Meet Plenary Speaker Dr. Alexandre Almeida (@alexmsalmeida.bsky.social), Principal Investigator @camvetschool.bsky.social, who will speak about the hidden universe of the human microbiome and its role in health and disease at #HavingIMPACTT2026
Alexandre Almeida
@alexmsalmeida.bsky.social
MRC Career Development Award fellow at the University of Cambridge | Group Leader of the Microbiome Function and Diversity lab (https://microfundiv-lab.github.io) | Bioinformatics, Machine Learning, Metagenomics, Functional modelling, Human microbiome
🚨 Calling all microbial genomics & metagenomics researchers 🚨 Join us in Nottingham, 5 June for a day of talks, posters & FREE networking lunch 👀 🎤 Keynotes @halllab.bsky.social @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social 🤝 with @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social & Microbiome-Net 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng#MicroSky #MNGPopUp
#NatMicroPicks A microbial signature of health! 🦠⚕️ A large meta-analysis highlights the importance of previously unknown and uncultured gut bacteria in maintaining human health #MicroSky www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Meta-analysis of the uncultured gut microbiome across 11,115 global metagenomes reveals a candidate signature of health
Silva et al. perform a global analysis of over 11,000 gut microbiomes and reveal that uncultured bacteria are key markers of gut health. The uncultured genus CAG-170 is strongly linked to low gut dysb...
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Do you want to learn essential GIBA concepts and techniques? We're hosting three mornings of expert-led sessions on gut, immune and brain research, from 23-26 March 📢🌟 🆓 Open to all across the GIBA Network 📅 Register by 13 March! 🔗 giba-uk.org/events/the-g...
🔬 New insights from gut-immune-brain research 🌟 A study with our network's @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social uncovers a "hidden” gut bacterial group found in higher levels in healthy people. Could this be key to microbiome health and future probiotic innovation? 🌍🦠 www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
'Hidden' group of gut bacteria may be essential to good health
Scientists have pinpointed a group of bacteria that consistently appear in high numbers in healthy people, suggesting that these could one day be targeted through diet or probiotics
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Congratulations to @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social and his research team at the @camvetschool.bsky.social on their latest paper exploring the ‘hidden’ microbes in our gut. Discover more about their fascinating findings on the University of Cambridge Research website 👇🏽 www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
‘Hidden’ bugs in our gut appear key to good health, finds global study
An understudied group of bacteria in our gut microbiome appears to play a central role in keeping us healthy, according to researchers at the University of
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Alexandre Almeida@alexmsalmeida.bsky.social · 6mo agoExcited to share the newest paper from our team, where we uncovered a potential role of the uncultured gut #microbiome in health: www.cell.com/cell-host-mi.... Out now in @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social. With Ana C. da Silva, Jacob Lapkin, Qi Yin and Efrat Muller.
Is there a missing link in our gut health? 🦠 New research from Alexandre Almeida’s lab has uncovered a ‘hidden group’ of bacteria - known as CAG-170 - that appears to be an indicator of human health. Read the full story: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new... @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social
‘Hidden’ bugs in our gut appear key to good health, finds global study
An understudied group of bacteria in our gut microbiome appears to play a central role in keeping us healthy, according to researchers at the University of
cam.ac.uk
I still find it mad that even though pretty much everyone now knows what a gut microbiome is and might think we have a pretty good idea of what's going on in there, we still don't have much clue about the majority of species in our guts, saying they are part of the "hidden microbiome"
The original research was published today in Cell Host & Microbe www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Meta-analysis of the uncultured gut microbiome across 11,115 global metagenomes reveals a candidate signature of health
Silva et al. perform a global analysis of over 11,000 gut microbiomes and reveal that uncultured bacteria are key markers of gut health. The uncultured genus CAG-170 is strongly linked to low gut dysb...
cell.com
Thanks to @chrisnsimms.bsky.social and the @newscientist.com for covering our new work on the uncultured microbiome in @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social. It was great chatting more about the implications of our findings!
Chris Simms@chrisnsimms.bsky.social · 6mo agoA mysterious group of bacteria - known as CAG-170 - seems to thrive in the gut microbiomes of people without illness, hinting that they may be crucial to good health. 🧪 They could be used as an indicator of health, or maybe (one day) for better probiotics. www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
Great work again from @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social et al highlights uncultured genus CAG-170 (Oscillospiraceae) to be central node in healthy co-abundance networks in >11k gut metagenomes, with predicted B12 biosynthesis/cross-feeding functions possibly involved. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Meta-analysis of the uncultured gut microbiome across 11,115 global metagenomes reveals a candidate signature of health
The human gut microbiome is important for host health, yet over 60% of gut species remain uncultured and inaccessible to experimental manipulation. He…
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Excited to share the newest paper from our team, where we uncovered a potential role of the uncultured gut #microbiome in health: www.cell.com/cell-host-mi.... Out now in @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social. With Ana C. da Silva, Jacob Lapkin, Qi Yin and Efrat Muller.
Meta-analysis of the uncultured gut microbiome across 11,115 global metagenomes reveals a candidate signature of health
Silva et al. perform a global analysis of over 11,000 gut microbiomes and reveal that uncultured bacteria are key markers of gut health. The uncultured genus CAG-170 is strongly linked to low gut dysb...
cell.com
Our team wrote a review for Gut Microbes on the role of the gut #microbiome in modulating enteric infections. Great team effort by Qi Yin, @samriddhigupta.bsky.social and Efrat Muller: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The human gut microbiome in enteric infections: from association to translation
Enteric infections remain a leading global cause of morbidity, mortality and economic loss, increasingly compounded by the rise of antimicrobial resistance. The gut microbiome — spanning bacteria, ...
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Excited to be speaking at this ECR Symposium in Nottingham. Free to attend!
Professor Lesley Hoyles@bugsinyourguts.bsky.social · 8mo ago🧬 Free @microbesng.bsky.social PopUp ECR symposium 🧬 UK-based MRes or PhD student, research assistant or postdoc working on microbial genomics or metagenomics? Present your work and/or chair a session, plus excellent keynote speakers: @halllab.bsky.social and @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social. #MNGPopUp
We have a fully-funded PhD studentship available to elucidate the host-adaptive traits of the human gut microbiome: bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/how-apply (targeted project: TRG-VET-AA26). Feel free to reach out with a CV and cover letter stating your interest in this project.
Applications to our free course on "Introduction to Experimental Design and Core Statistics" closes this Friday. Part of the @ukgibanetwork.bsky.social, this is a great opportunity to improve your statistical skills and get to meet other network members. Apply here: forms.office.com/e/sdys5HATUH
Applications to the first training event: "Introduction to Experimental Design and Core Statistics" of the UK GIBA Network+ (@ukgibanetwork.bsky.social) are now open! Taking place Dec 8-10 in Cambridge. Further info: www.giba-uk.org/training-opp... Apply here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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📊 Want to boost your research skills? Join our 3-day training on Experimental Design and Core Statistics in Cambridge (Dec 8–10). ✅ Free to attend 🙋♀️ Open to all career stages 🚆 Travel and accommodation costs reimbursed Apply by October 17th 👉 www.giba-uk.org/training-opp...
Our working groups support the development of effective collaborations across the UK to advance research. Introduced by Franziska Denk (@denklab.bsky.social) at our #GIBANetworklaunch. Want to know our first 5️⃣ topics? Find out here 👇 www.giba-uk.org/working-groups
✔️ Flexible funds ✔️ Fellowships ✔️ Mobility awards Our director Jonathan Swann shares some of the ways we will expand the mechanistic understanding of the gut-immune-brain axis. More details will appear on our Network website in the coming days 👇 www.giba-uk.org/funding-oppo... #GIBANetworklaunch
“One of the key pillars of our network is training,” says @alexmsalmeida.bsky.social. We are committed to equip our members with the skills, tools and methods essential for research. Our first course was announced at our #GIBANetworklaunch 🌟 Want to know more? 👇 🔗 giba-uk.org/training-opp...
The past two decades have seen a global explosion of research into the gut-immune-brain axis. There is great energy in #Southampton today for our #GIBANetworklaunch. Together, we are building a vibrant and diverse research community to fully realise GIBA's potential. Learn more 👉 www.giba-uk.org
🚨 New pre-print from the lab! We performed a large-scale meta-analysis of the uncultured gut #microbiome in >10,000 metagenomes enabling us to identify a new candidate biomarker of health. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Meta-analysis of the uncultured gut microbiome across 11,115 global metagenomes reveals a new candidate biomarker of health
The human gut microbiome plays an important biological role in host health, yet over 60% of gut species remain uncultured and hence inaccessible to experimental manipulation. Here we analysed 11,115 h...
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The GIBA network will be launching on September 22nd with an in-person event in Southampton. Do come along to hear and share your thoughts on our plans to drive innovation in the gut-immune-brain axis field in the UK. Sign-up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/uk-giba-ne...
UK GIBA Network+ launch event
Bringing together researchers and stakeholders to advance understanding of the gut-immune-brain axis.
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UK GIBA Network+@ukgibanetwork.bsky.social · last yr.Are you interested in the gut-immune-brain axis (GIBA)? 🧠🔬 Researchers and stakeholders from all disciplines and backgrounds are invited to join the launch event for our UK GIBA Network+. 📅 Monday 22nd September 📍 Southampton Harbour Hotel Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-giba-ne...
A new UK research network supported by UKRI will investigate how gut health impacts the brain, immune system, and mental wellbeing. Dr Alexandre Almeida (@alexmsalmeida.bsky.social) is part of the interdisciplinary team leading this new initiative. Read more: www.bio.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...
Cambridge partners on a new UK research network to unlock
A groundbreaking UK research network has been launched by UKRI to uncover how gut health influences the brain, immune system, and mental well-being – potentially leading to new treatments for
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We're delighted that researchers from the @camvetschool.bsky.social are contributing to this important new network, advancing understanding of the gut-immune-brain connection.🧠👇🏽
Alexandre Almeida@alexmsalmeida.bsky.social · last yr.Excited to be part of the leadership team of a new @ukri.org BBSRC Gut-Immunology-Brain Axis (GIBA) Network+ to drive further mechanistic understanding of the GIBA. See more: www.bio.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid.... @camvetschool.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
Excited to be part of the leadership team of a new @ukri.org BBSRC Gut-Immunology-Brain Axis (GIBA) Network+ to drive further mechanistic understanding of the GIBA. See more: www.bio.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid.... @camvetschool.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
Cambridge partners on a new UK research network to unlock
A groundbreaking UK research network has been launched by UKRI to uncover how gut health influences the brain, immune system, and mental well-being – potentially leading to new treatments for
bio.cam.ac.uk
argNorm is published now academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
argNorm: normalization of antibiotic resistance gene annotations to the Antibiotic Resistance Ontology (ARO)
AbstractSummary. Currently available and frequently used tools for annotating antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) in genomes and metagenomes provide resu
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Svetlana Ugarcina Perovic@svetlanaup.bsky.social · 2y agoHey #AMR people, the argNorm preprint is now available on #QUT ePrints: eprints.qut.edu.au/252448 We* designed a tool for normalizing ARG annotations across currently popular tools & dbs. *@svetlanaup.bsky.social Vedanth Ramji Hui Chong Yiqian Duan Finlay Maguire @luispedrocoelho.bsky.social 1/6
Me and a few of my mates got together and wrote a review on the current state of clinical translation of microbiome research. A great summary of the state of the art for microbiome research. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Clinical translation of microbiome research - Nature Medicine
This Review summarizes recent and compelling examples of microbiome-based interventions that are ripe for clinical adoption while also discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the field.
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