PROFESSOR ANNE OSBOURN (FRS) - We are delighted to announce that Professor Anne Osbourn has been elected as a Fellow of the
@royalsociety
in honour of her exceptional contribution to science
NEWS - Professor Saskia Hogenhout elected as a member of EMBO
Professor
@SaskiaHogenhout
has been elected as a member of the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organisation (
@EMBO
), in recognition of scientific excellence
@NorwichResearch
FREE IMAGES - Alongside
@TheSainsburyLab
, we have launched an open-source image library for journalists, writers and picture editors seeking to bring content on genome-editing and genetic modification to life
@NorwichResearch
@NorwichSciImage
@BBSRC
NEWS - Professor Caroline Dean awarded McClintock Prize
The ground-breaking career of Professor Dame Caroline Dean
@CarolineDeanLab
has been recognised with the prestigious Barbara McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics & Genome Studies
@NorwichResearch
MIKE BEVAN FRS OBE - Queen’s Birthday Honours recognition for Professor Michael Bevan, who has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to plant genomics
AWARD - Today
@CarolineDeanLab
received the
@WolfPrize_
medal 🥇
Professor Dame Caroline Dean (FRS) was awarded the prestigious Wolf Prize in 2020 in recognition of her pioneering discoveries🌱
NEWS - Professor Anne Osbourn receives prestigious Novozymes Prize
Anne Osbourn has been awarded the 2023 Novozymes Prize for her pioneering work producing important drugs & improving the natural defence systems of plants
@NorwichResearch
@AnneOsbourn1
NEWS - Outstanding John Innes Centre scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society
Congratulations to Prof Graham Moore, Director, and Prof
@SaskiaHogenhout
, Group Leader, who have been elected as Fellows of the
@royalsociety
@NorwichResearch
VIROLOGY - Did you know plants can make vaccines? We are all facing an unprecedented global challenge in the coronavirus pandemic and plants may help us in the fight against it. Find out more about our history of virus research --->
CRISPR - Researchers know how to make precise genetic changes within the genomes of crops, but the transformed cells often refuse to grow into plants - one international team, led by
@UCDavisPlants
&
@UCSmallGrains
has devised a new solution
@SadiyeHayta
BLOG - Earlier this year, a newly discovered single-cell microbe that can survive in extreme environments was named after Dr
@RenuSwarup
, current Secretary in the Indian Department of Biotechnology and former John Innes Centre Postdoc
AWARD - Prof Cathie Martin, project leader in our metabolic biology department, has been elected as a Fellow of the
@royalsociety
.
"This is an honour and I would like to thank the many inspiring colleagues and collaborators who have worked with me”
AWARD - Congratulations to Dr Sanu Arora, who has been announced as a Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career award winner for her work on speed breeding
#WomenInWheat
AWARD - Dr Tung Le has been awarded a prestigious Lister Fellowship in recognition of his group’s innovative research and its potential for antibiotic discovery
AWARD - Professor
@SaskiaHogenhout
has been elected a fellow of the American Phytopathological Society (
@plantdisease
) in recognition of her pioneering career.
Congratulations Saskia 👏
NEWS - European Funding will take cell-to-cell communication research to next level
Professor Christine Faulkner
@pd_christine
and her group have received the
@ERC_Research
Advanced Grant for their research into cell-to-cell communication
AWARD - Professor Cathie Martin has been awarded the prestigious
@RankPrize
for Nutrition for her globally significant research in making fruit and vegetables more nutritious
AWARD Dame Caroline Dean (
@CarolineDeanLab
) named one of five outstanding scientists – one from each continent - who will receive the 2018
@Loreal
-
@UNESCO
For Women in Science Awards in life sciences
STUDY - How three genes rule plant symbioses; Dr Guru Radhakrishnan (
@guru_radhakr
) and collaborators from the
@LRSV_Toulouse
describe the discovery of a common genetic basis for intracellular symbioses between plants and microbes in the soil
GROUP LEADER VACANCIES - We’re looking for creative early-career or established researchers who wish to develop exciting long-term independent programmes in plant and microbial science and be part of our highly collaborative culture
📅 - Fri 28 Jan 2022
AWARD - Congratulations to
@Saunders_Lab
, for winning the
@BBSRC
Innovator of the year award for international impact for her work with
@CIMMYT
and the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, in helping to combat global crop pathogens
AWARD - Professor
@AnneOsbourn1
has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to plant science, thanks to her pioneering work in plant natural product biosynthesis
NEWS - £76.6m funding boost to world-leading research at John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre welcomes major funding from
@BBSRC
in its world-leading research and innovation programmes, alongside
@TheQuadram
and
@EarlhamInst
on
@NorwichResearch
This
#WomensHistoryMonth
, we’re digging through the
@JIChistory
archives 📖
Meet E K Janaki Ammal, an Indian
#female
scientist & expert in cytogenetics who worked at JIC from 1940-45. Her accomplishments led to a new rose hybrid named after her in 2019!
NEWS - Dame Helen Mirren has helped renew efforts to keep plant disease Xylella fastidiosa out of the UK by narrating a new animation that warns of the devastation it causes, including the death of millions of olive trees in Europe
BLOG -
@Studio_Flozbox
is a Science Technician in the
@CristobalUauy
lab by day and an artist by night. We caught up with him to ask how he is bringing these two passions together and providing scientific illustrations for published papers
FUNDED PhDs - We have a range of fully funded 4-year PhD research projects available. The Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP) programme is open to UK and international candidates for entry October 2021. THREAD.
NEWS - Discovery Fellowship award for outstanding early career researcher
Dr Rebecca Devine has been awarded a
@BBSRC
Discovery Fellowship to take forward her innovative research into finding the antibiotics of the future
@NorwichResearch
@r_devine93
SUMMER SCHOOL - Applications are now open for the 2022 Summer School in Applied Molecular Microbiology on Microbial Specialised Metabolites - taking place in Dubrovnik, 10-17 September 2022
📅 - Friday 18 February
GROUP LEADERS - We are delighted to announce the appointment of two group leaders Professor Matt Hutchings
@MattHutchings10
and Dr Philip Carella
@Phil_Carella
who will be joining us in August
VITAMIN D TOMATOES - Researchers used gene editing to turn off a specific molecule in the plant’s genome which increased provitamin D3 in both the fruit and leaves of tomato plants. It was then converted to vitamin D3 through exposure to UVB light. ☀🍅
NEWS - Professor Dame Caroline Dean awarded Mendel Medal
Professor Dame Caroline Dean has been named by
@GenSocUK
as the recipient of the
#Mendel
Medal for 2023
@NorwichResearch
ON THIS DAY - In 1905 William Bateson coins the word ‘genetics’ in a letter to Cambridge professor Adam Sedgwick, writing; "No single word in common use quite gives this meaning, and if it were desirable to coin one, ‘Genetics’ might do”.
#OnThisDayAtJIC
AWARD - Professor Ray Dixon FRS has received the Adam Kondorosi Academia Europea Award for Advanced Research for pioneering research to develop more sustainable agriculture practices worldwide
NEWS - The science of how plants register trauma catches a new wave
Researchers give longstanding theories on how plants rely on calcium waves to respond to wounds and other stresses a fresh perspective
@BBSRC
@NorwichResearch
@pd_christine
@Annalisa_Be
PRESS RELEASE - King’s Birthday Honours recognition for Professor Diane Saunders
Congratulations to
@Saunders_Lab
who has been recognised for her outstanding scientific achievements and dedication to women in STEM with the honour of OBE
@NorwichResearch
NEWS - Plant pathology award for Professor Diane Saunders
The innovative and inspiring research of Professor Diane Saunders has been recognised with the
@BS_PP
RKS Wood Prize
@Saunders_Lab
@NorwichResearch
VACANCY - We’re looking for a Research Assistant to join the
@Phil_Carella
group and help explore the diversity of defence responses that evolved to protect land plants from pathogen infection
VACANCY - Applications are open for 3x five-year Postdoctoral Scientist positions in the group of Professor
@AnneOsbourn1
OBE FRS NAS
Closing date - 11 October 2023
Contract - Five years, full-time
INTRODUCING -
@Grow_Cab
. Meet this 5-strong interdisciplinary team working on low-cost, Open Source benchtop plant growth cabinets for speed breeding and offering consultancy for crop improvement alongside the development of speed breeding protocols
CELLS - Ever since scientists discovered cells more than 350 years ago, they've noted that each type of cell has a characteristic size. The question of how these building blocks of life regulate their own size, however, has remained a mystery
@GEN_ISP_JIC
ROTATION PhD - Applications are now open for our 4-year Rotation PhD.
Experience plant & microbial sciences here & at
@TheSainsburyLab
through mini-projects, then narrow your focus, choose your topic & supervisor
💷 - Fully funded
📅 - Mon 10 Jan 2022
Tomatoes gene-edited to produce vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, could be a simple and sustainable innovation to address a global health problem.
Read the Story -
Read the
@NaturePlants
Paper -
NEWS - Prestigious
@ERC_Research
Horizon Europe funding award to accelerate innovative research in antibiotic-producing
#bacteria
Dr
@SusanSchlimpert
and her team have been awarded funding for their research into
#antibiotics
of the future
LETTER - Professor
@CristobalUauy
wrote to The Times this weekend. Here is his letter.
You can find out more about Professor Uauy and his work on wheat genetics here 👀👇
NEWS - Dr Yiliang Ding honoured with prestigious Blavatnik award
@YiliangDing
is among nine recipients of the 2024
@BlavatnikAwards
for UK Young Scientists, announced today by the Blavatnik Family Foundation & New York Academy of Sciences
@NYASciences
NEWS - New Green Revolution gene discovery sows hope of drought resilient wheat
Semi-dwarf wheat varieties with improved drought resilience may soon be grown in fields across the globe
@BBSRC
@NorwichResearch
@PhilippaBorrill
@CSIRO
ADVANCES- On Friday 14 September 1984, Prof. David Hopwood announced to the world that his team produced the world’s first hybrid antibiotic by genetic engineering. We recall this landmark discovery. 💊
NEWS - Scientists discover the genetics inside legumes that control the production of an oxygen-carrying molecule, crucial to the plant’s close relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria
@ScienceMagazine
AWARD - We're delighted to announce that our Rotation PhD student
@a_bakinghouse
has received international recognition for her outstanding contribution to wheat research. Congratulations Anna 👏
VACANCY - Calling outstanding researchers! Apply TODAY for our Independent Research Fellowships Leading to Tenured Faculty Positions at the John Innes Centre
Find out more:
At the John Innes Centre we value our diverse community and the contributions of all our staff and students. We are shocked and dismayed at the recent article published in Nature Communications by AlShebli et al. Our response
PRESS RELEASE - The clue is in the glue - Nature’s secret for holding it together
An obscure aquatic plant has helped to explain how plants avoid cracking up under the stresses and strains of growth
@NorwichResearch
@slcuplants
@BBSRC
.
@IndiaDST
welcomes Dr
@RenuSwarup
the first woman Secretary of DST as she takes additional charge of the Department. Looking forward to her support and guidance, as DST & all its institutes strive to make greater contributions towards Nation’s progress.
NEWS - Researchers
@SusanSchlimpert
and
@plant_symmetry
awarded
@royalsociety
University Research Fellowships; “When I got the award, I felt like all the hard work I had put in was finally worth it. I felt like I'd won the Olympic Games in plant biology”
GROUP LEADERS - We are looking for creative early-career or established researchers who wish to develop exciting long-term independent programs in plant and microbial science and be part of our highly collaborative culture
#GroupLeader
#Tenure
#SciJob
CITIZEN SCIENCE - Spittlebug spies needed
The next time you see those frothy blobs of cuckoo spit that appear on plants this time of year - remember when and where - your evidence could be used to halt the progress of an international plant pathogen
LEAD YOUR OWN LAB - We're looking for creative early-career or established researchers to develop exciting long-term independent programs in plant and microbial science and become part of our highly collaborative culture
More details and how to apply 👀👉
AWARD - “It’s a great honour to receive this
@globalrust
award and a privilege to help the careers of outstanding women researchers as they make an impact on the world through their innovative research” -
@CristobalUauy
On the final day of our Annual Science Meeting we announce our awards. This year we have three worthy mentors being recognised for their support of others. Congratulations to Mark Buttner,
@MatthewJBush
and Lesley Mitchenell.
BACTERIA - Humans have them, so do other animals and plants - now research reveals that bacteria too have internal daily clocks that align with the 24-hour cycle of life on Earth
@ant_dodd
@MarthaMerrow
@EvolvedBiofilm
SUMMER SCHOOL - Applications are now open for the 2022 Summer School in Applied Molecular Microbiology on Microbial Specialised Metabolites - taking place in Dubrovnik, 10-17 September 2022
📅 - Friday 18 February
NEWS - Royal Society Fellowship Awarded to Outstanding Early Career Researcher
Congratulations to Dr Chris Morgan
@ChrisMorgan555
who has been awarded a Royal Society
@royalsociety
Fellowship to carry forward his exciting investigations into meiosis.
HEALTHY PLANTS, HEALTHY PEOPLE, HEALTHY PLANET – Today, with
@TheSainsburyLab
we are delighted to unveil our ambitious vision to secure a safer, healthier and more sustainable future through the power of plant and microbial science
Today is
#NationalPetDay
!
Here at JIC, we have our very own beloved Rex, the JIC Science Cat 🧪🐾 who provides researchers with some relaxing time outside the labs. Rex has also become a purr-fect mascot over on our TikTok:
Share your own pets below ⬇️
FUNDED PhD - We’re looking for a PhD Student to join the
@CristobalUauy
lab to investigate the transcriptional regulation of early carpel development in polyploid wheat & use this knowledge to generate novel allelic variation in key transcription factors
ANNIVERSARY - 20 years ago today, a new technology was developed here at the John Innes Centre, which revolutionised plant transformation and genetic engineering
@Uni_of_Essex
ROTATION PhD - Applications for the Rotation PhD programme 2021 intake are now open. Alongside
@TheSainsburyLab
, our 4-year Rotation PhD offers you the chance to select 3 mini (10-week) projects in your first 8 months, before narrowing your focus 👇👇👇
AWARD - Congratulations to
@sreyag_
who has been selected for the Forbes Under 30 list 👏
Sreya has been recognised in the Science and Healthcare category for her pioneering research in crop genetics 🌾
Find out more ⬇️
AVAILABLE TECH - Metabolic engineered tomatoes to produce L-DOPA. Production and extract naturally sourced L-DOPA from our genetically modified tomatoes technology 👀🍅
New Year, New Opportunities 🌱 🔬
Be part of something exciting in 2023 by joining our international centre of excellence in plant science, genetics and microbiology. Join our team by browsing our exciting vacancies closing in January 2023
Click here:
PRESS RELEASE - Discovery raises hopes of more temperature tolerant wheat
Gene-editing techniques have helped to identify a temperature tolerance factor that may protect wheat from the unpredictable challenges of
#climatechange
@NorwichResearch
We offer world-class transformation and gene editing service in a wide range of wheat varieties (including elite varieties) for both academic researchers and commercial purposes
Find out more
@NorwichResearch
BLOG - We’re delighted to be welcoming back former PhD student and research fellow
@PhilippaBorrill
as our newest Group Leader. We sat down with Philippa to find out what she would be working on and what she’s been up to since we saw her last
NEWS - Dr Philippa Borrill featured in Royal Society video to inspire a new generation
@PhilippaBorrill
explains the value of gene editing for developing sustainable, resilient wheat in a new series of
@royalsociety
videos featuring
@ProfBrianCox