Friday seminars are held in the John Innes Conference Centre , and are open to scientists at the John Innes Centre and partner institutes on the Norwich Research Park as well as members of the public.
During their visit to the John Innes Centre, speakers of the named lectures are given the opportunity to have their portrait done by Professor Enrico Coen.
Below is a selection of all the portraits so far;
Lord Robert May – 2015
Maarten Koornneef – 2000
Michael Freeling – 2004
Carol Gross – 2006
Timothy Richmond – 2008
Joe Ecker – 2006
Doug Rees – 2004
Kim Nasmyth – 2002
Rob Martienssen – 2008
Eske Willerslev – 2017
Michael Lynch – 2014
Winslow Briggs – 2001
Nick Cozzarelli – 2004
Sydney Brenner – 2003
Hopi Hoekstra – 2017
Tetsuya Higashiyama – 2019
Philip Benfey – 2011
Julian Parkhill – 2017
Joanne Chory – 2003
Chris Somerville – 2005
Julian Schroeder – 2012
John Doebley – 2001
Sean Carroll – 2008
Steve Lippard – 2003
Jim Naismith – 2018
Ira Herskowitz – 2001
Jack Baldwin – 2006
Alec Jeffreys – 2001
Susan Gottesman – 2005
Sean Cutler – 2010
Thomas Steitz – 2003
Simon Levin – 2011
Tim Mitchison – 2002
Karl Stetter – 2002
George Coupland – 2008
Mark Estelle – 2011
Tom Blundell – 2002
Detlef Weigel – 2015
Susan McCouch – 2009
Dick Flavell – 2006
Ottoline Leyser – 2013
Pat Brown – 2004
Edward Buckler – 2016
Elliot Meyerowitz – 2002
Sarah Hake – 2012
Fred Ausubel – 2017
Francesco Salamini – 2002
Steve Tanksley – 2003
Bruce Stillman – 2006
Nam-Hai Chua – 2004
Sue Wessler – 2007
John Maynard-Smith – 2001
Thomas Silhavy – 2007
Robert Huber – 2000
Lucy Shapiro – 2003
Frank Grosveld – 2005
Bonnie Bassler – 2013
Herbert Jaeckle – 2007
Jean Beggs – 2017
Martin Yanofsky – 2016