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🆕 We highlight how our world-leading bioscience both in the lab and through human studies is helping answer key questions about women’s health buff.ly/b7QjO0w

Both caffeinated and decaf coffee altered gut bacteria in ways linked to better mood and lower stress. Decaf even improved learning and memory, while caffeine boosted focus and reduced anxiety.

Thanks to our local MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social , who visited our clinical research and human studies teams who carried out the Vital-D study investigating the impact of eating @JohnInnesCentre Vitamin D biofortified tomatoes on levels of vitamin D in the blood ➡️ buff.ly/apjriQ9

Don’t miss Amanda Hughes at #ASGCT where she’ll discuss how direct, real-time analysis of mRNA using Oxford Nanopore technology can reduce reliance on multiple assays and significantly speed up testing timelines for mRNA QC. https://bit.ly/4eqaZjl #ASGCT2026

🆕 Dr Aimée Parker's research on microbial modulation for healthy ageing featured in BBC Science Focus Magazine ⤵️

⏰ Closing soon We’re looking for a Research Scientist (Metaproteomics) to join Dr Kai Cheng's group to develop and apply computational and analytical methods for metaproteomics 💻️ 💷 £37,500 to £45,350 🗓️ Apply by 6 May ➡️ buff.ly/8sZPg1T

🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a discovery-focused Research Scientist to join the research group of Dr Matthew Gilmour 🧪 💷 £37,500 to £45,350 🗓️ Apply by 15 May 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/545fWjs

Based on genome sequence data generated by the Quadram Institute, the researchers found 4 out of 5 Campylobacter infections are associated with poultry meat. Resistance to some classes of antibiotics has also increased 🧬

ICYMI 📻 Catch up on yesterday’s BBC Radio 4 World at One programme - Sarah Montague caught up with JIC's Dr Elizabeth Orton to hear about the process she has refined to speed up ash seed germination, from years in nature down to a week in the lab (from 39:20): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Great visit to the Biological Research Centre of Szeged in (a very happy) Hungary - excellent discussions on fungal developmental biology with László Nagy and team.

🆕 Sequencing data generated in the Quadram Institute showed that 4 out 5 Campylobacter infections in the UK are associated with poultry meat 🧬 buff.ly/D1WFzh2

🆕 Blog! Research Scientist Dr Martina Vidmar and PhD Student Stefan Harper reflect on a recent trip to Nepal collaborating with local researchers to share DNA sequencing expertise and learn more about the microbiomes of fermented foods 🦠 ➡️ buff.ly/asO7iBP

Recalls for #subs, #sandwiches issued over #listeria concerns ... | #bacteria | #Canada | #pathogen | #microbiology | Via ctvnews .ca

This position focuses on the development and application of computational and analytical methods for metaproteomics, including peptide & protein identification, taxonomic and functional profiling, & integration with other omics data 💷 £37,500 to £45,350 🗓️ Apply by 29 April 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/TwJBqNo

Did you know chocolate is a source of polyphenols? 🍫 These naturally occurring, plant-derived bioactive compounds have been linked in epidemiological studies to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease for people who consume polyphenol-rich diets. ➡️ buff.ly/pgpS53E

The Green Status Assessment, which measures what that might lead to the recovery of an endangered species, has just been published for Ctenella chagius as 'Critically Depleted' for this endangered species. Find out more here: www.iucnredlist.org/species/1337... 📷 Bry Wilson 🦑

🆕 We're pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Matthew Gilmour as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) following a competitive external competition. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/Ra5OEeL

Day 3 of AMR of Bacterial Pathogens - Africa course at NICD Johannesburg. Split day into the lab for AMR disk testing, MICs and broth micro-dilution. On the computers and lectures on online and command line AMR tools, MLST and phylogeny. Busy day! @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @engagewcs.bsky.social

Alessia Buscaino describing the evoluytion of commensalism and pathogenesis in Candida albicans and the potential role of RNAi #CMINorwich26 @quadraminstitute.bsky.social

🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Laboratory Support Technician to join our Science Operations team 🥼 💷 £24,250 to £26,500 🗓️ Apply by 31 March 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/tsGFmvC

Microbiome stability in wild and rehabilitated insectivorous bats revealed by shotgun metagenomics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Advance notice: Will be de-rigging the cameras today as hedgehog corner is being revamped over the next few days. Taking out a raised bed and putting in a wildlife-friendly pond. We’ll still be feeding the hedgehogs (and one cat) but cameras will be offline.

⏰ Closing soon! We’re looking for an ambitious and collaborative Group Leader or Career Track Group Leader to pioneer the development of next-generation microbiome assays and model systems 💷 Competitive 🗓️ Apply by 15 February 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/W3Sphca

⏰ Closing soon! We are looking for a Senior Research Scientist to support with day-to-day running of @dfigeys.bsky.social lab, including line management of staff, overseeing budgets, and leading the scientific direction. 💷 £45,450 to £56,750 🗓️ Apply by 15 February 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/juVfDq7

How’s your day going? My Saturday morning currently involves a game of escape and evasion from the resident tortoise, Carlos. He loves to have sex with my boots. Which is quite annoying.

⏰ Closing soon! We are looking for a Research Scientist (Bioinformatics) to join @buscainolab.bsky.social to work on the interplay between Candida albicans and gut bacterial adaptation, with a focus on RNA interference. 💷 £37,500 to £45,350 🗓️ Apply by 8 February 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/EHV7N3I

Nice to see solid genetic tool development being published in Microbiology @microbiologysociety.org 'Improving a Tn7-based luciferase reporter system for promoter activity studies' www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

A new study published in the journal @natmicrobiol.nature.com shows that identical bacterial strains occur in both the mouth and gut of patients with advanced chronic liver disease and also reveals a mechanism by which oral bacteria affect gut health.

A New Cost Effective, Simplified Workflow for Transposon Insertion Sequencing (TIS) doi.org/10.64898/202... Large scale genomic rearrangements in selected Arabidopsis thaliana T-DNA lines are caused by T-DNA insertion mutagenesis doi.org/10.1101/2021... #Genomics #Bioinformatics

A New Cost Effective, Simplified Workflow for Transposon Insertion Sequencing (TIS) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.23.699905v1

🆕 Vacancy! We are looking for a Research Scientist to join an exciting multipartner consortium in the END2AMR project to help develop novel antimicrobials using high throughput transposon mutagenesis. 💷 £37,500 to £45,350 🗓️ Apply by 28 January 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/8iXH22u

⏰ Closing soon! We are looking for a Group Leader with a focus on nutrition and microbiome-based interventions for the prevention and management of obesity to join our Food, Microbiome and Health research programme as a Group Leader. 💷 Competitive 🗓️ Apply by 18 January 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/5CIkq6J

🆕 Our scientists and those @johninnescentre.bsky.social are launching one of the first human trials of gene edited food, to understand whether biofortifying tomatoes in this way leads to higher levels of vitamin D in the blood after people have eaten them 🍅

The Best Practice in Microbiome Research presents protocols covering the design of ethical, inclusive studies, sample collection and genomic sequencing, bioinformatics processing of data and statistical analysis.

The END2AMR consortium will focus on chronic and drug-resistant infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which are responsible for significant global morbidity and mortality.

Supported by £2.7 million of funding from Wellcome’s Biology of Fungal Adaptation programme, a five-year research project leverages a network of leading international experts from the Quadram Institute, @dunnschool.bsky.social and @monashuniversity.bsky.social.

Be part of research at the Quadram Institute! We’re running the ViTaL-D study to investigate whether @johninnescentre.bsky.social biofortified tomatoes developed through gene editing to be high in vitamin D leads to higher levels of active vitamin D in the blood 🍅 ➡️ buff.ly/gm0zYtx

Congrats @efosternyarko.bsky.social and team for this great work building capacity for public health genomics to investigate cholera and other enteric bacteria, across Africa 👏 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

🆕 New project uncovering the role of a molecular switch in Candida albicans infections. Professor @buscainolab.bsky.social will lead a new study investigating how fungi adapt to life in the human gut, to address the growing global health challenge of fungal infections. buff.ly/FGzNwWS

Congratulations to our Zimbabwean research collaborator Dr Tapfumanei Mashe for winning two awards at the 2025 Africa Health Excellence Awards in Durban, South Africa for Community Builder of the Year & Honorary Health Researcher of the Year. Read more about our collaboration ➡️ buff.ly/4fJ87VQ

Strengthen your #fungal genome analysis using genomics tools and databases! #Fungal26 Join our experts online for Fungal Pathogen Genomics 2026. 🗓️ Dates: 1-5 June 2026, UK time zone Financial assistance is available 💰 📩 Apply by 16 March to be considered 📎 bit.ly/4oucSxq#fungal#Fungal26🖥️🧬🧫 #Genomics

30 years ago to the day I walked into Norwich Research Park, UK. 6 years at @thesainsburylab.bsky.social then 8 years at @johninnescentre.bsky.social then 8 years at @earlhaminst.bsky.social, and finally @quadraminstitute.bsky.social where I am today. That’s a hell of a lot of DNA Sequencing!

It's the last few days to apply for this #PhDposition starting in Oct 2026 in the @langridgelab.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social. Apply by 2 Dec if you have ever wondered what happens if bacteria follow the rules of life, but in a different order? 🤔 this could be the project for you🦠🧬🧩

"These findings reinforce the urgent need to understand how drugs and other xenobiotics affect the gut microbiome." 💬 Our Director, Professor @dfigeys.bsky.social

“We are hugely excited to be part of this award, which will deliver fundamental new knowledge about a super important aspect of bacterial biology.” 💬 Professor @webberma.bsky.social buff.ly/dpm22l5

Exciting day at London’s Science Museum for the #InnovationforGrowth meeting where we’re showing off AirSeq technology from @earlhaminst.bsky.social and @nhm.org Meeting organised by @ukri.org to highlight the importance of research and innovation for economic growth.

🆕 Blog! This #BiofilmsWeek we catch up with Dr Heather Felgate to discover how studying the biofilms of Shewanella oneidensis and Geobacter sulfurreducens bacteria could help clean up metals from wastewater 🦠 buff.ly/q21zHkI