Excellence in plant and microbial science
The Dr Richard Smith lab has received funding from The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) to investigate phyllotaxis and how a single cell can shape a shoot
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This year’s Innes lecture explores the links between two challenges: producing images of hidden objects and controlling human reproduction
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Ruth Franklin is in the middle of a year as a practicing student in the Professor Cathie Martin lab. We asked Ruth about her project and what it’s been like experiencing life in the lab
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Research into the flower preferences of pollinating moths may have delivered a vital clue to the simple factors needed for the emergence of new species
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Professor Anne Osbourn has always been passionate about popular science writing and the links between science, writing, poetry and art. To that end, alongside her work on plant natural product biosynthesis, Anne has recently had a book of poetry published
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Investment in national infrastructure at the John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory is ‘essential and urgent’ for solving the enormous environmental and societal challenges that we face, says a new independent strategy published this week
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Former colleagues have fondly remembered the rich and varied achievements of Professor Jeffrey “Jeff” Davies, a leading figure in plant virology at the John Innes Centre for more than 20 years
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Rotation PhD student Emma Raven joined our Rotation PhD programme. Emma co-chairs the JIC Student Voice with Josh Waites, and is currently working on plasmodesmata and plant communication. We asked Emma about her project, and the importance of communication in cells, and in the student community
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The image of Gregor Mendel as a man leading a life isolated from the rest of the world combining scientific experiments with monastic duties needs to be revised according to new evidence which has been uncovered by Peter van Dijk and Noel Ellis
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