Excellence in plant and microbial science
The medicinal secrets of the Chilean soapbark tree have been laid bare, unlocking a future of more potent, affordable, and sustainably sought vaccines. The evergreen species, Quillaja saponaria has, for decades, been highly prized for producing molecules called QS saponins, which are used in the food and drinks industry as foaming agents. More recently an...
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A collaborative team of innovative and creative researchers from the John Innes Centre and the Quadram Institute Bioscience took part in a competition to develop a commercial idea from novel research. The team, called “SUSU yoghurt”, were finalists in the YES22 Competition with their hypothetical B12 probiotic yoghurt product. Their idea, pitch and creative use...
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Dr Rebecca Devine has been awarded a BBSRC Discovery Fellowship to take forward her innovative research into finding the antibiotics of the future. Rebecca is one of 22 outstanding early career scientists to be named today under the prestigious programme that offers three-year fellowships worth up to £400,000. BBSRC’s Discovery Fellowships are offered to individuals...
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A novel role for molecular nano-syringes found in the antibiotic-producing bacteria Streptomyces has been revealed
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Late last month, John Innes Centre researchers held the fourth Bioinformatics and Wheat Genomics workshop in Worcester, South Africa
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This month saw the awards ceremony for the RITS (Research Institute Technicians’) Awards take place on 3rd March. The RITAs, organised by the Research Institute Technician Group (RITG) and sponsored by UKRI, aim to celebrate and recognise the valuable and considerable contribution of technicians and support staff to research institutes across the UK. This year...
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Professor Anne Osbourn has been awarded the 2023 Novozymes Prize for her pioneering work in helping to produce important drugs in greater volumes and improving the natural defence systems of plants
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Technical experts from the research community have been recognised for their excellence, across a range of categories
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On the 28th of January, Professor Cristobal Uauy, Dr Luzie Wingen and Anna Backhaus from the John Innes Centre (JIC) set out for Kazakhstan to deliver for a one-week workshop on wheat genetics and genomics
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