Professor Graham Moore announced as the new Director of the John Innes Centre
Professor Graham Moore, a world-leading wheat researcher, will become the Director of the John Innes Centre from September 2022.
Read the storyProfessor Graham Moore, a world-leading wheat researcher, will become the Director of the John Innes Centre from September 2022.
Read the storyGenome mining techniques have helped to explain how sea cucumbers produce defensive chemicals that enable them to fend off foes in the murky depths
Read about what sea cucumbers can teach us about self-defenceUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced a £481 million investment in major research and innovation infrastructure over the next three years.
Read about injection of funding for the uk’s world-class research and innovation infrastructureTomatoes gene-edited to produce vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, could be a simple and sustainable innovation to address a global health problem
Read about gene-edited tomatoes could be a new source of vitamin dProfessor Anne Osbourn OBE FRS has been elected as an international member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the United States’ highest honours for scientists, engineers and health professionals.
Read about international recognition for eminent john innes centre scientistSpanning eight research institutes and universities and aiming to develop new wheat germplasm containing the next generation of key traits
Read about designing future wheatDeveloping a wider and deeper understanding of how the environment influences plant growth and development
Read about genes in the environmentInvestigating the vast diversity of chemicals produced by plants and microbes
Read about molecules from natureUnderstanding the molecular dialogue between plants and microbes, establishing how they communicate with each other and how they have evolved in relation to one another
Read about plant healthDr Philippa Borrill has received a prestigious award from The Society of Experimental Biology (SEB).
Read about ‘Scientific leadership and creative thinking – wheat researcher award’As a plant scientist, I was delighted to see plants in the limelight for a change and it made me think about how important visibility is when it comes to career choices.
Read about ‘Green Planet: Engaging the next generation of plant scientists’