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Jon Swann

@Jon_Swann

Professor of Biomolecular Medicine at the University of Southampton. Visiting academic at Imperial College and the Karolinska Institute.

 Southampton, England
southampton.ac.uk/medicine/about/staff/js1d19.page
Joined March 2012
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Could our gut health be influencing our brains more than we think? Our academics are leading a new network of experts tasked with investigating the link between the gut and brain🧠🧬 Read more👉southampton.ac.uk/news/2025/… @UHSFTresearch @UoS_Medicine @SouthamptonBRC @Jon_Swann @Jt8Teeling
A person coloured red holding their stomach alongside DNA molecules representing genetics and human biology

ALT A person coloured red holding their stomach alongside DNA molecules representing genetics and human biology

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Could your gut hold the key to better mental health? 🧠 A groundbreaking UK research network, led by @Jon_Swann @unisouthampton, has been launched by @BBSRC to uncover how gut health influences the brain, immune system and mental well-being. Learn more 👉research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/sou…
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A rise in child obesity during the pandemic could cost the UK billions, Southampton research has shown. See the full story on today's @BBCSouthNews with @KeithMGodfrey, @LifelabSoton's Donna Lovelock and @DavidSouthTV. 📺 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0… (starts 00:20, expires tomorrow)
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📻 On the radio! New research led by @southamptonBRC’s @KeithMGodfrey has shown 9⃣ in 🔟 women lack vital nutrients for pregnancy. Hear more in an interview with @jaegawise on @BBCRadio4 @BBCFoodProg (starts 10:00) 👇 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001vc…
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How to improve your gut health — according to the experts Three professors offer their advice on keeping your digestive system happy ⬇️ thetimes.co.uk/article/how-c…

How to improve your gut health — according to the experts

Three professors offer their advice on keeping your digestive system happy

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Check our citizen science initiative phage-collection.org, dedicated to engaging citizens in supporting the isolation of therapeutic phages and raising awareness about AMR and phage therapy. #CitizenScience #AMRAwareness #PhageTherapy
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Very happy to share our new work Early-life differences in the gut microbiota composition and functionality of infants at elevated likelihood of developing autism spectrum disorder | Translational Psychiatry nature.com/articles/s41398-0…
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“The public are really engaged,” says @SaulFaust, looking to the future of #clinicalresearch on @BBCSouthNews Politics South. 🎥📺 See more from our BRC theme lead on @BBCiPlayer (starts 7:15): 👉 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0… Read more: southamptonbrc.nihr.ac.uk/po…
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🦠💩👶Our latest review in @AnnualReviews describes how a disrupted early-life gut #microbiome drives metabolic, immune, endocrine & other disturbed physiological systems in child undernutrition annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10… @BourkeLab @Jon_Swann @QMULBartsTheLon @blizard_inst @QMUL
Malnourished Microbes: Host–Microbiome Interactions in Child Undernutrition

Malnourished Microbes: Host–Microbiome Interactions in Child Undernutrition

Childhood undernutrition is a major global health burden that is only partially resolved by nutritional interventions. Both chronic and acute forms of child undernutrition are characterized by...

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Our new paper with Dr Luther Bartelt and the MAL-ED consortium is finally out! shorturl.at/moMN4 This paper sheds light on the complex relationship between Giardia, nutrient metabolism, and intestinal bacteria, providing valuable insights into growth impairments.
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Excellent news of a new innovation hub led by @unisouthampton @UHSFT researchers to transform nutritional quality of food and drink sold in the UK. 🛒👏 The hub is funded by @BBSRC in partnership with @The_MRC, @innovateuk and @DefraGovUK. Read more: 👉 clinicalresearch.uhs.nhs.uk/…
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Great PhD opportunity exploring the biochemical development of neonates using bedside NMR spectroscopy to transform paediatric nutrition: tinyurl.com/nhj9mhby
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@Jon_Swann Talking about the use of metabolomics in-vitro but also in-vivo #MMM2023
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Join the top scientific experts in the microbiota-gut-brain axis field this Thursday, 16 February @ 16:00 CET for the Mind, Mood & Microbes pre-conference webinar. Register here for free: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…?
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Replying to @AygulDagbasi @rankprize @gfrost59 @KathMaitland @jayberkley @DMorrison100 @Jon_Swann @jiavli @DrK_Petropoulou
Thanks indeed @rankprize and organizers @gfrost59 , @KathMaitland for a fab two days! There's LOTS to do to achieve 2030 "Zero Hunger" SDG un.org/sustainabledevelopmen… - but vital that whatever is done is underpnned by high quality science.. Hence discussions today really matter...
Goal 2: Zero Hunger - United Nations Sustainable Development

Goal 2: Zero Hunger - United Nations Sustainable Development

Goal 2 is about creating a world free of hunger by 2030. The global issue of hunger and food insecurity has shown an alarming increase since 2015—a trend exacerbated by a combination of factors...

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Our @BBSRC MyAge Network is open to those researching muscle strength & resilience through the lifecourse; on 24 Jan 2023 we are holding a policy workshop in Birmingham with @physoc to develop a value proposition for use by @UKAgeing Networks - DM @MyAgeNetwork to hear more!
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Pioneering biomedical research is set to almost double in Southampton following a major funding boost. @NIHRresearch has announced over £25M for our Biomedical Research Centre to turn scientific discoveries into new treatments for patients. Read more: bit.ly/3S3TZAp
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Have you heard about postbiotics, but don't know what they are? Here is a short video produced by @ISAPPscience that explains. youtube.com/watch?v=0silbRHo…
What is a postbiotic? ISAPP educational video

What is a postbiotic? ISAPP educational video

The mission of the International Scientific Association for Probiot...

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📣We have an open PhD position on Diet-#Microbiome interactions and #metabolomics in my group at @NEXSKU 🦠🥦 ✔️Exciting project 💡Great collaborators - @jeroenraes, @TineRaskLicht, @Thue_Schwartz ✍️Application deadline: May 8, 2022 employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=1… 🙏Please retweet
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Happy to contribute to the @IJMS_MDPI special issue on Molecular Mechanisms in the Microbiome–Brain–Gut Axis. Our paper shows that T-cells are required for the normal trajectory of microbiotal development and the metabolic maturation of the host. mdpi.com/1547590 #mdpiijms
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