Dr Tung Le Awarded Lister Research Prize Fellowship
Dr Tung Le has been awarded a prestigious Lister Fellowship in recognition of his group’s innovative research and its potential for antibiotic discovery
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Blog Building bridges across Europe – a Tripartite Early Career Researcher Conference in Norwich
In May this year, scientists from the UK, Germany and Spain gathered in Norwich for the second CRAG-JIC-MPIPZ early career researcher (ECR) conference.
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01 JulEvent Open Friday Seminar – Genetic regulation of leaf development in C4 grasses
Our Friday Seminar speaker on the 1st of July is Professor Jane Langdale from the University of Oxford, who will give the seminar at 11.30am. Register to attend this lecture Abstract All grasses exhibit a characteristic strap shaped leaf blade but this consistent external morphology masks an underlying anatomical difference that distinguishes species that carry...
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24 JunEvent Friday Seminar – ‘Cellular signaling during plant reproduction’
Our next Friday Seminar speaker is Dr Jing-Ke Weng, from the Whitehead Institute
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Blog Wheat genomic research is a name changer
New molecules, bacteria, and other organisms are often named after their constituent parts or sometimes after the institute or people that discover them. But research scientist Dr Guy Polturak took a slightly different approach when he and colleagues discovered a previously unknown molecule in wheat. In a reworking of convention Dr Polturak has named the...
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Press Release Injection of funding for the UK’s world-class research and innovation infrastructure
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced a £481 million investment in major research and innovation infrastructure over the next three years. This includes our Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI), subject to business case approval. The proposed funding of £54.7m over the next three years would transform existing capabilities via new and shared interdisciplinary research facilities, with a goal for the facility to be Net Zero.
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Blog Supporting Parents and Carers on the Norwich Research Park
Set-up to provide information and support to all NBI staff who have parent and carer responsibilities, the NBI Parent and Carer Group (PACG) has been going from strength to strength since its formation in 2017. Siobhan Dorai-Raj tells us why she decided to form the support group five years ago. “I’m from Ireland and moved...
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Blog Streptomyces bacteria key to understanding cell-division
Cell division is a fundamental process in all domains of life, required for the regeneration of damaged tissue, organ growth and development.
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News John Innes Centre welcomes moves to bring gene edited crops to market
We welcome draft legislation introduced in the House of Commons today which will enable development and marketing of precision bred crops in England. The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill plans to create a simpler regulatory and approval process for ‘precision bred’ crops, which have targeted genetic changes which could have arisen through traditional breeding or...
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