Philippa Borrill
@philippaborrill.bsky.social
Wheat geneticist and group leader at John Innes Centre. Interested in #micronutrients, #senescence, #polyploidy and #genomics. She/her. https://borrilllab.com/
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Applications are now OPEN for the JIF Rotation PhD Programme
This prestigious 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant and Microbial Sciences at the JIC, @thesainsburylab.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social.
🗓️ Closing date - 13 November 2025
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This prestigious 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant and Microbial Sciences at the JIC, @thesainsburylab.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social.
🗓️ Closing date - 13 November 2025
www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
Rotation biology PhDs | John Innes Centre
Prestigious studentships, for entry in October 2022, this multi-disciplinary PhD programme includes; plant science, microbiology, biological chemistry, applied mathematics…
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October 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Applications are now OPEN for the JIF Rotation PhD Programme
This prestigious 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant and Microbial Sciences at the JIC, @thesainsburylab.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social.
🗓️ Closing date - 13 November 2025
www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
This prestigious 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant and Microbial Sciences at the JIC, @thesainsburylab.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social.
🗓️ Closing date - 13 November 2025
www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
Delighted to be selected for the Carlotta Award celebrating female wheat researchers 🎉
Thank you to the committee - it was lovely to meet you in Bari!
I am sure this award will continue to promote women's contributions to wheat research under the stewardship of @wheatinitiative.bsky.social
Thank you to the committee - it was lovely to meet you in Bari!
I am sure this award will continue to promote women's contributions to wheat research under the stewardship of @wheatinitiative.bsky.social
NEWS - International award for group leader recognises excellence in wheat genetics and genomics
Dr Philippa Borrill @philippaborrill.bsky.social recently visited Italy to accept the Carlotta Award at the International Conference ‘From Seed to Pasta V’.
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Dr Philippa Borrill @philippaborrill.bsky.social recently visited Italy to accept the Carlotta Award at the International Conference ‘From Seed to Pasta V’.
okt.to/pUTHXA
October 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Delighted to be selected for the Carlotta Award celebrating female wheat researchers 🎉
Thank you to the committee - it was lovely to meet you in Bari!
I am sure this award will continue to promote women's contributions to wheat research under the stewardship of @wheatinitiative.bsky.social
Thank you to the committee - it was lovely to meet you in Bari!
I am sure this award will continue to promote women's contributions to wheat research under the stewardship of @wheatinitiative.bsky.social
The mystery of redundancy between homoeologs continues! Knocking out one homoeolog in wheat doesn't cause the other homoeologs to be upregulated... nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Great work led by @delfidorussen.bsky.social with @emilieknight.bsky.social @simmojsimmo.bsky.social
Great work led by @delfidorussen.bsky.social with @emilieknight.bsky.social @simmojsimmo.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The mystery of redundancy between homoeologs continues! Knocking out one homoeolog in wheat doesn't cause the other homoeologs to be upregulated... nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Great work led by @delfidorussen.bsky.social with @emilieknight.bsky.social @simmojsimmo.bsky.social
Great work led by @delfidorussen.bsky.social with @emilieknight.bsky.social @simmojsimmo.bsky.social
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team! They will work on homeolog-informed approaches to tackle cold tolerance in wheat @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Please find out more and apply here: jobs.jic.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
#plantsciences #plantscijobs
Please find out more and apply here: jobs.jic.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
#plantsciences #plantscijobs
John Innes Centre
jobs.jic.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team! They will work on homeolog-informed approaches to tackle cold tolerance in wheat @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Please find out more and apply here: jobs.jic.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
#plantsciences #plantscijobs
Please find out more and apply here: jobs.jic.ac.uk/Details.asp?...
#plantsciences #plantscijobs
Reposted by Philippa Borrill
Reposted by Philippa Borrill
Fantastic opportunity to start your independent career at the JIC here. Great startup package. Repost = nice. Thank you!!!
New Independent Fellowship position in Microbiology to launch your lab in our department @johninnescentre.bsky.social (UK). We are conducting a broad search in the area of plant-associated microbial interactions. Message me if you have any questions.
Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
Apply here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity for an Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions has arisen at the John Innes Centre. To read the full job description for this role…
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July 10, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Fantastic opportunity to start your independent career at the JIC here. Great startup package. Repost = nice. Thank you!!!
Reposted by Philippa Borrill
🌾🧬 SPECIAL ISSUE RESEARCH 🌾🧬
📝 Varying gene dosage through mutating DNA methyltransferase 1-1 (MET1-1 ) in polyploid wheat generates quantitative changes to CG methylation without the lethal consequences observed in other crops - Burrows et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
📝 Varying gene dosage through mutating DNA methyltransferase 1-1 (MET1-1 ) in polyploid wheat generates quantitative changes to CG methylation without the lethal consequences observed in other crops - Burrows et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
July 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🌾🧬 SPECIAL ISSUE RESEARCH 🌾🧬
📝 Varying gene dosage through mutating DNA methyltransferase 1-1 (MET1-1 ) in polyploid wheat generates quantitative changes to CG methylation without the lethal consequences observed in other crops - Burrows et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
📝 Varying gene dosage through mutating DNA methyltransferase 1-1 (MET1-1 ) in polyploid wheat generates quantitative changes to CG methylation without the lethal consequences observed in other crops - Burrows et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
In #wheat mutants we've long wondered if the expression of homoeologs is upregulated to compensate. Could that explain homoeolog redundancy?
Spoiler alert: no! Great summary by lead author @delfidorussen.bsky.social ⬇️ and the whole preprint is here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#plantscience
Spoiler alert: no! Great summary by lead author @delfidorussen.bsky.social ⬇️ and the whole preprint is here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#plantscience
July 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In #wheat mutants we've long wondered if the expression of homoeologs is upregulated to compensate. Could that explain homoeolog redundancy?
Spoiler alert: no! Great summary by lead author @delfidorussen.bsky.social ⬇️ and the whole preprint is here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#plantscience
Spoiler alert: no! Great summary by lead author @delfidorussen.bsky.social ⬇️ and the whole preprint is here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#plantscience
Wonderful to see such a range of plant model organisms featured in @cp-devcell.bsky.social. From crops like wheat and maize all the way through to liverworts, algae & ferns!🌾🌿🌽🥬🦠
Many opinions including why I propose using wheat as a model to investigate polyploidy: doi.org/10.1016/j.de...
Many opinions including why I propose using wheat as a model to investigate polyploidy: doi.org/10.1016/j.de...
Redirecting
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June 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Wonderful to see such a range of plant model organisms featured in @cp-devcell.bsky.social. From crops like wheat and maize all the way through to liverworts, algae & ferns!🌾🌿🌽🥬🦠
Many opinions including why I propose using wheat as a model to investigate polyploidy: doi.org/10.1016/j.de...
Many opinions including why I propose using wheat as a model to investigate polyploidy: doi.org/10.1016/j.de...
It's an honour to be shortlisted for the Falling Walls Foundation Science Breakthrough of the Year 2025 for our work on epigenetics in crop breeding. I'm excited to see where this work leads us!
Here we describe our first steps into epigenetic mutants in wheat doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
Here we describe our first steps into epigenetic mutants in wheat doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
Congratulations to Dr @philippaborrill.bsky.social and ‘Breaking the Wall of Epigenetics in Crop Breeding’ for being shortlisted for the Falling Walls Foundation Science Breakthrough of the Year 2025! 🌟
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The Falling Walls Science Summit celebrates the forefront of scientific advancements with breakthrough speakers.
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June 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
It's an honour to be shortlisted for the Falling Walls Foundation Science Breakthrough of the Year 2025 for our work on epigenetics in crop breeding. I'm excited to see where this work leads us!
Here we describe our first steps into epigenetic mutants in wheat doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
Here we describe our first steps into epigenetic mutants in wheat doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
Reposted by Philippa Borrill
EVENT - “Fundamental Biology of Legume Crops” Workshop
Discuss the latest research in genomics, metabolomics, biotic interactions and plant development.
💻 Application deadline: 16 July 2025
🗓️ 3 - 4 November 2025
📍The John Innes Centre, NR4 7UH
Find out more and apply: okt.to/fgZCWB
Discuss the latest research in genomics, metabolomics, biotic interactions and plant development.
💻 Application deadline: 16 July 2025
🗓️ 3 - 4 November 2025
📍The John Innes Centre, NR4 7UH
Find out more and apply: okt.to/fgZCWB
June 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
EVENT - “Fundamental Biology of Legume Crops” Workshop
Discuss the latest research in genomics, metabolomics, biotic interactions and plant development.
💻 Application deadline: 16 July 2025
🗓️ 3 - 4 November 2025
📍The John Innes Centre, NR4 7UH
Find out more and apply: okt.to/fgZCWB
Discuss the latest research in genomics, metabolomics, biotic interactions and plant development.
💻 Application deadline: 16 July 2025
🗓️ 3 - 4 November 2025
📍The John Innes Centre, NR4 7UH
Find out more and apply: okt.to/fgZCWB
Our latest work found that homoeolog expression bias is inherited for ~26% of triads in wheat. Intriguingly we found that new patterns of homoeolog expression bias are more frequent when one of the parents is a landrace.
Read more in Genome Biology: rdcu.be/eokf2
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
Read more in Genome Biology: rdcu.be/eokf2
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Our latest work found that homoeolog expression bias is inherited for ~26% of triads in wheat. Intriguingly we found that new patterns of homoeolog expression bias are more frequent when one of the parents is a landrace.
Read more in Genome Biology: rdcu.be/eokf2
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
Read more in Genome Biology: rdcu.be/eokf2
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
Looking for the direct target genes of a transcription factor in #wheat? Our protocol uses protoplasts, skipping transgenic plants to save months!
Great step by step protocol @emilieknight.bsky.social! Read more below ⬇️ Thanks to all contributors!
#plantscience @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Great step by step protocol @emilieknight.bsky.social! Read more below ⬇️ Thanks to all contributors!
#plantscience @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Pleased to have finally got this method to work in wheat! Find out how you can identify direct targets of transcription factors in wheat using protoplasts and the TARGET method:
dx.doi.org/10.17504/pro...
A very useful method for our group to use! borrilllab.com
dx.doi.org/10.17504/pro...
A very useful method for our group to use! borrilllab.com
May 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Looking for the direct target genes of a transcription factor in #wheat? Our protocol uses protoplasts, skipping transgenic plants to save months!
Great step by step protocol @emilieknight.bsky.social! Read more below ⬇️ Thanks to all contributors!
#plantscience @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Great step by step protocol @emilieknight.bsky.social! Read more below ⬇️ Thanks to all contributors!
#plantscience @johninnescentre.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to host @ismaelgf.bsky.social for 3 months @johninnescentre.bsky.social. Looking forward to continuing our collaboration with @irnasa.bsky.social on transcriptomic responses to water deficit in wheat 💦🍞🌾
🌾 Our PhD student Ismael Gutiérrez has completed a research stay at the @johninnescentre.bsky.social exploring wheat responses to drought under climate change via omics data analysis. 📊 Thank you to Dr. @philippaborrill.bsky.social and her team for the warm welcome and training!
May 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
It was a pleasure to host @ismaelgf.bsky.social for 3 months @johninnescentre.bsky.social. Looking forward to continuing our collaboration with @irnasa.bsky.social on transcriptomic responses to water deficit in wheat 💦🍞🌾
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#Monogram2025 has finished. It was a fantastic conference with outstanding speakers and great interactions. I am very grateful to the organisers for their hard work!! (Especially Ash!)
Looking forward to next year's conference hosted by NIAB.
@monogram-uk.bsky.social
@niab-uk.bsky.social
Looking forward to next year's conference hosted by NIAB.
@monogram-uk.bsky.social
@niab-uk.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
#Monogram2025 has finished. It was a fantastic conference with outstanding speakers and great interactions. I am very grateful to the organisers for their hard work!! (Especially Ash!)
Looking forward to next year's conference hosted by NIAB.
@monogram-uk.bsky.social
@niab-uk.bsky.social
Looking forward to next year's conference hosted by NIAB.
@monogram-uk.bsky.social
@niab-uk.bsky.social
Congratulations to Isabel Faci @johninnescentre.bsky.social winner of the #Monogram2025 ECR excellence award! Fascinating talk on how decoupling environmental signals can induce aerial branching in wheat!
April 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Congratulations to Isabel Faci @johninnescentre.bsky.social winner of the #Monogram2025 ECR excellence award! Fascinating talk on how decoupling environmental signals can induce aerial branching in wheat!
Congratulations to @katielong.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social winner of the #Monogram2025 ECR excellence award! Fabulous talk on the intricate patterns of gene expression in wheat spikes!
April 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Congratulations to @katielong.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social winner of the #Monogram2025 ECR excellence award! Fabulous talk on the intricate patterns of gene expression in wheat spikes!
Wonderful talk from @delfidorussen.bsky.social at #Monogram2025 about DNA methylation mutants in wheat. You can read the full MET1-1 mutant characterisation which was just published this week @jxbotany.bsky.social ⬇️
April 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Wonderful talk from @delfidorussen.bsky.social at #Monogram2025 about DNA methylation mutants in wheat. You can read the full MET1-1 mutant characterisation which was just published this week @jxbotany.bsky.social ⬇️
Really enjoying #Monogram2025 so far @ibers.bsky.social Great talk by @chen-ji.bsky.social on her latest work exploring gene expression patterns in wheat grains. So many interesting genes to characterise!
April 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Really enjoying #Monogram2025 so far @ibers.bsky.social Great talk by @chen-ji.bsky.social on her latest work exploring gene expression patterns in wheat grains. So many interesting genes to characterise!
Reposted by Philippa Borrill
I’m very happy to share the published version of our paper on the role of MET1 in wheat 🌾 🧬
It’s been really exciting to discover more about DNA methylation in wheat and it’s huge polyploid genome
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
It’s been really exciting to discover more about DNA methylation in wheat and it’s huge polyploid genome
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
Partial redundancy buffers deleterious effects of mutating DNA methyltransferase 1-1 (MET1-1) in polyploid wheat
Varying gene dosage through mutating DNA methyltransferase 1-1 (MET1-1 ) in polyploid wheat generates quantitative changes to CG methylation without the le
doi.org
April 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I’m very happy to share the published version of our paper on the role of MET1 in wheat 🌾 🧬
It’s been really exciting to discover more about DNA methylation in wheat and it’s huge polyploid genome
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
It’s been really exciting to discover more about DNA methylation in wheat and it’s huge polyploid genome
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
Looking forward to #Monogram2025 next week. Check out the programme below ⬇️ @monogram-uk.bsky.social
We're looking forward to seeing everyone at the Monogram 2025 conference next week! 🌱🔬
Full eBooklet now available: www.aber.ac.uk/en/media/dep...
See you there!
#Monogram2025 #PlantScience #IBERS
Full eBooklet now available: www.aber.ac.uk/en/media/dep...
See you there!
#Monogram2025 #PlantScience #IBERS
April 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Looking forward to #Monogram2025 next week. Check out the programme below ⬇️ @monogram-uk.bsky.social
Starting to build our lab's interactions on bluesky. It appears we've got a positional effect from the summer lab photo 😂... @delfidorussen.bsky.social @chen-ji.bsky.social @beccatesta.bsky.social ... but not for alumnus @glombikm.bsky.social (top left of photo) @johninnescentre.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Starting to build our lab's interactions on bluesky. It appears we've got a positional effect from the summer lab photo 😂... @delfidorussen.bsky.social @chen-ji.bsky.social @beccatesta.bsky.social ... but not for alumnus @glombikm.bsky.social (top left of photo) @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Come hear Chen Ji talk about her fascinating results from spatial transcriptomics in wheat. There will be lots of beautiful images of gene expression patterns!
🗓️18-19 June in Norwich, UK
Registration is open ⬇️
🗓️18-19 June in Norwich, UK
Registration is open ⬇️
📣 We're excited to share our invited speakers for the 2025 Norwich #SingleCell and #Spatial symposium!
Abstract submission is open for PhD and Early-Career researchers to present a short talk or poster during the symposium.
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Abstract submission is open for PhD and Early-Career researchers to present a short talk or poster during the symposium.
buff.ly/3WPzXyJ
February 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Come hear Chen Ji talk about her fascinating results from spatial transcriptomics in wheat. There will be lots of beautiful images of gene expression patterns!
🗓️18-19 June in Norwich, UK
Registration is open ⬇️
🗓️18-19 June in Norwich, UK
Registration is open ⬇️
Congratulations @delfidorussen.bsky.social on being awarded the #IWGSC -Feuillet Early Career award to present your work on #wheat homoeolog transcriptional compensation at PAG.🌾 #ProudPI.
Want to know more about #IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Awardee Delfi Dorussen @johninnescentre.bsky.social ? Read her profile here: www.wheatgenome.org/people/early...
January 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Congratulations @delfidorussen.bsky.social on being awarded the #IWGSC -Feuillet Early Career award to present your work on #wheat homoeolog transcriptional compensation at PAG.🌾 #ProudPI.