Professor Diane Saunders receives the 2022 Rosalind Franklin Award to promote women in wheat
Professor Diane Saunders is today announced as the recipient of the 2022 Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture
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Blog Wheat genomic research is a name changer
New molecules, bacteria, and other organisms are often named after their constituent parts or sometimes after the institute or people that discover them. But research scientist Dr Guy Polturak took a slightly different approach when he and colleagues discovered a previously unknown molecule in wheat. In a reworking of convention Dr Polturak has named the...
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28 JunEvent 1st Wheat GEMS Mini symposium on Wheat Genetics, Microbiomes and Soil Health
This first Wheat GEMS mini symposium will bring together leading experts in wheat genetics, microbiome and soil science.
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Blog Diversity in science, genome editing and transformation; Introducing Sadiye Hayta
We spoke to Senior Scientist Sadiye about how she became a scientist, her current research, and the work of the REED group.
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News Scientific leadership and creative thinking – wheat researcher award
Dr Philippa Borrill has received a prestigious award from The Society of Experimental Biology (SEB
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Press Release Discovery of wheat’s clustered chemical defenses creates new avenues for research
A research collaboration has helped to explain the chemical defenses that protect wheat plants against disease – opening potential new avenues of study in this globally cultivated crop
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Press Release The hardy wild grass that could save our bread
An obscure species of wild grass contains “blockbuster” disease resistance that can be cross bred into wheat to give immunity against one of the deadliest crop pathogens
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Blog Erasmus experience to a plant science PhD; Introducing Marina Millan-Blanquez
We had a chat with PhD student Marina about her experience of the Erasmus+ programme, her research project and working at the John Innes Centre.
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News Application for Field Trial of Genetically Modified Organisms: High Iron Wheat
Researchers at the John Innes Centre have applied to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for consent to conduct a field trial of genetically modified (GM) wheat. The small-scale field trial is planned to take place within confined GM trial facilities at our field station in Bawburgh, between March and August in...
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