I have been teaching classes on the gut #microbiome for almost 20 years and always struggled to have a good book to recommend. Finally there is one. Fergus Shanahan's "Fast Facts: The Gut Microbiome" provides expert insight, is brilliant, and it is free. doi.org/10.1159/isbn.9…

The fifty billion dollar question: does formula cause necrotizing enterocolitis? nature.com/articles/s4137…

This week members of the public and patients came to meet the healthcare professionals and researchers NIHR Newcastle BRC. We talked about our research and the vital importance of working in partnership with those who have lived experience in order to design the best studies,

Last month, we celebrated 🥂 the 2025 Blavatnik Awards UK 🇬🇧 Laureates and Finalists in London at Kensington Palace👉 bit.nyas.org/42p0C7o DO YOU WANT TO BE THE NEXT 2026 LAUREATE? Nominations for the 2026 Blavatnik Awards in the UK are now open: bit.nyas.org/42z2f3P..

Neonatal APGAR Please RT, share and vote Term baby born via C-section, regular breathing but grunting at 5 minutes, receiving PEEP via mask CPAP What score for respiratory component of 5 minute APGAR do you give?

Looking to appoint a new or experienced Postdoc to join my team. Investigating novel therapeutics targeting Crohn's disease associated bacteria. Background in Microbiology, Immunology, Biochemistry or related field. 🦠🔬 Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/trrecruit/… Closes 31st May 2025

Brilliant work from all the IBD-RESPONSE teams and participants hitting this next milestone! Special thanks to Phil Harvey Aditi Kumar Matthew Brookes and the The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust 🏥 team for recruiting participant 800!

Happy to announce our microbial biosensor paper is published! Congrats to Duolong et al. 🥳 advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ad…

Niagara Falls in July! Less than a week to the Abstract Submission Deadline: Sunday, May 18, 2025 Apply for $500 abstract awards for short talk or poster Check out the program and list of session topics Save your space: hubs.ly/Q03k6B6D0

Undoubtedly a career highlight and one I suspect will never be topped. If you are eligible and can get a nomination then go for it!!

This is set to be an incredible conference in Belgrade this Fall! Speakers include NataliaTrayanova, Milica Radisic, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Dr. Sarah Hedtrich, Ankur Singh, Sarah Heilshorn, Hans Clevers, Matthias Lutolf, & Christopher Stewart. Early bird registration still open! natureconferences.streamgo.live/models-human-d…

Opportunities for microbiome-based therapeutics in preterm infants Led by Emily Wroot, alongside Greg Young Jon Chapman and GN Neonatal Biobank. Hopefully this provides a timely insight for clinicians and researchers interested in preterm infants and beyond nature.com/articles/s4156…

Applications to become a member of the #UKYoungAcademy are now open! We're looking for early-career changemakers from all sectors and backgrounds to join our interdisciplinary network to tackle today’s big challenges through innovation and collaboration. Apply by Wednesday 23

I’m looking forward to speaking at Nature Conferences in Serbia this October to discuss in vitro disease models and tissue engineering. Abstract submissions are open - go.nature.com/43xmvlH

There's a new gut microbiome journal in town! Gut Microbiology from Elsevier with Christopher Stewart at the helm and Georgina Hold & Dennis Sandris Nielsen as associate editors. Importantly, there are no fees for nearly the first two years of publishing (until June 2027)!

Introducing a new gut microbiology journal, aptly titled Gut Microbiology. All Article Publishing Charges (APCs) are waived for 2 years! Please send your exciting research our way. sciencedirect.com/journal/gut-mi…

#NECchicago has begun! So grateful to unite the NEC community in Chicago for a world without NEC! Can't wait to spend the week with all of you! Misty Good Jennifer Canvasser Jae Kim Amy Hair MD Cami Martin Susan R Hintz MD Ravi Mangal Patel Garabet Yeretssian Stacey Skrysak #preventNEC

Three days left to secure a discounted registration and hear the latest in-vitro disease models research from these experts. go.nature.com/42pmuzS Milica Radisic Trayanova Lab Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic Dr. Sarah Hedtrich Christopher Stewart Ankur Singh The Knoblich Lab Matthias Lutolf Hans Clevers Sarah Heilshorn

🚨 Milestone alert: IBD-RESPONSE hits 900 participants! The UK’s largest multi-omic precision medicine study in IBD aims to predict who responds to advanced therapies in Crohn’s & UC. Huge thanks to all the patients taking part & study teams! More info: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…