Professor Martin Howard among the outstanding scientists elected to EMBO Membership
Professor Martin Howard has been elected as a member of the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO)
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News Dig through archive answers century-old questions on flower colour and patterning
Questions on flower colour posed more than a century ago have been resolved by new research
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Blog Career Stories: Aston Saini, PIPS placement student – What I’ve learned about scientists engaging with policy makers
In today’s blog, we hear from Aston Saini, a ‘Professional Internships for PhD Students’ placement student who recently spent three months working within the John Innes Centre policy team. Aston explores what his experience taught him about the ways researchers can engage with policy makers, as well as how crucial this aspect of science is...
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Blog The A.E. Watkins landrace collection of bread wheat: Who was AE Watkins?
Crop science is beginning to reap the benefits of Arthur Ernest Watkins’ work in the early 20th Century to assemble a diverse collection of local cultivars of wheat. As wheat scientist Robert Koebner wrote of this unassuming pioneer in the Genetics Society magazine, “Over 50 years since Watkins’ death and about 100 years since his...
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News A Warm Welcome to Three New Members of the Governing Council
The Governing Council of the John Innes Centre has been strengthened with the appointment of three new members. We are thrilled to welcome Professor Jane Langdale, Professor Julian Hibberd and Professor Mark Searcey to the institute. Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett, Chair of the John Innes Centre’s Governing Council, said: “I am delighted to welcome the new...
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News Old drugs new tricks – Novel approach shows “enormous potential” for rapid antibiotic discovery
An innovative project to re-purpose existing drugs for their potential as antibiotics has uncovered a highly promising candidate with a potent and unique way of killing drug resistant bacteria
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News Hope from an unexpected source in the global race to stop wheat blast
An important breakthrough in efforts to halt the advance of wheat blast, an emerging threat to international food security, has come from a surprising source
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Press Release Finding hidden genetic treasure: study uncovers untapped diversity in historic wheat collection
A decade-long collaborative study has discovered huge genetic potential that is untapped in modern wheat varieties. The international study which appears in Nature reveals that at least 60% of the genetic diversity found in a historic collection of wheat is unused providing an unprecedented opportunity to improve modern wheat and sustainably feed a growing global...
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Press Release King’s Birthday Honours recognition for Professor Diane Saunders
Professor Diane Saunders has been recognised for her outstanding scientific achievements and dedication to women in STEM with the honour of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours 2024. Professor Graham Moore FRS, Director of the John Innes Centre said, “This prestigious honour reflects Diane’s remarkable contributions to...
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