Centre for Microbial Interactions

This PhD aims to engineer gene expression to improve disease resistance in crops, applying automation and #engbio skills from the Earlham Biofoundry (@Carolina G) alongside collaborators at @2blades.bsky.social 📅 Applications close: 30 November 2026 #phd #synbio #plantscience

Our @NRPDTP Doctoral Training Partnership PhD projects are now OPEN for an October 2027 start, based with leading supervisors at our world-class research institute. ⏰ Apply by 30 November 2026 Find out more: https://okt.to/WIOgCP

Exciting new partnership for community-based health research across Norfolk and Waveney.

🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to investigate relationships between diet, the human gut microbiome and mental health across more than 20 European cohorts within the NUTRIMIND consortium 💷 £39,000 to £46,500 🗓️ Apply by 17 November 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/lh4ZBr0

Next Pan Prostate Cancer Group (panprostate.org) paper out! This one looking at bacteria in prostate cancer . Please read the post below by lead author Abraham Gihawi @abrahamgihawi.bsky.social and check it out. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

"We’re delighted to welcome Jette to QIB Extra at an exciting time for the business. Her extensive commercial experience and understanding of the life sciences sector will be invaluable as we look to build new partnerships going forward." 💬 Dr Alan Brailsford buff.ly/ohuNGkz

Environmental sequencing of grassland soil fungi PhD opportunity here at @earlhaminst.bsky.social in collab with @rothamsted.ac.uk 🍄 @mcmullan0.bsky.social @neilhall.bsky.social @norwichmicro.bsky.social www.earlham.ac.uk/studentship/...

2027 #PhD programme now open! Begin your academic career with the expert scientists, technology, and facilities at the Earlham Institute in #Norwich. 🧬 We have several interdisciplinary projects to apply for across computational biology, #genomics, #AI and engineering biology.

VACANCY: Postdoctoral Researcher in the Berasategui Lab at TSL, Norwich, UK This is an exciting opportunity to work at the interface of evolutionary genomics, plant pathology and insect symbiosis, within a world-class research environment. Application review starts 16 Nov 2026 buff.ly/WZtMcGs

Fully funded #PhD Studentship available in collaboration with the PI Christos Velanis (OU, UK). The Polycomb Gatekeeper: PRC2-Mediated Genome Defence and Allele-Specific Expression in the #diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus. @ueaenv.bsky.social @norwichmicro.bsky.social centa.ac.uk/studentship/...

🆕 The Food Safety Research Network's funding call is now open to address the rise in foodborne disease 🦠 ✅ Apply by Friday 27 November buff.ly/Mwv9Laf

Calling all aspiring PhD students 🎓 Applications onto the BBSRC-funded Norwich Research Park Doctoral Training Programme @nrpdtp.bsky.social are now open! We have a range of projects here at the Quadram Institute: 🧵 🗓️ Apply by 30 November 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/Ulv0kVg

What do we know about how Salmonella forms a biofilm to evade human-made interventions such as antibiotics and sanitisers, and how do we eliminate it?⁠ 🦠 ⁠ @jcihorton.bsky.social explores this on the Ri Science Podcast: shows.acast.com/ri-science-p...

Are you, or someone you know, looking for a #PhD, starting Oct 2027? Like the idea of uncovering the mystery of how bacteria persist?🦠 Wanna work in a cutting edge of science, with some awesome people @quadraminstitute.bsky.social? Please apply or share by 30 Nov🗓️ #PhDposition Find out more⬇️

⏰ Closing soon! Do you have strong organisational skills, experience coordinating projects or events involving multiple stakeholders and a degree in a relevant biological, food or agricultural science discipline? 💷 £38,000 to £46,500 pro rata 🗓️ Apply by 18 October 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/J29ignC

Congratulations to our Early Career Microbiologists of the Year award winner, Katie Noble. To second place, Elizabeth Ledger. And third place, Claire Davison. Huge thank you to everyone who joined us at our London head office to mark their achievements. 👏

Two PhD opportunities in our lab: 1. What do bacterial NLR proteins do beyond phage defence? Join us to explore how these proteins regulate viability, multicellular development and antibiotic production in Streptomyces. Apply 👉 shorturl.at/N8Abx #PhD #Microsky #Bioinformatics #Streptomyces

The Festival of Genomics & Biodata, taking place on 27th-28th January at ExCeL London Registration is free for over 90% of attendees — sign up now to join me in January! hubs.la/Q04z76nC0

Later this month, Group Leader Dr @Sarah Guiziou will be at @European Synthetic Biology Society presenting her group's research using recombinase and integrase genetic tools to record gene expression with single-cell resolution and engineer plant development. 🌱🧬 🗓️ Tuesday 20 October

Our new paper co-led with the Liang group (Xiamen University) just out in "Research". What if there is a transcription factor regulating the biochemical composition (silicon/chitin) of the #diatom cell wall? @norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social spj.science.org/doi/abs/10.3...

VACANCY - We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the @Barrie Wilkinson Group, in collab with the @Matt Hutchings lab, on a project: Global activation of silent and cryptic biosynthetic pathways in Streptomyces species. Deadline - 26 October 2026 Contract - 36 months, full-time

New MRC funding will see the next generation of medical researchers trained in Norwich 🔬 The funding will support a new MRC Doctoral Landscape Award at UEA in partnership with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Quadram Institute, John Innes Centre and Earlham Institute.

We study interactions between plant-based foods, the gut and our health both in our state-of-the-art laboratories and through clinical studies 🥗 Discover more this #VegetarianWeek⤵️ buff.ly/RsSmYIn

⏰ Closing soon! We're looking for a Trustee Director who has director level or equivalent expertise and is interested in supporting our research and role in improving human health. 🗓️ Apply by 5 October 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/zmfgJLL

Researchers from UEA and across Norwich Research Park will help train the next generation of health researchers through new Medical Research Council funding. Read more: https://bit.ly/4yVb6dE #ResearchMatters #ResearchFunding

Really exciting news that we'll be able to keep training biomedical scientists in microbiome research! Watch this space for future projects.

Today is #InternationalMicroorganismDay! 🦠 Did you know that Norwich is one of the world's largest clusters of microbiologists? 🌍 Find out more about microbiology research in Norwich through the Centre for Microbial Interactions @norwichmicro.bsky.social ➡️ buff.ly/r5EjmK5

TSL Executive Director, Prof Nick Talbot, gave the #BSPP26 RKS Wood Prize Lecture at the #PPATH2026 conference Nick was awarded the RKS Wood Prize earlier this year by the British Society of Plant Pathology for his exceptional contributions to the field Read about the award: buff.ly/lxKok0u

🆕 BBSRC case study on how modelling the gut can bring us healthier food and drinks ⤵️ buff.ly/r9K9Jyv

🆕 Prestigious fellowship to uncover how our gut microbiome tackles dietary xenobiotics 🔍️ buff.ly/wmjeHGF

Our new work led by Xu Zhang (Xin Lin's lab) suggests marine heatwaves cause DNA damage. Reduction of 6mA methylation coincides with TE-associated deletions, suggesting that 6mA loss may be linked to localized genomic instability in Phaeodactylum. aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🆕 @vitaminb12lab.bsky.social was in Parliament yesterday with colleagues from the B12 Alliance raising awareness with policymakers of the challenges around vitamin B12 deficiency in the UK📊 📺️ You can catch a report on why this matters on @itvanglia.bsky.social (4m 51s) ➡️ buff.ly/HB47Kuv

VACANCY - We’re seeking a Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI) Communications & Engagement Officer for one of the UK’s most ambitious research infrastructure investments https://okt.to/grnbpV Deadline - 6 October 2026 Contract - 72 months, full-time

EVENT - NBI Accessible Science Talks 2026 📣 Calling all teachers, schools and colleges - SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ Tuesday 17 November 2026 We're excited to announce the return of the Accessible Science Talks at Norwich Research Park! 🔬🌿🧬

Really pleased to have this preprint out covering air metagenomics in urban environments. It's part of a long-standing collaboration between @earlhaminst.bsky.social and @nhm-london.bsky.social

🆕 Vacancy! We're looking for a Senior Research Scientist to lead research activities around food data and tools in nutrition research 📊 💷 £47,450 to 52,560 🗓️ Apply by 30 September 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/XREczHX

Scale-up is a major bottleneck in #biomanufacturing. For startups and SMEs, expensive equipment, complex protocols and limited infrastructure can make testing new processes difficult. The Earlham Biofoundry is changing that by providing access to #automation, expertise and experimental capacity.

“I'm delighted to have appointed Perry to this critical role for the delivery of our science strategy to help the UK address global challenges such as the rise of diet related ill health &increased pressures on food systems from antimicrobial resistance and climate change.” 💬 Professor Daniel Figeys

Would you like to join us as a Group Leader in Microbes and Food Safety? The priorities for the research programme are to reduce enduring and emerging threats to the safety of UK food supplies. 💷 Competitive 🗓️ Apply by 30 September 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/CG8vwJK

On behalf of 108 colleagues and friends from 11 countries, thrilled to share the first paper from our 100 #Diatom Genomes Project (100DGP). Just out @plosbiology.org | @norwichmicro.bsky.social | @ueaenv.bsky.social | @jgi.doe.gov doi.org/10.1371/jour...

🆕 Our Chief Scientific Officer and Director of the Food Safety Research Network Dr Matthew Gilmour gives his expert response to Salmonella outbreak in the UK: Read more about the outbreak in UKHSA's report ➡️ buff.ly/n4HjMt7

Check out this opportunity to join Wenbo Ma's group as a Postdoctoral Researcher! ⏰ Apply online, application review starts 1 September 2026 More details below 👇

VACANCY - Funded by @European Research Council (ERC), we have three exciting opportunities for Postdoctoral Researchers to join the newly appointed Dr @hassansalem.bsky.social Group. These roles span: Developmental biology - https://okt.to/nq50wC 🧵

This Trustee Director role is an exciting opportunity to have significant impact on our organisation in a unique partnership between science, academia and health research, as the Institute enters a phase of significant growth and increased global impact 🗓️ Apply by 31 August 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/zmfgJLL

📣 VACANCY: Research Assistant / Postdoctoral Researcher - Tatsuya Nobori group @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social Join the team to work on work on live-cell and 3D spatial imaging of plant–microbe interactions 🔬🌱 📍Norwich, UK ⏰ Apply online by 14 Sept 2026 Apply here: www.tsl.ac.uk/working-at-t...

Our new paper just out @natmicrobiol.nature.com led by Yumary Vasquez & Frederik Schulz @jgi.doe.gov @norwichmicro.bsky.social Genomic catalogue of giant #viruses reveals expanded diversity and functional potential www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our new Review is online! Nutrients can act as spatial signals that organise plant-microbe interactions. We discuss emerging tools and propose a cell-state framework linking plant and microbial cell states through local nutrient landscapes. sciencedirect.com/science/arti...