- Quadram scientists inform new UK Innovate report on bacteriophagesby Andrew Stronach on September 6, 2024 at 10:21
Dr Evelien Adriaenssens, bacteriophage research group leader at the Quadram Institute, has helped inform a new UKRI Innovate UK report setting out how the UK could make much better use of bacteriophages or phage-based technologies to help […]
- Quadram Institute’s Heritage Open Day will uncover hidden worlds of health, food and microbesby Andrew Chapple on September 3, 2024 at 08:43
From 10am to 3pm, the free event will let you discover the hidden worlds of health, food and microbes. The event is part of the nationwide Heritage Open Days, and this year marks the sixtieth anniversary of food research in Norwich. It is […]
- BBSRC Discovery fellowship for Lizbeth Sayavedraby Ruby O'Grady on August 23, 2024 at 13:28
Dr Sayavedra is one of 15 promising researchers around the UK to be awarded BBSRC fellowships and she will be researching nitrogen fixation in the human gut by sulphate-reducing bacteria. “It’s a real honour to be awarded this BBSRC […]
- Study in Norwich recruiting volunteers to test health benefits of a pomegranate extractby Ruby O'Grady on August 13, 2024 at 11:25
The TESSA study aims to understand how a pomegranate extract can change the production of compounds associated with increased heart disease risk. The TESSA study team is looking for 40 people whose diets include meat to take part in the […]
- AMAST Network launches to battle AMR in the agrifood systemby Andrew Chapple on July 23, 2024 at 11:01
AMAST – the AMR in Agrifood Systems Transdisciplinary Network is to understand and tackle how antimicrobial resistance impacts UK food production from farm to fork. The post AMAST Network launches to battle AMR in the agrifood system […]
- SKAN Research Trust and Quadram to Develop Novel Microbial Therapiesby Andrew Chapple on June 13, 2024 at 14:11
SKAN Research Trust, promoted by Indian entrepreneur Mr. Ashok Soota, and UK-based Quadram Institute Bioscience today announced that they will apply the cutting-edge TraDIS-Xpress platform to study the action of traditional medical […]
- Why we need a 21st Century approach to ensuring food safetyby Andrew Chapple on June 4, 2024 at 06:30
Foodborne illness affected 1 in 10 people globally in 2010, causing over 400,000 deaths. Bacteria have a substantial contribution to this burden. We’ve known for decades what some of the most dangerous bacterial species are and the […]
- Quadram Institute scientists help inform parliamentary select committee on hidden hunger and ultraprocessed foodsby Andrew Stronach on May 30, 2024 at 08:55
The House of Lords select committee issued a call for evidence on food diet and obesity earlier this year. The committee is considering the role of foods, such as ‘ultra-processed foods’ (UPFs) and foods high in fat, sugar and salt […]
- New research to investigate role of gut bacteria in breast cancerby Andrew Chapple on May 29, 2024 at 08:32
Dr Stephen Robinson and his team will investigate the function of gut bacteria in breast cancer, and how we could use it to fight against the disease, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now. Bacteria living in our gut can affect our […]
- Nutritional quality of plant-based products surveyedby Andrew Chapple on May 14, 2024 at 13:00
Researchers from the Quadram Institute have carried out a comprehensive survey of the nutritional quality of plant-based products on sale in the UK. Dr Maria Traka and her team in the Food & Nutrition National Bioscience Research […]