Andrew Chapple
andrewchapple.bsky.social
Andrew Chapple
@andrewchapple.bsky.social
Communications manager for the @quadraminstitute.bsky.social, part-time quiz setter & Argyle fan living in Norfolk
When you leave the restaurant but are still hungry
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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How does your Christmas Dinner shape your gut, brain and immunity? 🎄🍽️

Join us for Feast for Thought – a festive deep dive for all with short talks and questions on food & health!

📅 11th Dec, 7pm-8pm
🎟️ Book now: feast-for-thought.eventbrite.com

#GutHealth #BrainFood #ChristmasDinner
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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🆕 Vacancy! We are looking for an exceptional scientist with a research focus on nutrition and microbiome-based interventions for the prevention and management of obesity to join our Food, Microbiome and Health research programme.

💷 Competitive
🗓️ Apply by 18 January 2026
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Live within 40 miles of Norwich and think you might be low in vitamin D? 📍

Take part in our study investigating whether tomatoes biofortified through gene editing to be high in vitamin in D can help boost vitamin D levels🌞
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@johninnescentre.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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🆕 We're part of a major new project aiming to understand exactly what makes some bacteria resistant to antibiotics.
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Quadram joins world-class team to unlock secrets of antimicrobial resistance - Quadram Institute
The project is being led by the University of Birmingham, and funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, through its Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) grants scheme.…
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November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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🆕 @gabastorga.bsky.social , a social media creator and Quadram Institute microbiologist secured the top-spot in the Books and Learning category at the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025 ✨
Science communicator Gabriel Astorga wins at the UK and Ireland TikTok Awards - Quadram Institute
Gab Astorga, a social media creator and Quadram Institute microbiologist secured the top-spot in the Books and Learning category at the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025. Now in its second year, the…
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November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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📻 Tune into BBC Radio Norfolk at 2.35pm today to hear Professor Martin Warren talk about our ViTaL D study investigating whether John Innes Centre biofortified tomatoes developed through gene editing to be high in vitamin D leads to higher levels of active vitamin D in the blood 🍅
Radio Norfolk - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to Radio Norfolk on BBC Sounds
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November 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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🆕 Quadram Institute researchers brief MPs and Peers on health impacts of hidden hunger
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Quadram Institute researchers brief MPs and Peers on health impacts of hidden hunger - Quadram Institute
Professor Martin Warren, Dr Maria Traka, Dr Emma Webb and Dr Laura Bardon, met with Members of Parliament and Peers in Westminster on Tuesday, 4 November to present their latest insights on…
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November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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📣The second Biofortification Hub Community Meeting "Biofortification: From Science to Society" organised by by the University of Aberdeen @rowettinstitute.bsky.social is happening next March

Submit abstractsfor talks and abstracts now
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@johninnescentre.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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🆕 Dr Naiara Beraza from the Quadram Institute is part of an innovative new project developing an interconnected multi-organ platform that replicates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Quadram joins new initiative to develop liver disease models and reduce animal research - Quadram Institute
Quadram is part of an innovative new project developing a liver disease model that will reduce reliance on animal testing
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November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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📰Norfolk volunteers sought to eat gene-edited tomato soup🍅

Our ViTaL-D study investigating 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, featured in the EDP⤵️
Volunteers sought for vital scientific trial which involves eating tomato SOUP
Almost 80 Norfolk volunteers are wanted to eat tomato soup in one of the first human trials of gene-edited food.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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If successful, the ViTaL-D Study would be a step towards using biofortified tomatoes to overcome a growing global problem of vitamin D deficiency 🌎

This step forward is of particular interest to people who follow a plant-based diet because vegan sources of vitamin D are nearly non-existent 🌿
Need a winter warmer? Groundbreaking gene-edited tomato soup trial with higher levels of 'Sunshine' vitamin recruiting now - Quadram Institute
Human trial of gene edited food, to understand whether biofortifying tomatoes in this way leads to higher levels of vitamin D in the blood
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November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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🆕 Blog! Dr Bilal Djeghout explains how he's developed a new kitchen model experiment to study in the lab how Campylobacter spreads in the kitchen 🍴
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From kitchen to infection; The hidden story of Campylobacter in our kitchens - Quadram Institute
Dr Bilal Djeghout explains how he's developed a new kitchen model experiment to study in the lab how Campylobacter spreads in the kitchen
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October 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Gut-immune-brain axis (GIBA) research can...

🧠 Ignite curiosity
❤️ Empower understanding
🤝 Build capacity
📣 Amplify impact

Funds up to £1,000 are available for public engagement, communication and knowledge exchange.

Closing date: 1st December

🔗 www.giba-uk.org/funding-oppo...
October 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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We were delighted to welcome Sir Ian Chapman the new CEO of @ukri.org , together with BBSRC representatives, to Norwich Research Park today hear about our world leading bioscience.

Discover more about our research at the Quadram Institute
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October 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Great to see @steffanaquarone.bsky.social Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk mention us in the House of Commons today and that we’re talking about hidden hunger as part of Evidence Week happening next month.

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October 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Anglian Water dumping sewage into Dickleburgh stream faster than they can pump up their bills, yet again 💩https://theriverstrust.org/sewage-map
October 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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📰 Our building features as a backdrop in Auto Express 🚗 ⤵️
How to make an old car new: choice tech upgrades to transform your ride on the cheap | Auto Express
Can fitting the latest aftermarket infotainment and safety technology give your old car a new lease of life? Well, yes… and no
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October 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Our Colon Model Facility here at the Quadram Institute allows us to mimic the complex conditions of the colon to learn more about the important role of our gut microbiota.
How our Colon Model Facility helps us study gut microbiota - Quadram Institute
Model colon experts, explain the importance of the facility for finding out more about the fascinating world of our gut microbiota
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October 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Jumble sale GOLD! 🎨
October 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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This #WorldFungusDay meet the gut mycobiome, the fungi living in our gut 🔬
What fungi live in the gut? Meet the gut mycobiome - Quadram Institute
Our gastrointestinal tract is teeming with microbes. The fungal component of the microbiome is known as the mycobiome.
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October 4, 2025 at 9:01 AM