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A @johninnescentre.bsky.social research programme "Building Robustness in Crops"
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📣 Looking for a 3-Year Postdoc @johninnescentre.bsky.social to join my Wellcome project.
This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes
📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes
📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
Postdoctoral Researcher (Dr Miguel Montez) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Wellcome Trust project led by Dr Miguel Montez and hosted within the Dodd Group at the John Innes Centre.
www.jic.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
📣 Looking for a 3-Year Postdoc @johninnescentre.bsky.social to join my Wellcome project.
This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes
📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
This is a highly interdisciplinary project that explores chromatin dynamics in 🌱 plant responses across timescales, from circadian rhythms to seasonal changes
📅 Closes on 10 Dec.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/36...
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The #MBioSys25 keynote lectures by Prof Caroline Dean (@johninnescentre.bsky.social) and Prof @elowitzlab.bsky.social (Caltech) are now online!
Watch (or revisit!) these two inspiring talks on gene regulation & functional genomics, available for free on our channel
www.youtube.com/@MolecularBi...
Watch (or revisit!) these two inspiring talks on gene regulation & functional genomics, available for free on our channel
www.youtube.com/@MolecularBi...
Molecular Biosystems Conference
Youtube Home Page for the Molecular Biosystems Conference (molbiosystems.com), the premier Latin American meeting on gene regulation.
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The #MBioSys25 keynote lectures by Prof Caroline Dean (@johninnescentre.bsky.social) and Prof @elowitzlab.bsky.social (Caltech) are now online!
Watch (or revisit!) these two inspiring talks on gene regulation & functional genomics, available for free on our channel
www.youtube.com/@MolecularBi...
Watch (or revisit!) these two inspiring talks on gene regulation & functional genomics, available for free on our channel
www.youtube.com/@MolecularBi...
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Rather than a static database, we've built an AI plant scientist that could continuously learn new knowledge😃Hope it will help the plant science community!@haopengyu.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @universityofexeter.bsky.social #AIscientist
We’ve built this virtual plant scientist PlantScience.ai to grow alongside human researchers🌿. It thinks like an expert, cites like a scholar, and never stops learning. Come and have a chat with it! @yiliangding.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
PlantScience.ai
PlantScience.ai
October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Rather than a static database, we've built an AI plant scientist that could continuously learn new knowledge😃Hope it will help the plant science community!@haopengyu.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @universityofexeter.bsky.social #AIscientist
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Team JIC are having a cracking time in the “Future of Farm and Agriculture” @farmersweeklyuk.bsky.social zone at New Scientist Live @newscientist.com this weekend 🌟🌾
We’re here on Monday too - come along and see stomata down a microscope and our wonderful wheat varieties!!
@dsw-isp.bsky.social
We’re here on Monday too - come along and see stomata down a microscope and our wonderful wheat varieties!!
@dsw-isp.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Team JIC are having a cracking time in the “Future of Farm and Agriculture” @farmersweeklyuk.bsky.social zone at New Scientist Live @newscientist.com this weekend 🌟🌾
We’re here on Monday too - come along and see stomata down a microscope and our wonderful wheat varieties!!
@dsw-isp.bsky.social
We’re here on Monday too - come along and see stomata down a microscope and our wonderful wheat varieties!!
@dsw-isp.bsky.social
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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’.
okt.to/pUTHXA
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
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We have a PhD opportunity available in our group @johninnescentre.bsky.social through the NRP Doctoral Training Partnership. Help us uncover the Hidden Diversity of Bacterial NLRs.
Start date: October 2026. For more information and how to apply👉 biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/bey...
Start date: October 2026. For more information and how to apply👉 biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/bey...
Beyond Immunity: Uncovering the Hidden Diversity of Bacterial NLRs (SCHLIMPERT_J26DTP) | Doctoral Training Partnership
Join us in exploring the hidden functions of ancient immune proteins in bacteria. Bacteria, like plants and animals, have evolved sophisticated systems to detect and respond to threats.
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
We have a PhD opportunity available in our group @johninnescentre.bsky.social through the NRP Doctoral Training Partnership. Help us uncover the Hidden Diversity of Bacterial NLRs.
Start date: October 2026. For more information and how to apply👉 biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/bey...
Start date: October 2026. For more information and how to apply👉 biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/bey...
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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
Congratulations to our @bric-isp.bsky.social Genius of the Month, Wenqing Sun. For outstanding scientific achievements investigating functional RNA secondary structure motifs, including a publication in Nature Machine Intelligence. @yiliangding.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Congratulations to our @bric-isp.bsky.social Genius of the Month, Wenqing Sun. For outstanding scientific achievements investigating functional RNA secondary structure motifs, including a publication in Nature Machine Intelligence. @yiliangding.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
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Very exciting opportunity for those with a quantitative background and interested in epigenetics / gene regulation. Highly collaborative environment!
VACANCY - We have an opportunity for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Howard Group, working to develop computational models of epigenetic dynamics in the Polycomb system.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Closing date - 9 November 2025
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - 36 months, full-time
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Closing date - 9 November 2025
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - 36 months, full-time
Postdoctoral Researcher (Howard Group) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Howard Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of Computational and Systems Biology.
www.jic.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Very exciting opportunity for those with a quantitative background and interested in epigenetics / gene regulation. Highly collaborative environment!
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#Rice growing in the Cambridgeshire fens or on the ocean? 🍚🌊
Catch up on @itvanglia.bsky.social‘s fascinating feature on this #agricultural innovation, featuring our own Professor Steve Penfield 📺: www.itv.com/watch/news/u...
Catch up on @itvanglia.bsky.social‘s fascinating feature on this #agricultural innovation, featuring our own Professor Steve Penfield 📺: www.itv.com/watch/news/u...
October 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#Rice growing in the Cambridgeshire fens or on the ocean? 🍚🌊
Catch up on @itvanglia.bsky.social‘s fascinating feature on this #agricultural innovation, featuring our own Professor Steve Penfield 📺: www.itv.com/watch/news/u...
Catch up on @itvanglia.bsky.social‘s fascinating feature on this #agricultural innovation, featuring our own Professor Steve Penfield 📺: www.itv.com/watch/news/u...
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Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a seminar at the Fellows Conference, which will be held on 10 March 2026.
Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.
Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.
Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
Independent Research Fellowships Leading to Tenured Faculty Positions | John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre (JIC), is a world leading centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences based on the Norwich Research Park, UK. We are inviting applications from outstanding researchers…
www.jic.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a seminar at the Fellows Conference, which will be held on 10 March 2026.
Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.
Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.
Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
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VACANCY - Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions
We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025
Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025
Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
October 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
VACANCY - Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions
We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025
Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
We’re inviting applications from outstanding researchers who either hold, or wish to apply for, Independent Research Fellowships.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 November 2025
Click here to apply: jic.link/Fellows
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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
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VACANCY - We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join Ding-Dean Group, working on cutting-edge science in Arabidopsis molecular genetics.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Closing date - 8 October 2025
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full time, 36 months
@yiliangding.bsky.social
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Closing date - 8 October 2025
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full time, 36 months
@yiliangding.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher (Ding-Dean Group) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Ding-Dean Group at the John Innes Centre.
www.jic.ac.uk
September 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
VACANCY - We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join Ding-Dean Group, working on cutting-edge science in Arabidopsis molecular genetics.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Closing date - 8 October 2025
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full time, 36 months
@yiliangding.bsky.social
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Closing date - 8 October 2025
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full time, 36 months
@yiliangding.bsky.social
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@chatbiology.bsky.social @dewhurst-ben.bsky.social @norwichbirder.bsky.social @plantteaching.bsky.social
EVENT - Calling all teachers, A-level science classes and colleges! Registration is now open for the NBI Accessible Science Talks 2025
🗓️ Tuesday 7 October 2025
💻 Register here: jic.link/NBIAST2025
🗓️ Tuesday 7 October 2025
💻 Register here: jic.link/NBIAST2025
September 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Don’t miss out on this exciting event! 🌟⬇️ @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org @norwichmicro.bsky.social @aibio-uk.bsky.social
🆕 Event! We are hosting the Functional Multi-omics Symposium this autumn.
Supported by the @microbiologysociety.org , @norwichmicro.bsky.social and @aibio-uk.bsky.social
🗓️ 17 October
Register now ⤵️
Supported by the @microbiologysociety.org , @norwichmicro.bsky.social and @aibio-uk.bsky.social
🗓️ 17 October
Register now ⤵️
Functional Multi-omics Symposium - Quadram Institute
Talks will cover the following omics techniques with a focus on data integration and solving key biological challenges Functional genomics Proteomics Metabolomics Transcriptomics AI/ Machine Learning…
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September 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Don’t miss out on this exciting event! 🌟⬇️ @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org @norwichmicro.bsky.social @aibio-uk.bsky.social
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Many thanks to Prof Chun Kit Kwok for giving an outstanding talk 🙏 Such exciting work! It’s super nice to see he is doing so well 👍👍👍We got him a GQS 3D model 😊
September 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Many thanks to Prof Chun Kit Kwok for giving an outstanding talk 🙏 Such exciting work! It’s super nice to see he is doing so well 👍👍👍We got him a GQS 3D model 😊
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NEWS - Shining new light on the processes that switch off genes
In new research which appears in Molecular Cell @cellpress.bsky.social, Dean group researchers have used Arabidopsis thaliana to investigate the functional role of polymerization in epigenetic silencing.
okt.to/lWxTgc
In new research which appears in Molecular Cell @cellpress.bsky.social, Dean group researchers have used Arabidopsis thaliana to investigate the functional role of polymerization in epigenetic silencing.
okt.to/lWxTgc
September 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
NEWS - Shining new light on the processes that switch off genes
In new research which appears in Molecular Cell @cellpress.bsky.social, Dean group researchers have used Arabidopsis thaliana to investigate the functional role of polymerization in epigenetic silencing.
okt.to/lWxTgc
In new research which appears in Molecular Cell @cellpress.bsky.social, Dean group researchers have used Arabidopsis thaliana to investigate the functional role of polymerization in epigenetic silencing.
okt.to/lWxTgc
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It was a great honor to attend the New Phytologist next generation scientists conference. I believe that more and more scientists will harness AI-driven foundation models to uncover new insights in plant science.
@newphyt.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
@newphyt.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
It was a great honor to attend the New Phytologist next generation scientists conference. I believe that more and more scientists will harness AI-driven foundation models to uncover new insights in plant science.
@newphyt.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
@newphyt.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social
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🌟 #JXB75 Daily Highlight 🌟
On Sept 18, we will have our first session:
🌱 BEGINNINGS - the origins of plants and the start of the plant life cycle 🌱
🎤 Invited speakers incl Steve Penfield & Kin Pan Chung
⏳ Join us! Register by Aug 19 🗓️
👉🔗 bit.ly/JXB75
#PlantScience 🧪
On Sept 18, we will have our first session:
🌱 BEGINNINGS - the origins of plants and the start of the plant life cycle 🌱
🎤 Invited speakers incl Steve Penfield & Kin Pan Chung
⏳ Join us! Register by Aug 19 🗓️
👉🔗 bit.ly/JXB75
#PlantScience 🧪
August 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🌟 #JXB75 Daily Highlight 🌟
On Sept 18, we will have our first session:
🌱 BEGINNINGS - the origins of plants and the start of the plant life cycle 🌱
🎤 Invited speakers incl Steve Penfield & Kin Pan Chung
⏳ Join us! Register by Aug 19 🗓️
👉🔗 bit.ly/JXB75
#PlantScience 🧪
On Sept 18, we will have our first session:
🌱 BEGINNINGS - the origins of plants and the start of the plant life cycle 🌱
🎤 Invited speakers incl Steve Penfield & Kin Pan Chung
⏳ Join us! Register by Aug 19 🗓️
👉🔗 bit.ly/JXB75
#PlantScience 🧪
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Excited to share the paper from my work in the Dean lab @johninnescentre.bsky.social out now in @cp-molcell.bsky.social. Huge thanks to all the co-authors - it was a great collaborative effort! Watch out for the associated cover artwork coming out next week 🎉 www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
VEL-dependent polymerization maintains the chromatin association of Polycomb proteins for the switch to epigenetic silencing
Schulten et al. show that VEL polymerization domains produce higher-order protein
assemblies to maintain chromatin association of Polycomb proteins, enabling a stable
epigenetic switch at the floral r...
www.cell.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Excited to share the paper from my work in the Dean lab @johninnescentre.bsky.social out now in @cp-molcell.bsky.social. Huge thanks to all the co-authors - it was a great collaborative effort! Watch out for the associated cover artwork coming out next week 🎉 www.cell.com/molecular-ce...
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Congratulations to all the successful researchers, including our own @yiliangding.bsky.social - the Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowship offers her the opportunity to take her work on RNA structure profiling methods and AI powered models to another level. 👏
We are very happy to announce the seven pioneering researchers who are the first recipients of the prestigious Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships, long-term awards that support exceptional mid-career research leaders in the UK. #RSGrants royalsociety.org/news/2025/08...
Exceptional research leaders awarded first Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships | Royal Society
Seven pioneering researchers have been announced as the first recipients.
royalsociety.org
August 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Congratulations to all the successful researchers, including our own @yiliangding.bsky.social - the Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowship offers her the opportunity to take her work on RNA structure profiling methods and AI powered models to another level. 👏
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Big congratulations 🍾
We developed machine learning models to infer circadian phase from single plant samples, using it to explore variation in circadian timing. Great collab with @c-reynoldsuk.bsky.social @ajwhall.bsky.social @hannahcr6.bsky.social @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... #chronobiology
Machine learning models highlight environmental and genetic factors associated with the Arabidopsis circadian clock - Nature Communications
The authors introduce ChronoGauge as a machine learning model which can estimate a plant’s internal circadian time using gene expression. This can be used to compare the circadian clock across differe...
www.nature.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Big congratulations 🍾
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New opportunity in the lab for a research assistant (technician), to support our BBSRC and @erc.europa.eu funded project @microclockerc.bsky.social on the Bacillus subtilis circadian clock. For this, we're looking for microbiology research experience #chronobiology www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/re...
Research Assistant (Dodd Group) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Assistant to join the Dodd Group, conducting cutting-edge research into circadian rhythms in bacteria and plants.
www.jic.ac.uk
August 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
New opportunity in the lab for a research assistant (technician), to support our BBSRC and @erc.europa.eu funded project @microclockerc.bsky.social on the Bacillus subtilis circadian clock. For this, we're looking for microbiology research experience #chronobiology www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/re...
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New group leader opportunity at @johninnescentre.bsky.social!
We're looking for interests in (but not limited to) growth and development, environmental / organismal interactions, physiology, signalling, quantitative cell biology, biochemical and modelling approaches.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
We're looking for interests in (but not limited to) growth and development, environmental / organismal interactions, physiology, signalling, quantitative cell biology, biochemical and modelling approaches.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences | John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre (JIC) seeks a visionary Group Leader to lead research on Discovery Plant Science.
www.jic.ac.uk
August 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
New group leader opportunity at @johninnescentre.bsky.social!
We're looking for interests in (but not limited to) growth and development, environmental / organismal interactions, physiology, signalling, quantitative cell biology, biochemical and modelling approaches.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
We're looking for interests in (but not limited to) growth and development, environmental / organismal interactions, physiology, signalling, quantitative cell biology, biochemical and modelling approaches.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...