Tackling global challenges through life science research.

EI Long Read RNA Symposium 2021

This three-day symposium is aimed at researchers currently using long read technology for transcriptome annotation and analysis

Introduction to Python for Biologists 2021

This introductory level course is intended for people with a biological background but with no previous programming experience. The course introduces basic programming concepts with plenty of time to practice writing code and working on your own data.

Norwich Single-Cell Symposium 2021

Now in its fifth year, the annual Norwich Single-Cell Symposium at Earlham Institute covers single-cell genomics technologies and their application in microbial, plant, animal and human health and disease.

UK Conference of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (UK CBCB) 2021

How to manage biological data and use computational methods to power life science research

Advanced Python for Biologists 2021

This Advanced level workshop is ideal for researchers and technical workers with a background in biology and a basic knowledge of Python, to develop bigger or more complicated programs and increase skills and knowledge about the language, including object-oriented approaches to programming.

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Malaria in the time of COVID-19: the deadly poverty trap

While COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines in the UK, the global fight against diseases such as malaria - exacerbated by the pandemic and devastating tropical regions - seems to have fallen out of public consciousness.

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The many faces of the Microbiome - our future health

We speak to two of our microbiome experts, Dr Chris Quince and Dr Falk Hildebrand, on the future of microbiome health and how the Earlham Institute is influencing the microbiome science and innovation UK landscape.

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The common parasite you’ve probably never heard of

After viruses, it’s the second biggest cause of sexually transmitted disease in the world - but though you may have heard of gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia, trichomonas is a pathogen that seems to sneak under the radar.

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Marrying Microbes: in sickness and in health

From the beneficial bacteria making up a healthy microbiome to the deadly parasites that afflict millions worldwide, microbes play an integral role in sickness and in health.

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Automatic, systematic: how the Biofoundry can scale up your science

At the Earlham Institute Biofoundry, our team provides access to state-of-the-art automation platforms and applies synthetic biology approaches to speed up and scale up research.

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Covid-19 one year on: responding to a global pandemic.

On 11th March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. One year on, we’re reflecting on how the Earlham Institute responded to the pandemic.