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Precision medicine tool finds hidden genetic connections that could personalise IBD treatment

People with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) develop the condition due to distinct and different mechanisms, determined by their genetics. Researchers and clinicians from the Quadram Institute, the Earlham Institute, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and University of East Anglia with collaborators in Cambridge, London and Leuven (Belgium), have found that natural genetic variation appears to influence the development of IBD.

28 September 2021

Eagle Genomics and the Earlham Institute to deliver new microbiome multi-omics datasets and tools

Eagle Genomics and Earlham Institute are delighted to announce their new partnership focused on providing critical tools required to analyse, explore and exploit complex microbiome data.

Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome

The human gut microbiome is a complex community of trillions of microbes that are constantly interacting with each other and our bodies. It supports our wellbeing, immune system and mental health - but how is it sustained?

What lives inside the chicken gut?

In a recently published study, investigators from the Quadram Institute and Earlham Institute in Norwich, alongside the University of Surrey, have more than doubled the number of microbial species known to live in the chicken gut.

21 September 2020

New Group Leader joins Earlham Institute

The Earlham Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Chris Quince as its newest Group Leader.

03 September 2020

€1.5m EU grant to probe unexplored microbe diversity in the human gut

Dr Falk Hildebrand has won a €1.5 million grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to research the role that lesser known microbes play in the gut microbiome and human health - addressing fundamental gaps in our understanding.

28 February 2019

Interdisciplinary approach uncovers new clues to triggers of gut inflammation

A study led by Earlham Institute Research Fellow, Dr Tamás Korcsmáros, has identified cellular processes that can cause complex conditions like gut inflammation.