Andrew Stronach

Gathering data on the gut microbiome in childhood obesity - Quadram Institute Scientists and clinicians working together on a pioneering project to learn more about the role of gut microbiome in childhood obesity

This #WorldObesityDay discover how our scientists and @nnuh.bsky.social clinicians are working together on a pioneering project to learn more about the role of gut microbiome in childhood obesity ⤵️

Alessia Buscaino describing the evoluytion of commensalism and pathogenesis in Candida albicans and the potential role of RNAi #CMINorwich26 @quadraminstitute.bsky.social

A photo of media in petri dishes being prepared with a quadrangle shape containing the text "Laboratory Support Technician, to provide a high standard of technical support to academic and research staff. Salary: £24,250 to £26,500, Contract length: indefinite, apply by 31 March 2026."

🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Laboratory Support Technician to join our Science Operations team 🥼

💷 £24,250 to £26,500
🗓️ Apply by 31 March 2026
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🆕 Check out the current opportunities at the #BiofortifcationHub including:

💡 Proof of Concept awards
💼 Business Interaction Vouchers

For those working on biofortification in the UK in industry, organisations or academia

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📅 Deadline: 24 April 2026

@johninnescentre.bsky.social

Rogue Brits: Fighting for Putin | The Observer

What leads a kid from Dunblane to go and fight for Russia? Nihilism, being young and daft, and Christian Nationalism. Well worth a listen. Rogue Brits: Fighting for Putin observer.co.uk/listen/the-s...

Sound on for the sweet sweet sound of kitten biscuit crunching 🦔

Domestic abuser convicted of killing wife who jumped from bridge in Scotland Glasgow high court found Lee Milne, from Dundee, guilty of the culpable homicide of Kimberly Milne, 28

There is a special place in hell for these type of men. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

GitHub - AlisonMacFadyen/SCCmecExtractor: Pipeline for extracting SCCmec sequences from Whole Genome Sequencing Data Pipeline for extracting SCCmec sequences from Whole Genome Sequencing Data - AlisonMacFadyen/SCCmecExtractor

Looking forward to the @norwichmicro.bsky.social Annual Conference tomorrow as I will be presenting a poster on my tool: SCCmecExtractor. It is able to extract SCCmec elements from whole genome sequence data for staphylococci and mammaliicocci. #AMR #MGE #MicroSky #MRSA

github.com/AlisonMacFad...

A god level resource!

Was thinking about about some drainage pipe, thanks

So adding a water trough to the entrance to the hedgehog feeding station to prevent cat snaffling the food did work! So far.

The 04:34 hedgehog arrival for a late dinner 🦔

A virus hiding inside bacteria may help explain colorectal cancer Scientists found an unexpected viral hitchhiker lurking inside a common gut bacterium – and it was twice as prevalent in people with colorectal cancer.

A virus hiding inside bacteria may help explain colorectal cancer 🦠

"The broader implication is a shift in how we think about the gut microbiome and its relationship to disease. It may not be enough to ask which bacteria are present."

🗨️ Dr Ryan Cook, Research Scientist

I love the intensity of a hedgehog drinking water. Hydration needs focus. 🦔

Someone is in a real hurry. 🦔

Foreign Office starts planning evacution of thousands of Britons in Middle East About 94,000 nationals thought to be in the region as tensions rise after US-Israeli attacks on Iranian regime

Roughly an eight-hour flight. Plenty of time to discuss people like Isabel Oakeshott's tax status. Their flight can always be rerouted to Rwanda, where I understand there is some very comfortable accommodation, all paid for.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Always

Sunday afternoon Lego building and we are not alone.

Here we go…

My Sunday morning alternative… courtesy of a Belgian genius

Yes! Love the place

We had vouchers given to us as a present!

Breakfast time with @bokarelli.bsky.social today. A little treat.☕️

Eight years ago and my commute to work at the UEA was done right

Oh excellent!

Some hoovering up of floor biscuits as an amuse bouche 🦔

Just some hedgehog noodling about in hedgehog corner. 🦔

Tilly is getting more confident and exploring the house and garden. But not without the odd hiccup.

Join @parker-aim.bsky.social and other experts across the Norwich Research Park in this great course on Histology for Spatial Transcriptomics ⤵️

Norse Group CEO Justin Galliford and marketing manager Clare Jordan stand in front of the Quadram Institute logo alongside Director Daniel Figeys and members of the Food and Nutrition National Bioscience Research Infrastructure team.

Delighted to have welcomed Norse Group CEO Justin Galliford and marketing manager Clare Jordan to the Quadram Institute today.

We look forward to continuing to work together with them for the benefit of our local communities 🤝

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