Excellence in plant and microbial science
Late last year the Journal of Cell Science interviewed Dr Christine Faulkner as part of their 'cell scientist to watch' series. Here is the Journal's interview with Christine, covering her career path, current research, challenges and the best advice she's been given
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A leading John Innes Centre researcher and colleagues have been awarded European funding to develop innovative molecular solutions to combat a damaging sugar beet virus
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The latest advances in our understanding of the plant immune system are mapped out in a new review by John Innes Centre researchers
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New UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank to safeguard future research and facilitate sustainable production of UK’s six major food crops
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A project working on disrupting and preventing bacterial diseases in a number of staple crops was given a boost last month with the announcement of new technological developments
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Compounds tested for their potential as antibiotics have demonstrated promising activity against one of the deadliest infectious diseases - tuberculosis (TB)
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Plants interact with a very broad range of microbial life forms in their natural environment. In most cases this isn't an issue, but sometimes these interactions can have profound impacts on plant health - either positive or negative
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Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet (HP³) is our vision for achieving a safer, healthier and more sustainable future through the power of plant and microbial science
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Matthew Johnston is a Phd student in the Dr Christine Faulkner lab. His research focuses on cell-to-cell communication in plants, so we asked Matt, how and why do cells communicate?
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