Where food, microbes and human health meet.
The institute creates new interfaces between food science, gut biology, human health and disease. Scientists and clinicians work together at the Norwich Research Park to turn fundamental science into practical benefits for patients, consumers and wider society.
Explore the instituteStart with what matters to you.
The experience is organised around real user needs, giving the public, researchers, patients and partners a clearer route to the right information.
Our science
Discover interdisciplinary work spanning food science, microbiology, genomics and clinical research.
Take part in research
Residents in Norfolk and North Suffolk can register interest in health, nutrition and food studies.
Human studies
Meet the teams and facilities supporting clinical studies across nutrition, microbiology and health.
One system. Many disciplines.
Quadram combines expertise in food science, microbiology, genomics and clinical research. The result is a connected view of how diet, microbes and physiology influence health.
impact
Science aimed at major challenges.
Quadram's research addresses health across the lifecourse, food safety and security, disease burden and a deeper understanding of the microbiome.
Disease
Research spanning cancer, cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease and more.
02Food Innovation
Turning food science into healthier, safer and more sustainable possibilities.
03Understanding the Microbiome
Exploring the complex ecosystem of microbes and the role it plays in human health.
04Healthy Ageing
Understanding how food, microbes and physiology can support health throughout life.
Your health can shape future research.
Residents can join Quadram's online database and be matched with health, nutrition and food studies that may suit them.
A clearer route into research.
Register interest
Share basic details through the online participant database, including relevant dietary information.
Get matched
The human studies team contacts you when a relevant study becomes available.
Decide whether to join
There is no obligation to take part, and participants can leave the database at any time.
Contribute to better health
Participation helps researchers build a broader, more representative understanding of human health.
Discovery with people at the centre.
Quadram's values frame how research moves from rigorous science to real-world benefit, from empowered communities and inclusive excellence to trusted collaboration.