Dr Susan Schlimpert is among 24 life scientists named as new members of the EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organisation) Young Investigator Programme

Sperm cells have compact bundles of DNA, yet exactly how and why sperm cell nuclei are condensed in flowering plants has been a mystery, until now

The John Innes Centre is pleased to see continued progress of the Government’s Precision Breeding (Gene Editing) Bill in parliament this week. The Bill progressed through its third reading in the House of Commons and into the House of Lords for debate. The Bill aims to update the regulation of precision breed organisms in England and...

An ambitious scientific investigation probing the mysteries of cell size has been awarded five-year funding

Professor Martin Howard has been awarded the 2022 Institute of Physics Rosalind Franklin Medial

A mechanism used by a fungal pathogen to promote spread of the devastating cereal crop disease, blast, has been revealed in fine detail

Professor Lars Østergaard has been appointed as the Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford

Researchers at the John Innes Centre and partners at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have identified a molecular switch that establishes differential cell growth and organ shape

After twelve years leading the institute, Professor Dale Sanders FRS retires this month from his role as Director. Under his leadership, the John Innes Centre has achieved many scientific and organisational successes and Professor Sanders has had a lasting positive impact on the organisation, our outward collaborations, and the wider plant science community. Whilst Director, Professor...