Dr Andrew Lucy joined the John Innes as a technician in 1987, by the time he left he had earned a PhD, discovered science to be exhilarating, fun and populated by amazing people and become Dr Lucy. This is his incredible story

Since the creation of our alumni network earlier this year, we have enjoyed hearing the stories of a huge variety of people who have passed from our institute over the years. One of those people is Dr Kathy Faulkner, who has moved from the lab to the classroom

We spoke to Head of Bioimaging Kim Findlay about the Covid-19 lockdown and how she and her team have adapted to ensure scientists are once again able to peer down the lens

As our staff increasingly began to work remotely and interact online, Sarah Tolland began work on how we could use online platforms to facilitate larger meetings and events including our iconic Friday Seminar series. We asked Sarah what she has done, what the challenges were and what advice she would offer people looking to run larger events online

Dr Pawel Mikulski is currently focused on the molecular events behind what constitutes the epigenetic switch, looking for an answer to the question; how do cells know what activity of which genes to switch on or off?