- Two new Trustees join Board of Quadram Institute Bioscience
by Ruby O'Grady on October 2, 2025 at 10:20The two new QIB trustees, Professor Maggie Dallman OBE and Professor Gary Frost, are both scientists at Imperial College London. Maggie Dallman is originally an immunologist and has extensive expertise in public engagement with science and […]
- New technique to speed up the design of drugs targeting proteins in the cell membrane
by Ruby O'Grady on September 29, 2025 at 10:35Membrane proteins are involved in a multitude of diseases, from psychiatric disorders to various types of cancer. An international team has developed a new technique that will speed up the design of drugs targeting ion channels, a type of […]
- Need a winter warmer? Groundbreaking gene-edited tomato soup trial with higher levels of ‘Sunshine’ vitamin recruiting now
by Ruby O'Grady on September 23, 2025 at 07:25The ViTaL-D Study will enrol 76 participants with low vitamin D levels, aged over 18 and living within 40 miles of Norwich, who will consume a portion of tomato soup daily for three weeks, to see if this leads to an increase in their blood […]
- Vitamin D3 concentrations are lowered by common vitamin D supplement
by Ruby O'Grady on September 18, 2025 at 15:09Many people take vitamin D supplements to support their bone and immune health and meet the UK government recommendation of 10 micrograms (µg) each day, especially during the winter months. There are two forms of vitamin D supplements […]
- New £644K Microbiome Innovation Network to drive UK Bioscience Research and impact health, food, and environmentsby Ruby O'Grady on September 15, 2025 at 13:34
The Microbiome Innovation Centre at the University of Liverpool, the National Biofilms Innovation Centre, the Quadram Institute, Nottingham Trent University, and the University of Oxford have been awarded a BBSRC Network Grant to establish […]
- New project explores potential of soil microbes to achieve UK net zero goalsby Ruby O'Grady on August 29, 2025 at 14:06
A new collaborative project called ‘OpenLAND: Open evaluation of climate-resilient interventions for land management, soil health and net zero’ has been funded by UKRI. The project brings together partners from all over the UK […]
- Safe Food, Strong Science: UK Research Network Gears Up for Next Phase
by Andrew Chapple on July 30, 2025 at 11:00The Food Safety Research is hosted by the Quadram Institute, and co-led by Dr Matthew Gilmour and Dr Maria Traka, and we’re delighted to have the opportunity to drive forward the next phase of the network as we work together on the […]
- New tool for measuring functional capacity developed
by Andrew Chapple on July 22, 2025 at 11:31Researchers, clinicians and people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis have worked together to develop a new way of measuring functional capacity in this debilitating condition The post New tool for measuring functional capacity developed […]
- Professor Alessia Buscaino to join the Quadram Institute leading research focused on fungi and their role in food and health
by Ruby O'Grady on July 4, 2025 at 11:00Prof Buscaino’s research group is dedicated to understanding the biology of the most common human fungal pathogen, Candida albicans, and to developing fungal-based platforms for producing nutritious, sustainable, and animal-free foods […]
- UK developed cloud computing service dedicated to microbiology builds for the futureby Ruby O'Grady on June 26, 2025 at 11:15
The Cloud Infrastructure for Microbial Bioinformatics (CLIMB) is the world’s only cloud computing service dedicated to microbiology and was developed by UK scientists. Over the past ten years through support from UK Research and […]