New species of bacteria named after the John Innes Centre
A newly discovered species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been named after the academic institute where it was identified – the John Innes Centre
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Blog Comic book science
PhD Student Jacob Hamilton studies insect-bacteria symbiosis to try and find new antibiotics for use in humans. Alongside his PhD Jacob and Hutchings lab partner Katie Noble have teamed up with a team of artists and scientists from around the UK on a comic book designed to communicate their work to a new audience
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Blog Driven by curiosity; Introducing new Group Leader Dmitry Ghilarov
Dr Dmitry Ghilarov joined us in October as one of our new intake of Group Leaders. His new group will be investigating protein molecular machines to discover, design and develop better antimicrobials
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News DNA topoisomerases – vital multi-tasking enzymes
Important advances in the understanding of DNA topoisomerases are discussed in a new review led by John Innes Centre researchers
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Press Release Research pinpoints unique drug target in antibiotic resistant bacteria
Researchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics
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Press Release Gene-editing produces tenfold increase in superbug slaying antibiotics
Scientists have used gene-editing advances to achieve a tenfold increase in the production of super-bug targeting formicamycin antibiotics
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Blog Working on SARS-CoV2 Virus-like Particles (VLPs); introducing Dr Hadrien Peyret and Dr Jae-Wan Jung
What are ‘virus-like particles’ and could they help in the quest to end the SARS-CoV2 pandemic?
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News A first step to plant made dengue virus vaccines
Researchers have used plants to produce virus-like particles (VLPs) of the dengue virus in a potential first step towards novel vaccines against the growing threat
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Blog Discovering my research passion and winning international awards; a PhD at the John Innes Centre
Dr Shannon McKie has recently completed her PhD studying how an ancient enzyme works. We sat down with Shannon, to find out why she chose her project, how she found studying abroad and what are future plans are after finishing her PhD
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