhall.bsky.social @norwichmicro.bsky.social

Registration now open for our #Nanopore #Metagenomics workshop 2026. From sample to analysis this course provides an overview of lab and in-field, real-time nanopore #sequencing using @nanoporetech.com platform. buff.ly/nxk6meF 🧬 🖥️

⚡ Looking for an opportunity to share your work on #BiodiversityGenomics? Submit an abstract for the Genomics for #Biodiversity Conference! (Oct 29–31 | fully online & free) 🧬 🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic... @ebpgenome.bsky.social #genomics #conservation #bioeconomy #standarts