Excellence in plant and microbial science
Research led by the John Innes Centre has discovered a cold “coping” mechanism that is under the control of the plant biological clock and could offer solutions to breeding more resilience into crops less suited to cold climates
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A new innovation hub on the Norwich Research Park focused on research into biofortification is now open to membership applications from the industry and academic research community in the United Kingdom. Anyone working on biofortification, at any career stage, is welcome to join this network by applying to become a member. Whether you’re in a...
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Meet Dr Sancha Salgueiro, a member of the John Innes Centre’s Alumni Network. Sancha joined Roger Hull’s lab in the Virology department at the John Innes Centre in October 1988 as a visiting worker. She stayed in Roger’s lab to complete a PhD with the University of East Anglia between September 1989 to September 1992....
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We are pleased that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has passed into law, receiving Royal Assent from the King. This Act will enable the development and marketing of gene edited crops in England and is a major step towards modernising our crop breeding. A growing world population requires an ever-increasing volume of food to...
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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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