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Quadram Institute
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At the forefront of research into food, the gut microbiome, and human health.

Partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience, @nnuh.bsky.social , @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and the Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
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🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to investigate how microbial sulfur and nitrogen metabolism influences host health in the context of protein malnutrition and obesity 🦠

🗓️ Apply by 28 December 2025
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A microscope image of Desulfovibrionaceae with the text "Research Scientist to investigate how microbial sulfur and nitrogen metabolism influences host health in protein malnutrition and obesity, Salary: £37,500 to £45,350, Contract length: 3.5 years, Apply by 28 December 2025."
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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What does a biofilm look like? 🧫

Dr Eleftheria Trampari's photo, titled "Making waves", recently won 3rd prize at the Biofilm Create! Competition 🥉

📸 Zeiss AxioZoom V16 with support from the Advanced Microscopy team

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On the left, the wild-type bacterium Salmonella enterica strain forms an initial, unstructured biofilm that looks like a shade of blue. As genetic changes ripple through the population, we see a more structured, resilient, and visually distinct biofilm pattern on the right that looks like a web of blue on a white background.
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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⏰ Closing soon! We're looking for a Research Scientist to work on novel platforms for sustainable myco-food production and precision fermentation.

💷 £37,500 to £40,240
🗓️ Apply by 30 November 2025
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A social card with images of plant based sausages on a lentil based dish and the text "Research Scientist, to work on novel platforms for sustainable myco-food production and precision fermentation. Salary: £37,500 to £40,240, Contract length: 18 months, Apply by 30 November 2025"
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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⏰ Closing soon! We're looking for a Research Scientist to explore the impact of novel carbohydrate containing foods on the gut microbiome and on health.

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 30 November 2025
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A microscopy photo of starch granules with the text "To explore the impact of novel carbohydrate containing foods on the gut microbiome and on health, Salary: £37,500 to £45,350, Contract length: 2.5 years, Apply by 30 November 2025"
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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⏰ Closing soon! We're looking for a Research Scientist to undertake research projects which advance our understanding of the microbiome-gut-brain axis and its role in ageing 🧠

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 November 2025
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A social card with an image of the gut and brain and the text "Research Scientist to undertake research projects on understanding the microbiome-gut-brain axis and its role in ageing. Salary: £37,500 to £45,350, Contract length: 4.5 years, Apply by 28 November 2025."
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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⏰ Closing soon! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to establish gut-brain/gut-CNS microfluidic chip systems to enable the study of the role of microbial products in regulating gut-immune-CNS communication 🔬

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 November 2025
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A photo of organ on chip technology with the text "Research Scientist, to establish gut-brain/gut-CNS microfluidic chip systems. Salary: 27 months, Apply by 28 November 2025"
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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⏰ Applications closing soon!

The Norwich Research Park’s Doctoral Training Partnership @nrpdtp.bsky.social offers talented biosciences graduates an opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary research environment and join a vibrant student community.

📅 Apply by 2 December

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Someone wearing a Quadram Institute lab coat pipetting
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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🆕 We’re looking for a Summer Intern to generate microscopy videos of bacteria bursting in response to administering antibiotics as part of a public education video on the uses of antibiotics and risks of misuse 🔬

🗓️ Apply by 5 January 2026
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Vacancy graphic showing a microbial microscopy image on a computer. The text reads "Bursting Bugs Summer Internship. To generate microscopy videos of bacteria bursting in response to administering antibiotics. Salary: £3,270 total. Contract length: 5 weeks. Apply by 5 January 2026."
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Would you like to give a talk or poster at the second Biofortification Hub Community Meeting "Biofortification: From Science to Society"?🌱

Submit abstractsfor talks and abstracts by 21 December
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A social card with photos of someone harvesting salad greens and someone holding a sandwich and the text "Biofortification: From Science to Society, Community Meeting, 19 to 20 March 2026, University of Aberdeen, Submit abstracts now"
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 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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A photo of the Quadram Institute building with the text "Group Leader, with a research focus on nutrition and microbiome-based interventions for the prevention and management of obesity. Salary: Competitive, Contract length: Indefinite, Apply by 18 January 2026."
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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Vitamin D enriched tomato growing on a plant
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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This Research Scientist position with @buscainolab.bsky.social offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in fungal biology and sustainable food innovation.

💷 £37,500 to £40,240
🗓️ Apply by 30 November 2025
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A social card with images of plant based sausages on a lentil based dish and the text "Research Scientist, to work on novel platforms for sustainable myco-food production and precision fermentation. Salary: £37,500 to £40,240, Contract length: 18 months, Apply by 30 November 2025"
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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⏰ Closing soon! We’re looking for a Microbiome Project Scientist to join the Laboratory of @bioinf.bsky.social to characterise microbiomes, working with human samples, DNA extractions and sequencing library preparations 🧬

💷 £28,890 to £32,100
🗓️ Apply by 25 November 2025
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A social card with a digital illustration of the gut microbiome with the text "Microbiome Project Scientist, to characterise microbiomes, working with human samples, DNA extractions and sequencing library preparations. Salary: £28,890 to £32,100, Contract length: 7 months, Apply by 25 November"
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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The role will use animal models, multiomics, immunoassays, imaging, & functional analyses to identify beneficial microbial agents which, in FMT studies, have been shown to delay or protect against age-related decline in the brain🧠

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 November 2025
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A social card with an image of the gut and brain and the text "Research Scientist to undertake research projects on understanding the microbiome-gut-brain axis and its role in ageing. Salary: £37,500 to £45,350, Contract length: 4.5 years, Apply by 28 November 2025."
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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📺 Last night ITV Anglia News featured social media creator and Quadram Institute microbiologist @gabastorga.bsky.social reflecting on his recent Tik Tok Award and using social media to showcase science and diverse voices

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Gab Astorga on ITV Anglia news
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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📺 @gabastorga.bsky.social , a social media creator and Quadram Institute microbiologist was on BBC News last night talking about his recent TikTok Award in the Books and Learning category.

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Gab Astorga speaking on BBC news
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Are you an enthusiastic researcher interested in culturing fungi and using amplicon sequencing to characterise microbiomes? Check out our current vacancy ⤵️

💷 £28,890 to £32,100
🗓️ Apply by 25 November 2025
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A social card with a digital illustration of the gut microbiome with the text "Microbiome Project Scientist, to characterise microbiomes, working with human samples, DNA extractions and sequencing library preparations. Salary: £28,890 to £32,100, Contract length: 7 months, Apply by 25 November"
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Are you a highly motivated scientist with an awarded, or soon to be awarded, PhD in Biology/Molecular Cell biology/Immunology/Neurobiology or a related discipline?

Check out our current vacancy ⤵️

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 November 2025
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A photo of organ on chip technology with the text "Research Scientist, to establish gut-brain/gut-CNS microfluidic chip systems. Salary: 27 months, Apply by 28 November 2025"
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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🆕 Every Person Counts in a Fair Transition to Net Zero: A UK Food Lens Towards Safeguarding Against Nutritional Vulnerability🔎

Last year with the @nutritionorguk.bsky.social our Food and Nutrition NBRI team hosted a multidisciplinary roundtable on the topic🌎

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November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Are you an enthusiastic Research Scientist with a background in dietary fibre, gut health or gut microbiology?

Check out our current vacancy ⤵️

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 30 November 2025
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A microscopy photo of starch granules with the text "To explore the impact of novel carbohydrate containing foods on the gut microbiome and on health, Salary: £37,500 to £45,350, Contract length: 2.5 years, Apply by 30 November 2025"
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Do you have (or are close to completing) a PhD in Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, or a related discipline?

Check out our current vacancy ⤵️

💷 £37,500 to £40,240
🗓️ Apply by 30 November 2025
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A social card with images of plant based sausages on a lentil based dish and the text "Research Scientist, to work on novel platforms for sustainable myco-food production and precision fermentation. Salary: £37,500 to £40,240, Contract length: 18 months, Apply by 30 November 2025"
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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✅ Are you aged over 18?
✅ Live within 40 miles of Norwich?
✅Think you might be low in vitamin D?

Join the ViTaL-D study and help us understand if John Innes Centre tomatoes biofortified through gene editing could help boost vitamin D levels 🍅

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Hands holding vitamin D enriched tomatoes
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to join the Laboratory of Dr Chris Quince based at the Quadram Institute and @earlhaminst.bsky.social in the Food, Microbiome and Health programme 🔬

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 30 November 2025
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A social card with an illustration of DNA and the text "Research Scientist, to develop new experimental methods to better understand horizontal gene transfer in the gut microbiome, salary: £37,500 to £43,350, Contract length: 2 years, Apply by 30 November 2025."
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to establish gut-brain/gut-CNS microfluidic chip systems to enable the study of the role of microbial products in regulating gut-immune-CNS communication 🔬

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 November 2025
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A photo of organ on chip technology with the text "Research Scientist, to establish gut-brain/gut-CNS microfluidic chip systems. Salary: 27 months, Apply by 28 November 2025"
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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🆕 Vacancy! We're looking for a Research Scientist to undertake research projects which advance our understanding of the microbiome-gut-brain axis and its role in ageing 🧠

💷 £37,500 to £45,350
🗓️ Apply by 28 November 2025
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A social card with an image of the gut and brain and the text "Research Scientist to undertake research projects on understanding the microbiome-gut-brain axis and its role in ageing. Salary: £37,500 to £45,350, Contract length: 4.5 years, Apply by 28 November 2025."
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM