Learn about microbiome research in the East Midlands
The East Midlands Microbiome Research Network (EMMRN) brings together expertise from across the region to showcase world-leading microbiome-related research and coordinate collaborative opportunities. The network is also working to influence policy at a national level. The EMMRN brings together a diverse group of researchers from Nottingham Trent University, University of Nottingham, University of Leicester, University of Derby, University of Loughborough and University of Lincoln. The Network takes a One Health approach to understanding the complexities of the microbiome and aims to capitalise on academic and industry expertise across human, animal, soil and plant microbiomes to facilitate multidisciplinary approaches to novel innovations. Bimonthly online seminars and research days facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration. If you would like to join the network, please contact eastmidlandsmicrobiomenetwork@ntu.ac.uk.
On 3 July 2024 the EMMRN is holding its first Research Day, at College Court, University of Leicester. Registration is free.
We invite applications from SMEs for innovation vouchers to support collaborative microbiome work with the NBIC Nottingham research team. Please request further information from nbic@nottingham.ac.uk and consider presenting a pitch at the event.
Event Details:
The programme will consist of:
- Invited talks covering a variety of hot-topics and challenges in the field;
- 16 flash talks drawn from submitted abstracts and posters
- A panel discussion with a focus on influencing policy to address the levelling-up agenda, to harness the concentrated collection of leaders in the microbiome field, and provide an opportunity for raising awareness of this amongst the ECRs alongside giving them a forum to contribute
- Several networking opportunities throughout the day
Full programme details will be announced in the coming weeks, however, we are delighted to confirm the following speakers:
- Lindsay Hall (University of Birmingham): Human gut microbiome: infant microbiome and health
- Fiona Whelan (University of Nottingham): The human microbiome in the context of microbial pangenomics
- Julie McDonald (Imperial College London): The mechanisms used by the human gut microbiota to protect against colonisation by multidrug resistant organisms
- Roberto La Ragione (University of Surrey): Veterinary microbiomes and their influence on AMR in the context of Zoonotic and food-borne infections
- Matt Hutchings (John Inness Centre): Environmental microbiome
- Tania Dottorini (University of Nottingham): The application of Machine learning (Artificial Intelligence) to identify genes co-occurring in the microbiome with antimicrobial resistance using one-health studies