Dr Hassan Salem to lead independent research group on plant-insect interactions
Following an international search, we are delighted to announce that Dr Hassan Salem will be joining the John Innes Centre in early 2026.
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Blog “Wow” moments in the life and career of young scientist Miguel
The past few months have been a truly memorable time in the life and career of Dr Miguel Montez. The John Innes Centre scientist achieved double success by having his research appear in two academic papers published within a few weeks of each other.
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News Influential group leaders placed among world’s most highly-cited researchers
The pioneering science of Professor Cathie Martin FRS and Professor Anne Osbourn FRS has been recognised in a publication listing the world’s most highly cited researchers
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News Dr Myriam Charpentier awarded Adam Kondorosi prize
Dr Myriam Charpentier has received a prestigious international award from the Academia Europaea for her groundbreaking research into plant-microbe interactions
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Blog Alumni stories: Dr Ruth Bryant, from plant breeding to crop protection – an insight into agriculture
Ruth studied at the John Innes Centre from 2009 to 2013 after completing a Biology degree at the University of Manchester and working for the Food and Environment Research Agency. We spoke with Ruth about her love of plant pathology which has taken her career from Cereal Pathologist at RAGT to Disease Control Scientific Expert at Syngenta.
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News Planting a purple patch – John Innes Centre and Rotary dig in for World Polio Day
The Rotary Club of Norwich has donated 2,000 purple crocus corms to the John Innes Centre to mark World Polio Day (24 October)
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News International award for group leader recognises excellence in wheat genetics and genomics
Dr Philippa Borrill, a group leader at the John Innes Centre, visited Italy recently to accept the Carlotta Award at the International Conference From Seed to Pasta V
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News Exploring the power of plants to make drugs out of sunlight
Plants are consummate chemists, using the sun’s energy and carbon dioxide from the air, to conjure a dazzling array of complex natural products in ways that cannot be replicated synthetically in the lab
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Blog Battling crop diseases without borders
DEWAS is one of the world’s largest crop pathogen surveillance and advisory systems, protecting wheat productivity in food vulnerable areas of East Africa and South Asia.
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