The Quadram Institute is home to scientists from QIB, #NHS staff from Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, researchers from UEA. People from 44 nations working to improve human health & discover how food and the gut #microbiome can help us be healthier #weareinternational giphy.com/gifs/YqQ6K6sgq…

First attempt at 50 min (from sample to result) CoV test with a 3 min extraction and rapid cycle RT-qPCR on a portable qPCR machine (16 samples per run) with readout on a mobile phone. Needs optimisation but looking promising. Collaboration with Jonathan Edgeworth at St Thomas'

Super proud to see my brother @Fab_Colosimo being interviewed on the TV for his project on #COVID19 tracking. This will help to enhance surveillance methods, based on wastewater epidemiology, to help identify the spread of #SARSCoV2

Today is #WorldMilkDay! Have a look at how milk behaves in the human stomach. Milk forms clots that affect the digestion of nutrients. Thanks to Shane O'Donnell for swallowing a wireless camera to visualise (Cork, 2017). This was part of my PhD research Teagasc & Quadram Institute

Check out our latest paper showing how α-amylase can diffuse, and remain sequestered, within the fungal cell wall of #mycoprotein. This promotes a reduced carb digestion that can explain how #foodstructure controls postprandial glucose homeostasis sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Microscopic world: The cell walls of #mycoprotein are excellent sources of dietary #fibre that retain nutrients. However, the intestinal enzymes are able to diffuse and digest #protein whilst the cell walls remain apparently intact. More info below: authors.elsevier.com/c/1bHDO16Ds1lh…

My friend Paul Walla (Paul Walla) is the undisputed king of alternative rock! Enjoy the video youtu.be/v-eWhbpGhfk via YouTube #alternativerock #music #musica

Are you interested in the simulation of human digestion? In this latest review, you can read about the different in vitro digestion models and in silico simulations as well as in vivo-in vitro comparisons.#fooddigestion #Infogest pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Meet PhD student Raffaele 👋 Raffaele is researching the health benefits of mycoprotein, otherwise known as Quorn™. In our brand new #blog, Raffaele explains how mycoprotein influences digestion and promotes #health effects: ow.ly/EpH750CyhyQ #Plantbased #MeatlessMonday

Opting for #PlantBased alternatives this #Christmas? 🍽️ Mycoprotein, otherwise known as #Quorn, has been shown to influence digestion and promote #health effects Learn more about PhD student Raffaele Colosimo's research in our new festive #blog! ow.ly/aFdy50CRgN6 🔗

The new edition of the Quadram Newsletter is out now! Discover the latest developments at the Institute, including our work for COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium, developing innovative foods for health, and understanding more the threats from bacterial pathogens. 📰🔗 ow.ly/QF1D50DUr3B

Interested in meat alternatives and alternative protein sources? Join this #ifsteasternbranch webinar on the 1st of July at 11 am. IFST Speakers: Tim Finnigan from Quorn Foods UK and Raffaele Colosimo from Quadram Institute ifst.org/events/1057/if…

You should try to aim for 30g of fibre per day, but have you ever wondered what fibre actually is? 🤔 #PhD students Kathrin, Raffaele Colosimo, and Molly Millar are doing a #QuadramTakeover to tell all! instagram.com/quadraminstitu… (1/3)

Are you looking to boost your #fibre intake? Check out this week's Quadram Takeover with #PhD students Kathrin, Raffaele Colosimo, Molly Millar for easy tips and tricks 🙌 Plus you can test your knowledge in our Fibre Quiz, live on Instagram stories 👉 ow.ly/FYXq50EKW2e

"We found that mycoprotein can reduce the digestion of fat and bind bile salts in simulated digestion of the upper gut (stomach and small intestine)." Raffaele Colosimo shares how mycoprotein, found in Quorn Foods UK, influences digestion: ow.ly/zhYh50EHpQZ #NationalVegetarianWeek