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Falk Hildebrand

@bioinf.bsky.social

Bioinformatician, Quadram & Earlham Institute, Norwich, loves when programs break .. not

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Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Linking antimicrobial resistance, climate warming, and carbon use efficiency in Arctic soils (HERNANDEZ-GARCIA_UEA_ARIES26) at University of East Anglia, listed on FindAPhD.com

PhD opportunity to work in my lab at UEA, together with @drbradbrad.bsky.social and Marc Dumont โ€œLinking AMR, global warming and CUE in deglaciated soilsโ€

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

07.10.2025 06:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

06.10.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41031    ๐Ÿ” 9701    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1859    ๐Ÿ“Œ 824

Interested in modelling metabolism from food -> gut microbiome -> blood ? 5 days left to apply for a fully funded position to investigate this. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

25.09.2025 08:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Soil Microbiomes

Applications close soon for a postdoctoral researcher to join Dr Falk Hildebrand and Dr Chris Quince at the Earlham Institute, looking at microbial perspectives into land use & climate scenarios.

buff.ly/wR1Ym1z

#SoilHealth #Microbial #SciJobs @bioinf.bsky.social

15.09.2025 13:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We want to explore the metabolic interactions among gut bacteria, when the human host eats different foods - maybe this explain partly the Enterosignature structure?
Please do apply for our bioinformatic post to explore this question in metagenomes: jobs.quadram.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

13.09.2025 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Earlham Institute

Only 5 days left to apply for our Soil metagenomics position: estimating the impact microbiomes in restored agricultural sites can have on climate change (closing 19th Sep):
jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

12.09.2025 12:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How do you long-read sequence metagenomes? I would argue it starts with the right sample storage & DNA extraction, to enable efficient @nanoporetech.com /@pacbio.bsky.social sequencing, which we investigated in our new paper: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Massive thanks to Klara for driving this

09.09.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New project explores potential of soil microbes to achieve UK net zero goals How does different land uses impact soil microbes and their contribution to carbon storage?

Researchers at the Earlham Institute and @quadraminstitute.bsky.social are studying the role of #soil #microbes in carbon storage, and how different land uses impact these communities. ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ’ป๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿงฌ

๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/5f1Eo64

@bioinf.bsky.social @tyndallcentre.bsky.social

26.08.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New project explores potential of soil microbes to achieve UK net zero goals - Quadram Institute Researchers are combining the latest science in climate forecasting and soil science to understand how land use management could enable soil carbon storage

๐Ÿ†• New project explores potential of soil microbes to achieve UK net zero goals

Providing expertise in cutting edge methodologies for studying microbes, @bioinf.bsky.social and Dr Chris Quince, Group Leaders at the Quadram Institute & Earlham Institute, will together explore key research questions.

29.08.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of a network with the text "Metagenomics Research Scientist, to join Falk Hildebrand's group to study the diet impact on the gastrointestinal microbiome. Salary: ยฃ37,500 to ยฃ42,000, Contract length: 2.5 years, Apply by 30 September 2025"

An illustration of a network with the text "Metagenomics Research Scientist, to join Falk Hildebrand's group to study the diet impact on the gastrointestinal microbiome. Salary: ยฃ37,500 to ยฃ42,000, Contract length: 2.5 years, Apply by 30 September 2025"

๐Ÿ†• Vacancy! Weโ€™re looking for a #Metagenomics Research Scientist to join the Laboratory of Dr Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social to study diet impact on the gastrointestinal microbiome.

๐Ÿ’ท ยฃ37,500 - ยฃ42,000
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Apply by 30 September 2025
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03.09.2025 11:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Quadram Institute

Last two days to apply for postdoc in my lab, a bioinformatic post to model metabolite fluxes in the gut microbiome during different diets:
jobs.quadram.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

23.07.2025 09:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Garud Lab

I am seeking a postdoc for my group at UCLA. We work at the intersection of population genetics x microbiome (garud.eeb.ucla.edu). If interested, please message me!

22.07.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 86    ๐Ÿ” 100    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

We are on the lookout for postdocs for two different projects at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and the human microbiome.

See thread for more information and reach out!

22.07.2025 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103    ๐Ÿ” 116    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

A vacancy in @bioinf.bsky.social team -2.5 year post on food-associated changes in gut microbiomes.... please see original post for more details

27.06.2025 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love that coffee from bluebear

27.06.2025 08:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A prebiotic dietary pilot intervention restores faecal metabolites and may be neuroprotective in Parkinsonโ€™s Disease - npj Parkinson's Disease npj Parkinson's Disease - A prebiotic dietary pilot intervention restores faecal metabolites and may be neuroprotective in Parkinsonโ€™s Disease

(Figure from www.nature.com/articles/s41... as an exemplary analysis target for this post)
@quadraminstitute.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social

27.06.2025 08:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fig from https://www.nature.com/articles/s41531-025-00885-5

Fig from https://www.nature.com/articles/s41531-025-00885-5

Happy to announce that we have a new 2.5 year post on food-associated changes in gut microbiomes. We are looking for a strong bioinformatician with experience in metagenomics, metabolic modelling, functional genomics, system biology. (application deadline 20.7.25)
quadram.ac.uk/vacancies/me...

27.06.2025 08:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Researchers find new way to detect early signs of pancreatic cancer The discovery could transform outcomes for thousands of patients

๐Ÿ†• Researchers find new way to detect early signs of pancreatic cancer

๐Ÿ“ฐ Dr Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.socialโ€ฌ and Daisuke Suzuki's Conversation article featured in @the-independent.comโ€ฌ โคต๏ธ
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26.06.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

2.5 year postdoctoral vacancy in my group: buff.ly/NGi1dUn
Deadline: 11th July

This position is mostly about understanding gut microbial interactions with diet & the body through tracing/modelling metabolic processes. Will rely on metagenomics & machine learning, including other *omics approaches.

26.06.2025 09:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A digital illustration of globules in the gut and the text "Metagenomics Research Scientist, to join Falk Hildebrand's group to study the exchange of metabolites between gut microbes and their host. Salary: ยฃ36,720 to ยฃ42,000, Contract length: 2.5 years, Apply by 11 July 2025"

A digital illustration of globules in the gut and the text "Metagenomics Research Scientist, to join Falk Hildebrand's group to study the exchange of metabolites between gut microbes and their host. Salary: ยฃ36,720 to ยฃ42,000, Contract length: 2.5 years, Apply by 11 July 2025"

๐Ÿ†• Vacancy! We are looking for a Metagenomics Research Scientist to join the laboratory of Dr @bioinf.bsky.socialโ€ฌ to study the exchange of metabolites between gut microbes and their host

๐Ÿ’ท ยฃ36,720 to ยฃ42,000
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Apply by 11 July 2025
โžก๏ธ buff.ly/NGi1dUn

17.06.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Quadram Institute

Happy to announce that we have an open PDRA position in my lab, that will be about a) soil metagenomics b) green house gases c) Archaea d) combine metaGenomics with metaTranscriptomics.
Apply by 8th July 25
jobs.quadram.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
@quadraminstitute.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social

06.06.2025 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Genomics of hostโ€“microbiome interactions in humans Nature Reviews Genetics - In this Review, Ferretti et al. discuss advances in our understanding of interactions between the human genome and the microbiome, including the effects of the microbiome...

Interested in microbiome GWAS and heritability studies? Check out our new Review in Nature Reviews Genetics! We explore key findings, challenges, and future directions of the field.
rdcu.be/epoRR

@blekhman.bsky.social @sambhawa.bsky.social and Dr. Kelsey Johnson.

04.06.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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After much work, we have finally published our KSGP 16S reference database paper: academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
KSGP is GTDB taxonomy compliant, has >= 4x more Archaea/Bacteria assignments than SILVA or Greengenes2, and allows better filtering of mitochondrial mis-amplicons.

04.06.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A digital illustration of the gut microbiome with the text "Group Leader in Functional Microbiome Research to help deliver world-class research on precision microbiome ex vivo assays and precision microbiome intervention trials. Salary: Competitive, Contract length: Permanent, Apply by 28 May 2025"

A digital illustration of the gut microbiome with the text "Group Leader in Functional Microbiome Research to help deliver world-class research on precision microbiome ex vivo assays and precision microbiome intervention trials. Salary: Competitive, Contract length: Permanent, Apply by 28 May 2025"

๐Ÿ†• Vacancy! We are looking for a Group Leader in Functional Microbiome Research to join the laboratory of Professor @dfigeys.bsky.social

๐Ÿ’ท Competitive
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Apply by 28 May 2025
โžก๏ธ buff.ly/Kef1N76

08.05.2025 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Metagenomics This post is part of the OpenCLIM_LANDS project, that aims at providing the insights needed to put the UK on a path to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

๐Ÿ†• Applications are open for a #postdoc to join @bioinf.bsky.social at the Earlham Institute and @quadraminstitute.bsky.social. The role will study how #soil #microbes establish and maintain healthy #biodiverse communities, and how are these impacted by different land use scenarios.

#metagenomics

08.05.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Open postdoc position in my lab @earlhaminst.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social
We will generate large-scale soil metagenomes to research the impact of agriculture on healthy soil microbiomes, developing strategies to increase carbon retention: jobs.earlham.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
Please RT

07.05.2025 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Congratulations Aimee, very well deserved!

17.04.2025 11:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only a few days left to apply for our PhD position

11.04.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomes - Microbiome This editorial piece co-authored by the Senior Editors at Microbiome aims to highlight current challenges in the field of environmental and host-associated microbiome research. We also take the opport...

New editorial at Microbiome ๐Ÿฆ  !
Co-authored by the Senior Editors, it aims to highlight current challenges in the field of environmental and host-associated microbiome research and provides a blueprint for contemporary studies of the microbiomes.
microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

08.04.2025 09:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomes - Microbiome This editorial piece co-authored by the Senior Editors at Microbiome aims to highlight current challenges in the field of environmental and host-associated microbiome research. We also take the opport...

Here the Senior Editors at Microbiome share their thoughts on current challenges and misconceptions in microbiome research ๐Ÿค— doi.org/10.1186/s401...

08.04.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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