💬 "From machine learning courses at Earlham Institute, to field training at @rothamsted.bsky.social, the summer school in Bologna and the #genomics workshop in Czechia, each experience has helped prepare me for the challenges of my project." BLOG: What my first year of my #PhD studies taught me.

📣 Registration has just opened for our one day troubleshooting workshop sharing our experiences and insights to the different stages of histological sample preparation to optimise for #spatialtranscriptomics experiments. #histology 🗓️ 17 June 2026 📍 Norwich, UK 👇 Register by 08 May

Be part of a supportive and engaged community of #singlecell and #spatial scientists! 🧬💻🔎 Early-bird registration is open for the Norwich Single-Cell and Spatial Symposium! Discover the latest methods across diverse living systems. 🌱🧠🐟️ ➡️ buff.ly/2KvQ3Zv #EISingleCell26

💬 "This clearer picture will help the community inform biodiversity and conservation strategies, and deepen our fundamental understanding of species evolution." 🔬 Scientists developing #singlecell methods for protists have revealed three previously unrecognised lineages of the #protist Bodo.

Applications are open for a #postdoc researcher to join Dr Sarah Guiziou at Earlham Institute working on plant #engineeringbiology for sustainable agriculture. This project aims to develop integrase circuits to engineer root architecture. #PlantSciences #EngBio @sarah-guiziou.bsky.social

At Earlham Institute, our research spans several #health challenges: from understanding our immune system to studying rare liver disease. Our latest article explores how our scientists are working to inform earlier diagnoses, personalised treatments, and and health interventions. #genomics

Keen to embrace #FAIR data in your research but not sure how? In May @biofair.bsky.social are bringing together researchers, infrastructure leaders, service providers and the wider community to highlight their progress, share ideas, and shape the future of the programme. #ResearchDataManagement

💬 "It is this transition from the general to the specific that really structures your progress in the first year." PhD student Marine reflects on the importance of training and skills development in the first year of a PhD and some practical advice for other PhD students. #phd

Fantastic to see the Microbe Zoo from the Centre for Microbial Interactions and @sawtrust.bsky.social as one of this year's #SummerScience exhibits at @royalsociety.org, presenting an interactive journey to explore the microscopic world! 🦠🌱🧫 buff.ly/Bb4pUc0 @norwichmicro.bsky.social

📄 Researchers studying fibrosis in Crohn's disease have found that immune cells and endothelial cells localise around scar tissue within the submucosa, a layer of tissue beneath the inner lining of the bowel. buff.ly/pyXek7c #CellAtlas #scRNAseq

Join @biofair.bsky.social in May for their Showcase event and discover the latest updates and practical steps to adopting #FAIRdata in your research 👇 #ResearchDataManagement #FAIR #RDM

From the gut microbiome to stem cell biology, health-focused research at Earlham Institute is generating new knowledge to drive improved and more effective diagnostics, personalised treatments, and health interventions. 👇 buff.ly/TdjwjFP #health #genomics

Engineering Biology Symposium & Forum - Register and submit your abstract for a chance to win up to £500 to support conference registration and expenses. More information: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/events/engbi...

Are you a food industry professional, data scientist/AI expert or an expert on sustainability of the food supply chain? 🌱 Check out the ‘AI for safe and sustainable agri-food supply chains’ workshop happening this summer☀️ 📅 9 July 2026 📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds

💬 “With developing technologies, such as spectral cell sorting, we’re capable of capturing visual as well as omics data from individual cells, which when combined with automation and other tools, will help accelerate these analyses." 🆕 #Singlecell sequencing reveals unexpected #protist diversity 👇

Early-bird registration is open for our symposium bringing together researchers applying #singlecell and #spatial methods across the tree of life, with talks including: 🦠 #microbe-host interface 🌱 plant-microbe interactions 🧠 disease states at single cell resolution

Applications are open for an Events and Communications Assistant to join the @elixiruknode.org team based at Earlham Institute, helping support our community engagement activities, coordinate events, and develop clear and engaging communications. #scicomm

💬 “Fibrostenosis remains a significant and unaddressed source of morbidity in Crohn’s disease and this work represents an important contribution to understanding its progression." #scRNAseq explores cellular drivers behind fibrosis in Crohn's disease buff.ly/pyXek7c @helmsleytrust.bsky.social

Only one week left to apply for the 2026 BiPS Summer Studentship which is proven to help you on your next steps. If you're still not sure if this is for you - why not check out the host labs on our website: buff.ly/b4jmAe2

#Monogram2026 Session 1: Staying Ahead of the Outbreak - Biotics Threats & Defences 💪 🌪️ Jade van Wijk @earlhaminst.bsky.social 🧬 Katie Hawkins @uonresearch.bsky.social 🌾 Bernice Waweru @johninnescentre.bsky.social

So nice to see this out in print, and thanks to @microbiologysociety.org for the smooth publish process! Single-cell sequencing reveals unexpected genetic diversity among Bodo spp. flagellates and their bacterial endosymbionts - www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

💬 "The most valuable part was the opportunity to bring my questions to the table and get insightful answers from the experts organising the course." Develop your skills to detect, visualise, and interpret DNA base modification profiles across different contexts using #nanopore sequencing. 💻🧬

In this new workshop, we're bringing together #spatial and #histology expertise to troubleshoot sample preparation methods that span different species and tissue types, with researchers from Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, and @quadraminstitute.bsky.social.

🆕 Researchers from the Earlham Institute and @biology.ox.ac.uk developing #singlecell pipelines for #protist sequencing have discovered three previously unrecognised lineages of the protist Bodo, each with its own bacterial endosymbiont. @neilhall.bsky.social | @sallywarring.bsky.social 💻🧬🦠

I had the pleasure of co-organising and participating in an international Spatial Omics Workshop in Japan (7–9 Jan). Really happy to receive such positive feedback—many attendees found it both helpful and enjoyable 🙏

Check out ELIXIR FAIRferm's upcoming webinar on "Uploading study meta-data in the Phenotype database to facilitate multiomics analysis"🖥️ 📆 26 March 2026 🕑️ 14:00 CET Register now ⤵️ buff.ly/zU9j0fH

As if we need another reason to champion living and working in #Norwich... Interested in joining us? Inkd.in/eka2Sz3P

Registration closes Sunday 22/03! #genomics #bioinformatics

💬 “The power of #singlecell transcriptomics coupled with computational analysis lies in its ability to reveal cellular interactions that aren’t discernible otherwise." - Prof Irene Papatheodorou Scientists working on a Gut #CellAtlas have analysed gut cells to study the drivers behind fibrosis.

Check out this workshop at next month's #AGBTAG26 led by Rachel Rusholme Pilcher and John Lovell on innovative applications of #pangenomes in agriculture. www.agbt.org/agenda-2/?ut... @agbt.bsky.social @jotlovell.bsky.social

How does root invasion differ between endophyte & pathogen? We are interested in this dichotomy of expression in the most important root disease of wheat, take-all: Stealth vs SEVs Exceptional tenacity from Stella (looking for a PhD) and the team @earlhaminst.bsky.social @rothamsted.bsky.social 🙏

💬 "Our aim is to help researchers make the most of real-time #nanopore #sequencing by providing an accessible, flexible, and open-source framework for metagenomic analysis." Discover how software tool MARTi powers real-time classification and visualisation of #metagenomics. 💻 🧬 👉 buff.ly/iurkZDC

Single-cell analysis of gut tissue in Crohn's disease highlights the submucosa as a key site for fibrosis, with immune and endothelial cell clusters driving scar tissue formation. doi.org/hbsshj

📣 Registration closes soon for our Genome Annotation workshop! Join us online for a comprehensive overview of #eukaryotic annotation approaches including the REAT toolkit developed at Earlham Institute. 💻🧬 buff.ly/2x3ZGWs #genomics #bioinformatics

Read more about this important paper which indicates a key driving role for Crohn's Lymphoid Aggregates (CLAs) in fibrosis and probably in the chronic inflammatory processes leading up to fibrosis. 👉 edin.ac/415XFsa @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

🆕 New Study: Scientists working on a Gut Cell Atlas have conducted #singlecell #RNAseq on intestinal cells, discovering clusters of immune and endothelial cells localise around scar tissue in the submucosa. 🧬💻 ➡️ buff.ly/0Y9bpZN @uoe-igc.bsky.social @helmsleytrust.bsky.social #CellAtlas #scRNAseq

This will be interesting: Plant pathology research conference with sessions relevant to crop diseases and breeding innovations. 🌱 Plant Pathology 2026 (BSPP Annual Meeting) 📅 8–10 September 2026 📍 Norwich, United Kingdom

Be part of a supportive and engaged community of #singlecell and #spatial scientists! 🧬💻🔎 Early-bird registration is open for the Norwich Single-Cell and Spatial Symposium! Discover the latest methods across diverse living systems. 🌱🧠🐟️ buff.ly/2KvQ3Zv @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social #EISingleCell26

Prof David Richardson from @biouea.bsky.social has been the senior researcher on a study that has uncovered a hidden link between gut health and the immune system – all thanks to a tiny island bird. Read more: https://bit.ly/4cIV4vs #ResearchMatters #NewStudy #GutHealth

🧵 New paper! How does the immune system shape the gut microbiome in wild animals? We studied the Seychelles warbler using shotgun metagenomics to test how variation in MHC genes (key immune genes) influences both the taxonomy and function of gut microbes. rdcu.be/e7Wxv Here’s what we found 👇

🆕Scientists have uncovered a hidden link between gut health and the immune system – all thanks to a tiny island bird 🐦️ @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social @bioinf.bsky.social buff.ly/gUZdSJ9

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Automation and #EngBio in Plant & Microbial Sciences this week, showcasing the role of #Biofoundries in high-throughput experiments.

An exciting new paper from our very own @chuenlee.bsky.social: "How does the immune system shape the gut microbiome in wild animals?" Well done, Chuen! #UEAScience

Applications for EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships 2027 now open.   This is an exciting opportunity for academia-industry collaboration on ambitious research that aims to create long-term prosperity for the UK.   More on how to apply, and join our webinar on 19 March: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

Applications are open for a @blackinplantsci.bsky.social Summer Studentship to work with @sarah-guiziou.bsky.social on building and testing #engineered #DNA recorders for plant cell lineage tracing in Arabidopsis thaliana. buff.ly/nlfl6sw #enbio

Interested in the Future Leaders Fellowship Scheme? Join our upcoming webinars to learn more about the scheme, application process and what support is available. 24 March: webinar for host organisations 26 March: webinar for applicants Register via the ‘additional information’ section ⬇️

FAIR data matters — but where do you start? Join the inaugural BioFAIR Showcase to: - Explore emerging services that support research teams - See demos that simplify data management - Connect with collaborators & infrastructure providers 📣 Register your interest: biofair.uk/biofair-annu...

💬 “The symposium has always been a space for early career researchers to present early work, and for people to present preliminary findings." Early-bird tickets and abstract submissions are currently open to join our #SingleCell and #Spatial Symposium in July. 👉 buff.ly/2KvQ3Zv 💻🧬

New for 2026, register your interest for our course 'Single-cell long-read bioinformatics: from data generation to visualisation', providing comprehensive end-to-end training on how to perform and analyse data from #longread #singlecell #RNA-seq experiments. 📅 17-19 November 2026

PhD position in our lab - 4-year funded by BBSRC and @nrpdtp.bsky.social in collaboration with @earlhaminst.bsky.social and Inspiralis Ltd. Open to UK fee qualifying students - UK citizens and citizens of Ireland (residency requirement), etc biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/how...