Norwich trial uses tomatoes to test gene-edited food on humans Seventy-six people with low vitamin D levels are being recruited to take part in the study.

Game changer for human health and science: and it’s happening right here in South Norfolk. 🌱🔬 1/4
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Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has been an inspiring and active champion for science over many years, and we are deeply honoured that The Princess Royal will support our institute with her Patronage

It’s always great working with students from the Norwich University of the Arts, they’re fantastic at interpreting our science in creative ways. 🖼️ 🧪

Gabriel Astorga holding the Amplify award

Congratulations to our PhD student @gabastorga.bsky.social on winning the Amplify x New Voice Future Presenter Award! 🏆

The awards recognise and foster talent, making the television industry more accessible to a wider range of people 📺

Day six of my celebration of British Science Week 2025!

The @quadraminstitute.bsky.social brings together researchers, academics and NHS clinicians to address global challenges in human health, food and disease.

#BSW2025

A photo of B12 vitamins with the text "Research Scientist, investigate and characterise a diverse set of vitamin B12 binding proteins in gut bacteria. Salary: £36,720 to £44,500, Contract length: 18 months, Apply by 16 March 2025"

⏰ Closing soon! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to investigate and characterise a diverse set of vitamin B12 binding proteins found in gut bacteria 🦠

💷 £36,720 to £44,500
🗓️ Apply by 16 March
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Vitamin B12 levels linked to hidden increase in brain ageing A new study has found evidence that the current recommended vitamin B12 levels may not be high enough to counter cognitive decline as we age.

“It’s imperative that we get a handle on the biology of vitamin B12 deficiency and how it affects brain ageing, as it could be a relatively simple way of preventing cognitive decline in a significant proportion of the population.” 🧠

💬 @vitaminb12lab.bsky.social

📣 The #BiofortificationHub has funding to pump-prime collaborative projects on:

🌱 Biofortification of food, feed & fodder
🛒 Consumer education focused on benefits of Biofortification
🍽️ Biofortification in institutional meals

Apply by 25 April 2025
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@johninnescentre.bsky.social

Vitamin B12 levels linked to hidden increase in brain ageing - Quadram Institute A new study has found evidence that the current recommended vitamin B12 levels may not be high enough to counter cognitive decline as we age.

“This study underscores the need to reassess what constitutes an optimal level of #vitaminB12."📊

💬 @vitaminb12lab.bsky.social
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A photo of B12 vitamins with the text "Research Scientist, investigate and characterise a diverse set of vitamin B12 binding proteins in gut bacteria. Salary: £36,720 to £44,500, Contract length: 18 months, Apply by 16 March 2025"

🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Research Scientist to investigate and characterise a diverse set of vitamin B12 binding proteins found in gut bacteria 🦠

💷 £36,720 to £44,500
🗓️ Apply by 16 March
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Dr Evelien Adriaenssens

Dr Dipali Singh

Dr Lizbeth Sayavedra

Dr Dimitra Lamprinaki

🧵📣On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re shining a light on some of the amazing female scientists carrying out research at the intersection of food, microbes and health here at the Quadram Institute⤵️

#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #WomenInScience

Supplement salad: tackling B12 deficiency with pea shoots Researchers led by Professor Antony Dodd at the John Innes Centre (JIC) have established a method of incorporating vitamin B12 into pea shoots.

BBSRC wrote a in impact case study about some of my group’s research! This is about salads and nutrition, not circadian clocks- in collaboration with @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social www.ukri.org/who-we-are/h...

Supplement salad: tackling B12 deficiency with pea shoots Researchers led by Professor Antony Dodd at the John Innes Centre (JIC) have established a method of incorporating vitamin B12 into pea shoots.

🆕 Supplement salad: tackling B12 deficiency with pea shoots 🥗

Collaborative research between @johninnescentre.bsky.social Quadram Institute ,@bristoluni.bsky.social & LettUs Grow to develop a commercially viable method to fortify pea shoots with vitamin B12 feature on @ukri.org ⤵️

Children consuming more fruits and vegetables, have better mental health and wellbeing.

Resources: UK: https://shorturl.at/7xB46 Ire: https://shorturl.at/rxqVU

The Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems advances research and innovation to build a resilient, climate-neutral agri-food sector.

Entrepreneur in Residence appointed at Quadram Institute - Quadram Institute Dr Linda Bradley has been appointed as the first-ever Entrepreneur in Residence at the Quadram Institute on the Norwich Research Park.

“I am delighted to have been appointed to this exciting new role at the Quadram Institute and look forward to using my skills and experience to help foster entrepreneurship in the talented science community.”

💬 Dr Linda Bradley

Congratulations to Deus Dedit Kamya on receiving the best scientific content poster prize and Raphael Hans Lwesya on receiving the best presented prize along with Alice Nisbet for the people's choice presentation prize winner 🏆

Read more about our Quadram Student Forum
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Here’s some photos from the Student Science Showcase earleir this week🌟

The event was organised by @quadramsf.bsky.social for staff and students to learn more about the research the next generation of scientists are working on.

2024 policy highlights in food and health - Quadram Institute At the Quadram Institute we actively engage with policymakers and parliamentarians to translate our food, microbiome and health research into benefits for society. As 2024 draws to a close, we…

We look forward to continuing to work with policymakers in 2025 to provide the latest evidence on food, health and microbiome research.

#SciencePolicy #FoodPolicy #HealthPolicy

Well done to the whole comms team - very smooth and professional. A real honour to have HRH visit and discuss our science.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visits the Quadram Institute - Quadram Institute Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited the Quadram Institute on the Norwich Research Park to hear about its work in protecting and improving health.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal today visited the Quadram Institute on the Norwich Research Park to hear about our work in protecting and improving health.

@nnuh.bsky.social
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A group of workshop attendees standing in the Hintze Hall at the Natural History Museum

Workshop on Bioengineering for Critical Minerals, 5 & 6 December, Natural History Museum, London. Colleagues from industry, academia, the CMI Hub and Elemental met to discuss work and potential collaborations. US visitors also visited Universities of Birmingham and Manchester to visit groups there.

Talking critical metals at the natural history museum with colleagues from the Critical Mineral Institute from the USA

Hello - I'm interested in the science and health associated with vitamin B12 - nature's most beautiful cofactor!

Quadram Institute in the autumn, autumnal oak leaves are in the foregound at the top of the image

Inside the Quadram Institute

Inside the lab someone holding a test tube

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