by Andrew Chapple on December 18, 2019 at 09:00

Despite continued history as one of the major water-related diseases, much is still unknown about the biology of the bacterial agent of typhoid fever, Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), particularly […]

by Andrew Chapple on December 17, 2019 at 09:21

Leading researchers from the Quadram Institute and the University of East Anglia (UEA) have been awarded £100,000 by charity Breast Cancer Now to investigate whether bacteria in the gut could be manipulated to help prevent the spread […]

by Andrew Chapple on December 16, 2019 at 16:00

By harnessing next generation sequencing techniques, the team from the Quadram Institute and the Earlham Institute (EI) have shown that they can rapidly and reliably identify the microbes present in a preterm baby’s stool sample that […]

by Andrew Chapple on December 10, 2019 at 09:58

A team of scientists from the Norwich Research Park have applied network analysis to the study of cells in the gut that are crucial to health. By employing their methods to organoids grown from human gut cells, they hope to disentangle the […]

by Andrew Chapple on December 7, 2019 at 15:52

Dr Lindsay Hall has received the Wain Medal from the University of Kent. The accolade is annually given to an outstanding UK-based young scientist doing research in biochemistry. The University of Kent established the annual medal and […]

by Andrew Chapple on December 2, 2019 at 09:28

UK Charity Invest in ME Research is pledging £500,000 for continued research into the disease myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME or ME/CFS) in Norwich Research Park, UK (NRP). This major investment builds on the foundations already made […]

by Andrew Chapple on November 28, 2019 at 09:57

The first babies have been born to mothers participating in the PEARL Study. This landmark study at the Quadram Institute aims to understand how the transmission of beneficial microbes from mother to baby affects health. Mothers less than […]

by Andrew Chapple on November 21, 2019 at 10:36

Dr Alison Mather has been recognised at the Medical Research Foundation’s third annual Emerging Leaders Prize, that celebrates outstanding scientists who are making a significant impact in the fight against antimicrobial resistance […]

by Andrew Chapple on November 11, 2019 at 20:10

Quadram Institute scientists have contributed to new research led by the University of East Anglia that shows how the human body powers its emergency response to salmonella infection. A study, published in the journal PNAS, reveals how […]

by Andrew Chapple on November 5, 2019 at 12:08

Boosting the milk of premature babies with healthy bacteria may have helped halve the number of serious gut problems and infections, according to new research led by the Norfolk and Norwich Univeristy Hospital. Researchers at NNUH, the […]