The John Innes Centre receives strategic funding from BBSRC
The John Innes Centre receives strategic funding from BBSRC
JIC Director recognised by the Royal SocietyMay 2008 Professor Chris Lamb, Director of the John Innes Centre, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science. Fellows are elected in recognition of their scientific achievements in fundamental research, in leading and directing scientific and technological progress in research establishments and industry. Professor Lamb has been the Director of the John Innes Centre since 1999, and heads a laboratory investigating the ways plants are able to defend themselves against pathogens and pests. He has made major contributions to our understanding of the molecular basis of plant defence. His efforts have led to discoveries such as how cell wall composition influences microbial entry, which plant genes are rapidly induced upon infection and the role of reactive oxygen and nitrogen intermediates in plant defence. His genetic studies have also defined a novel component involved in systemic defence signalling. Prior to this, Professor Lamb was Director of the Plant Biology Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies at La Jolla, California, USA. Professor Lamb becomes the ninth Royal Society Fellow at the John Innes Centre and Sainsbury Laboratory, reflecting the exceptional quality of the scientific research being undertaken at the Institute. Six former directors of the John Innes were also elected Royal Society Fellows. “This honour is a great thrill but also further recognition of the strength of plant and microbial science at the John Innes” said Professor Lamb. Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society said: "Science is everywhere around us our lights and heat, healthcare, communications, how we travel and many of our means of entertainment. These are things we often take for granted but they are the result of the work of scientists. The 44 newly elected Fellows of the Royal Society are among the best of those scientists." May 16th also saw the announcement of eight new Foreign Members of the Royal Society and the election of Lord David Sainsbury, founder of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, as an Honorary Fellow. The Gatsby Charitable Foundation has supported the Sainsbury Laboratory at the John Innes Centre since its inception in the 1980s, when the Sainsbury Laboratory was established to investigate plant interactions with microbes and viruses, using state-of-the-art genetics and molecular biology techniques. About JIC
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