John Innes Centre

Lectures & Seminars

The JIC has a very active programme of seminars and lectures, including a series of Named Lectures, given by external, invited speakers, which is managed by the site seminar committee.These are open to the scientific community.

Future lectures & seminars:

19 March 2010: 11:30
Is there more to epigenetic gene repression than just histone modifications?
Professor Wendy Bickmore , Chromosomes & Gene Expression Section, MRC Human Genetics Unit
In the JIC Merton Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Anne Osbourn
26 March 2010: 11:30
The origins of plant pathogens in agro-ecosystems
Professor Bruce McDonald , Institute of Integrative Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
In the JIC Merton Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by James Brown
09 April 2010: 11:30
The Biffen Lecture to be given by Prof Peter Langridge
Professor Peter Langridge , University of Adelaide, Australia
In the JIC Merton Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by John Snape
16 April 2010: 11:30
seminar by Dr Jon Lis
Dr Jon Lis , Cornell University, USA
In the JIC Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Phil Wigge
23 April 2010: 11:30
seminar by Dr Jan Lowe
Dr Jan Lowe , MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge
In the JIC Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Mark Buttner
30 April 2010: 11:30
seminar by Professor Donald Ort
Professor Donald Ort , University of Illinois
In the JIC Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Cathie Martin
07 May 2010: 11:30
seminar by Professor Regine Hengge
Professor Regine Hengge , Faculty of Biology - Department of Microbiology, Freie University Berlin
In the JIC Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Mark Buttner
14 May 2010: 11:30
seminar by Professor Beat Keller
Professor Beat Keller , Institute of Plant Biology, University of Zurich
In the JIC Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Christopher Ridout
21 May 2010: 11:30
seminar by Professor Jonathan Widom
Professor Jonathan Widom , Northwestern University
In the JIC Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Tony Maxwell / Sandra Greive
11 June 2010: 11:30
seminar by Professor Eric Richards
Professor Eric Richards , Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University
In the JIC Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Caroline Dean
18 June 2010: 11:30
seminar by Professor Harry Gilbert
Professor Harry Gilbert , University of Georgia
In the JIC Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Sylviane Comparot
25 June 2010: 11:30
The Haldane Lecture by Professor Michael Elowitz
Professor Michael Elowitz , California Institute of Technology
In the JIC Merton Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Martin Howard
24 September 2010: 11:30
The Darlington Lecture by Professor Eddy Rubin
Professor Eddy Rubin , Director, Genomics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
In the JIC Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Anne Osbourn
08 October 2010: 11:30
The role of calcium, SFR6 and OXI1 in plant stress signalling
Professor Marc Knight , School of Bio & Biomedical Sciences, University of Durham
In the JIC Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Ben Miller
22 October 2010: 11:30
The Bateson Lecture by Professor Joan Steitz
Professor Joan Steitz , Yale University
In the JIC Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Lars Ostergaard
29 October 2010: 11:30
seminar by Dr Philippe Sansonetti
Dr Philippe Sansonetti , Unité de pathogénie microbienne moléculaire, INSERM U786
In the JIC Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Cyril Zipfel
26 November 2010: 11:30
seminar by Professor Elizabeth Sockett
Professor Elizabeth Sockett , Institute of Genetics, University of Nottingham
In the JIC Merton Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Emma Sherwood
08 April 2011: 11:30
The Hopwood Lecture - to be given by Professor Nancy Moran
Professor Nancy Moran , Dept of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
In the JIC Merton Auditorium
Hosted/Organised by Saskia Hogenhout