The team at the Quadram Institute on the Norwich Research Park has been shortlisted in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Excellence Awards 2026. The awards final takes place in a ceremony in London on 1 July. The Quadram […]

Metagenomics relies on the use of software programmes called assemblers, which can reconstruct tens of thousands of individual microbial genomes from DNA sequencing of samples such as soil, bodily fluids, or clinical swabs from hospitals. […]

Genome sequencing at the Quadram Institute has helped uncover information about the UK population of Campylobacter, the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis. The new study from the Food Standards Agency’s PATH-SAFE programme […]

Dr Samuel O’Donnell and Dr Alessia Lepore bring expertise on how food environment and processing shape how fungi and bacteria survive and persist along the food chain. Dr Samuel O’Donnell will investigate how changes in their genomes […]

Scientists have drawn inspiration from gut bacteria to suggest a novel way of limiting colon cancer progression The post How gut bacteria could inspire novel colon cancer therapy through glycochemistry appeared first on Quadram Institute.

Professor Lindsay Hall has been elected as a new fellow of the European Academy of Microbiology (EAM), which recognises scientific excellence and long-standing contributions to microbiology The post Professor Lindsay Hall elected Fellow of […]

The CSO role is pivotal to the development of the institute’s scientific strategy and the scientific leadership of the institute. Matthew will now take up the role of CSO and will also continue to lead his research group, focused on […]

Scientists have uncovered a hidden link between gut health and the immune system – thanks to the Seychelles warbler, a small songbird found on Cousin Island in the Seychelles The post Island birds reveal surprising link between immunity […]

The partnership between the John Innes Centre and the Quadram Institute, based at the Norwich Research Park, the University of Bristol, and indoor farm specialists LettUs Grow, harnessed the latest aeroponic techniques to successfully […]

Children undergoing treatment for severe acute malnutrition lack an effective gut microbiome, which impairs their ability to use dietary fibre, hindering their recovery, according to a new study led by the Quadram Institute. By studying […]