Research Interests
Philippe Vain – John Innes Centre
My main research interests are the understanding and exploitation of transformation systems in plants and crops. Key areas of interest are:
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To develop efficient plant transformation and vector systems (pCLEAN)
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To improve the understanding and control of transgene integration, expression and stability in plants (Vain 1999) (Vain 2002) (Afolabi 2004)
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To provide high-throughput transformation systems of crops and model plants to academic users: Rice (Vain 2003); Brachypodium distachyon (more details), :- Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicotiana benthamiana
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To develop T-DNA tagging approaches in Brachypodium distachyon (genotype Bd21) - BrachyTAG
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To provide “clean gene” technologies producing transformed plants free of selectable marker genes (more details)
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To design new strategies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to conduct large scale and generational transgenic studies in plants (James 2004)
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To address biosafety considerations
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To produce improved transgenic crops for the benefit of developing country agronomic productivity (nematode resistance) (Banana transformation)
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To monitor trends in plant transgenic science & technology (Vain 2005) (Vain 2006) (Vain 2007)
This research is funded by:
DFID: Department For International Development (UK)
RF: Rockefeller Foundation (US)JIF: John Innes Foundation (UK)
PBL: Plant Bioscience Limited (UK)BBSRC: Biotechnology & Biological Science Research Council
Norwich Research Park,
Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
