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Dave Baker

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Engineer come bio-technologist running core Sequencing at the Quadram, UK.

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Paul Belcher FRCP HonMFPH 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🇪🇺🇬🇧 Move to rejoin #EU among options for #UK, says #AndyBurnham The prime minister told the #BBC the current #Brexit settlement had caused "more harm than good" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, says Andy Burnham
The prime minister tells the BBC the current Brexit settlement has caused "more harm than good".
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Food Safety Research Network's event "Campylobacter in poultry forum: Slaughterhouses and cutting/ processing plants workshop" is happening this Thursday 🦠 📆 Thursday September 24 🖥️ Full registration has closed but you can still register to observe the talks online ⤵️ buff.ly/84AEeUE
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Campylobacter in poultry forum: Slaughterhouses and cutting/ processing plants workshop - Food Safety Research Network
Following the publication of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) report A review of interventions in the food chain with the potential to reduce Campylobacter levels in chicken meat, the Food…
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This #PeerReviewWeek read Dr Revathy Krishnamurthi's reflections on how reaching the core emotions beneath her anxiety helped her understand old emotional patterns and approach the pressures of peer review with greater confidence ⤵️ buff.ly/Iz6EXrT
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From peer review to core emotions: looking beneath academic anxiety - Quadram Institute
Revathy Krishnamurthi reflects on how reaching the core emotions beneath her anxiety helped her with the pressures of peer review
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Nick Loman @pathogenomenick.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Gosh it looks like again we will have a full house for Genome Science in Manchester next week and the now finalised agenda is looking fantastic: genomescience.org.uk/agenda/ - looking forward to meeting up with this friendliest of science communities again. Who knows if Andy Burnham will swing by?!*
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Genome Science UK 2026
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Daniel Brewer @danbrewer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Out today in Nature from the PanProstate Cancer Group (panprostate.org). Great work from the first and lead authors especially, and everyone else involved. The cumulation of many years of work that I have loved being involved in. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Pan Prostate Cancer Group - Home
PanProstate Cancer Group website.
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Dave Baker @tweakyaustin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
4 Arsenal players????
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🆕 Blog! Dr Gab Astorga explains what brain health is, how it's connected to the gut through the gut-immune-brain axis and why this has major implications for human health. @ukgibanetwork.bsky.social 🧠 Find out more ⤵️ buff.ly/3hyvlNE
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How is brain health connected to the gut and why does it matter? - Quadram Institute
Dr Gab Astorga explains what brain health is, how it's connected to the gut-immune-brain axis and why this has major implications for human health.
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
🎤 Watch @webberma.bsky.social, Group Leader, talk about how microbes rule the Earth. Prof Webber recently gave a talk at the @royalsociety.org Science Exhibition on the complex relationships between microbes and the world around us. Catch the full talk here ⤵️ buff.ly/L2aH2vm
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How microbes rule the Earth | The Royal Society
Everywhere on Earth has its own population of microbes, but their miniscule scale means that we usually can’t see them. Despite this, microbes play a vital role in supplying our food, keeping us…
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A first of its kind collective for the UK, the National Research Organisations (NRO) brings together more than 100 leaders from government, research, academia, industry and funding organisations, marking a new chapter for the UK’s research landscape. buff.ly/PvMfNgN
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UK’s world-class research organisations launch new collective today - Quadram Institute
The National Research Organisations (NRO) Group officially launches today (Thursday 9 July) at the Academy of Medical Sciences, London. A first of its kind collective for the UK, the NRO brings…
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Do you have a degree, or equivalent, in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Microbiology or Biological Sciences and some practical experience? Check out our current vacancy ⤵️ 💷 £39,000 to £46,500 🗓️ Apply by 30 July 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/SG6QMCk
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
If you’re a vegan or vegetarian, with regular periods, living within 70 miles of Norwich you can take part in our HARVEST study growing biofortified greens in a kitchen garden🥬 Find out more➡️https://buff.ly/dOEEn2b
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🆕 Blog! What is clinical metagenomics and how could it help diagnose infections? Research Scientist Hannah Summers explains what clinical metagenomics is and its potential as a diagnostic tool for infections 🧬 Find out more ⤵️ buff.ly/a4d2EBL
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What is clinical metagenomics and how could it help diagnose infections? - Quadram Institute
What clinical metagenomics is, how it works and its promising potential as a diagnostic tool for infections
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🆕 Vacancy! We're looking for a Deputy Pharmaceutical Production Manager for our new Faecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) Facility. 💷 £39,000 to £46,500 🗓️ Apply by 30 July 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/4SuvUYG
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🆕 Identifying modern day ‘Typhoid Marys’ is a complex process that requires multi-team collaborations Read more on this collaborative study combining expertise from the Quadram Institute, @ukhsa.bsky.social and Public Health Wales ⤵️ buff.ly/DdjqPeM
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Identifying modern day ‘Typhoid Marys’ is a complex process that requires multi-team collaborations - Quadram Institute
Researchers reveal that the risk of unknowingly spreading enteric fever appears to depend on the individuals themselves rather than the pathogen in a first-of-its-kind study in England and Wales.
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This #GreatBritishPeaWeek discover how a partnership between us @johninnescentre.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social and LettUs Grow has used the latest aeroponic techniques to successfully deliver the recommended daily allowance of #VitaminB12 within a 15-gram portion of pea shoots 🫛
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Salad packs a healthy punch to meet a growing Vitamin B12 need - Quadram Institute
A pioneering research-industry partnership has used advances in indoor farming technology to grow pea shoots fortified with Vitamin B12
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🆕 The Quadram Institute’s Communications team were presented with a ‘Mark of Excellence’ at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations @cipr.co.uk 42nd annual Excellence Awards, held in London on July 1st 🌟
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Quadram Institute Communications team given ‘Mark of Excellence’ - Quadram Institute
The institute’s Communications team were presented with a ‘Mark of Excellence’ at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ 42nd annual Excellence Awards
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Want to take part in exciting research from the comfort of your own home? 🏡 Just collect and post nasal, oral and vaginal swabs and saliva to take part in a study exploring links between microbes and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 🧪 ➡️ buff.ly/e1XsJ9B
A swab and collection tube on a white backgroundA swab and collection tube on a white background
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Andrew Stronach @aistronach.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Spent a rewarding morning with years 9 and 10 at Long Stratton High School taking about science, careers, the @quadraminstitute.bsky.social, food, nutrition and the gut microbiome, and the wider Norwich Research Park. @bengoldsborough.bsky.social
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🆕 Why tiny amounts of vitamin B12 matter more as we age 📰 Professor Martin Warren @vitaminb12lab.bsky.social explains the important role of vitamin B12 in the @uk.theconversation.com ⤵️
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Why tiny amounts of vitamin B12 matter more as we age
A century after liver was found to treat pernicious anaemia, scientists are still uncovering how vitamin B12 helps blood, nerves and cells.
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Our Business Development team and QIB Extra are at the Food Sure Summit and Food Innovation Summit in Amsterdam 🌍️ Come and speak to them if you are interested in finding out more about our food, health and gut microbiome research and how you can work with us ➡️ buff.ly/5OjMVQs
Representatives from the Quadram Institute Business Development team and QIB Extra stand in front of a banner with the Quadram logo and behind a table at the conference
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
✅ Are you a woman aged between 18 and 45? You may be eligible to take part in our COMPASS-ME study. Participation is voluntary and no financial incentives are provided.
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The COMPASS-ME Study - Quadram Institute
Are you a woman aged between 18 and 45? You may be eligible to take part in the COMPASS-ME Study. The COMPASS-ME Study is investigating potential microbes and infectious triggers associated with…
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🆕 We highlight how our world-leading bioscience both in the lab and through human studies is helping answer key questions about women’s health buff.ly/b7QjO0w
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Five ways we’re researching women’s health - Quadram Institute
Despite affecting half the population, women’s health has historically been and continues to be understudied. A recent report found that there are 67% less clinical trials that were female-only…
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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Both caffeinated and decaf coffee altered gut bacteria in ways linked to better mood and lower stress. Decaf even improved learning and memory, while caffeine boosted focus and reduced anxiety.
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Thanks to our local MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social , who visited our clinical research and human studies teams who carried out the Vital-D study investigating the impact of eating @JohnInnesCentre Vitamin D biofortified tomatoes on levels of vitamin D in the blood ➡️ buff.ly/apjriQ9
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Dave Baker @tweakyaustin.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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Evidence supporting the first secondary chromosome in Actinobacteria as a hallmark of the Embleya genus
Embleya is a genus within the family Streptomycetaceae, a group of Actinobacteria with an outstanding capacity for the production of specialized metabolites, and a strikingly complex life cycle. In th...
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Oxford Nanopore @nanoporetech.com · 27/04/2026
Don’t miss Amanda Hughes at #ASGCT where she’ll discuss how direct, real-time analysis of mRNA using Oxford Nanopore technology can reduce reliance on multiple assays and significantly speed up testing timelines for mRNA QC. bit.ly/4eqaZjl #ASGCT2026
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
🆕 Dr Aimée Parker's research on microbial modulation for healthy ageing featured in BBC Science Focus Magazine ⤵️
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Your gut microbiome could add years to your life. Here's how to help it | BBC Science Focus Magazine
New research suggests that our microbiomes can even help us resist the effects of ageing... If we treat them right.
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
⏰ Closing soon We’re looking for a Research Scientist (Metaproteomics) to join Dr Kai Cheng's group to develop and apply computational and analytical methods for metaproteomics 💻️ 💷 £37,500 to £45,350 🗓️ Apply by 6 May ➡️ buff.ly/8sZPg1T
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a discovery-focused Research Scientist to join the research group of Dr Matthew Gilmour 🧪 💷 £37,500 to £45,350 🗓️ Apply by 15 May 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/545fWjs
A social card with a photo of a hand holding a test tube and the text "Research Scientist, to investigate microbial communities in food systems using metagenomics and related approaches to improve food safety, Salary:3 7,500 to 45,350. Contract length: 22 months, Apply by 15 May 2026"
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Based on genome sequence data generated by the Quadram Institute, the researchers found 4 out of 5 Campylobacter infections are associated with poultry meat. Resistance to some classes of antibiotics has also increased 🧬
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How genomics clarifies a complex Campylobacter picture - Quadram Institute
Sequencing data generated in the Quadram Institute showed that 4 out 5 Campylobacter infections in the UK are associated with poultry meat
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
ICYMI 📻 Catch up on yesterday’s BBC Radio 4 World at One programme - Sarah Montague caught up with JIC's Dr Elizabeth Orton to hear about the process she has refined to speed up ash seed germination, from years in nature down to a week in the lab (from 39:20): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Dr Elizabeth Orton holding germinating ash tree seeds on a plate, in the lab
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Nick Talbot @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Great visit to the Biological Research Centre of Szeged in (a very happy) Hungary - excellent discussions on fungal developmental biology with László Nagy and team.
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
🆕 Sequencing data generated in the Quadram Institute showed that 4 out 5 Campylobacter infections in the UK are associated with poultry meat 🧬 buff.ly/D1WFzh2
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How genomics clarifies a complex Campylobacter picture - Quadram Institute
Sequencing data generated in the Quadram Institute showed that 4 out 5 Campylobacter infections in the UK are associated with poultry meat
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
🆕 Blog! Research Scientist Dr Martina Vidmar and PhD Student Stefan Harper reflect on a recent trip to Nepal collaborating with local researchers to share DNA sequencing expertise and learn more about the microbiomes of fermented foods 🦠 ➡️ buff.ly/asO7iBP
Martina and Stefan with collaborators in Nepal in a lab, wearing lab coatA photo of colourful boats on water, with mountains in the distance in NepalMartin and Stefan with Nepalese colleagues on a hike, with snowy mountains in the distance
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Microbes.Info @microbesinfo.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Recalls for #subs, #sandwiches issued over #listeria concerns ... | #bacteria | #Canada | #pathogen | #microbiology | Via ctvnews .ca
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Recalls for 7-Eleven subs, sandwiches issued in western Canada over listeria concerns
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced recalls due to possible listeria contamination affecting 7-Eleven brand sandwiches, subs and wraps.
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This position focuses on the development and application of computational and analytical methods for metaproteomics, including peptide & protein identification, taxonomic and functional profiling, & integration with other omics data 💷 £37,500 to £45,350 🗓️ Apply by 29 April 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/TwJBqNo
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Did you know chocolate is a source of polyphenols? 🍫 These naturally occurring, plant-derived bioactive compounds have been linked in epidemiological studies to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease for people who consume polyphenol-rich diets. ➡️ buff.ly/pgpS53E
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Dave Baker @tweakyaustin.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
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Thanks to Benjamin Evans, Dave Baker, Nefertiti El-Nikhely, Hazem Ramadan, Zeyad Elgamal, Ahmed El-Yazbi and everyone at Alamein International University who helped make the “Unlocking the key of… | ...
Thanks to Benjamin Evans, Dave Baker, Nefertiti El-Nikhely, Hazem Ramadan, Zeyad Elgamal, Ahmed El-Yazbi and everyone at Alamein International University who helped make the “Unlocking the key of lif...
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IO Marine Science @iomarinescience.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The Green Status Assessment, which measures what that might lead to the recovery of an endangered species, has just been published for Ctenella chagius as 'Critically Depleted' for this endangered species. Find out more here: www.iucnredlist.org/species/1337... 📷 Bry Wilson 🦑
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🆕 We're pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Matthew Gilmour as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) following a competitive external competition. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/Ra5OEeL
Matthew Gilmour in the Quadram Institute atrium
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Ewan Harrison @ewanharrison.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Day 3 of AMR of Bacterial Pathogens - Africa course at NICD Johannesburg. Split day into the lab for AMR disk testing, MICs and broth micro-dilution. On the computers and lectures on online and command line AMR tools, MLST and phylogeny. Busy day! @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @engagewcs.bsky.social
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Nick Talbot @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Alessia Buscaino describing the evoluytion of commensalism and pathogenesis in Candida albicans and the potential role of RNAi #CMINorwich26 @quadraminstitute.bsky.social
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🆕 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 ➡️ buff.ly/tsGFmvC
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Dave Baker @tweakyaustin.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Microbiome stability in wild and rehabilitated insectivorous bats revealed by shotgun metagenomics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Andrew Stronach @aistronach.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Advance notice: Will be de-rigging the cameras today as hedgehog corner is being revamped over the next few days. Taking out a raised bed and putting in a wildlife-friendly pond. We’ll still be feeding the hedgehogs (and one cat) but cameras will be offline.
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
⏰ Closing soon! We’re looking for an ambitious and collaborative Group Leader or Career Track Group Leader to pioneer the development of next-generation microbiome assays and model systems 💷 Competitive 🗓️ Apply by 15 February 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/W3Sphca
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
⏰ Closing soon! We are looking for a Senior Research Scientist to support with day-to-day running of @dfigeys.bsky.social lab, including line management of staff, overseeing budgets, and leading the scientific direction. 💷 £45,450 to £56,750 🗓️ Apply by 15 February 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/juVfDq7
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Andrew Stronach @aistronach.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
How’s your day going? My Saturday morning currently involves a game of escape and evasion from the resident tortoise, Carlos. He loves to have sex with my boots. Which is quite annoying.
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
⏰ Closing soon! We are looking for a Research Scientist (Bioinformatics) to join @buscainolab.bsky.social to work on the interplay between Candida albicans and gut bacterial adaptation, with a focus on RNA interference. 💷 £37,500 to £45,350 🗓️ Apply by 8 February 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/EHV7N3I
A microscope image of candida and the Quadram logo with the text "Research Scientist (Bioinformatics), to work on the interplay between Candida albicans and gut bacterial adaptation, with a focus on RNA interference. Salary: £37,500 to £45,350, Contract length: 2 years. Apply by 8 February 2026"
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Willem van Schaik @wvschaik.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Nice to see solid genetic tool development being published in Microbiology @microbiologysociety.org 'Improving a Tn7-based luciferase reporter system for promoter activity studies' www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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