HBio ISP
@hbio-isp.bsky.social
A @johninnescentre.bsky.social research programme to harness the remarkable biosynthetic capabilities of plants and microbes.
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Today we're supporting the Find my Future event at @johninnescentre.bsky.social with hands-on activities that highlight the diversity of micro-organisms.
Thanks to all our volunteers and the event organisers for helping us to engage with lots of students!
Thanks to all our volunteers and the event organisers for helping us to engage with lots of students!
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today we're supporting the Find my Future event at @johninnescentre.bsky.social with hands-on activities that highlight the diversity of micro-organisms.
Thanks to all our volunteers and the event organisers for helping us to engage with lots of students!
Thanks to all our volunteers and the event organisers for helping us to engage with lots of students!
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VACANCY - We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join Dr @hassansalem.bsky.social group, in the field of Crop Genetics.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Closing date - 15 December 2025
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full-time, 17 months in the first instance (potential up to 4 yrs)
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Closing date - 15 December 2025
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full-time, 17 months in the first instance (potential up to 4 yrs)
Postdoctoral Researcher (Salem Group) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the newly appointed group of Dr Hassan Salem at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of Crop…
www.jic.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
VACANCY - We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join Dr @hassansalem.bsky.social group, in the field of Crop Genetics.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Closing date - 15 December 2025
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full-time, 17 months in the first instance (potential up to 4 yrs)
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Closing date - 15 December 2025
Salary - £37,500 - £45,350
Contract - Full-time, 17 months in the first instance (potential up to 4 yrs)
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More broadly the research could also lead to insights into genetic regulation, biotechnology applications, and new strategies for tackling antimicrobial resistance, one of the major threats to human health in the 21st century.
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
More broadly the research could also lead to insights into genetic regulation, biotechnology applications, and new strategies for tackling antimicrobial resistance, one of the major threats to human health in the 21st century.
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It also shows that the fold is versatile – not only binding to CTP, but also to other ubiquitous nucleotides including ATP and GTP, including the first examples of GTP-binding ParB-like proteins.
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It also shows that the fold is versatile – not only binding to CTP, but also to other ubiquitous nucleotides including ATP and GTP, including the first examples of GTP-binding ParB-like proteins.
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NEWS - An exciting new landscape of protein-related discovery unfolds
An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life forms, paving the way for diverse research and applications:
www.jic.ac.uk/news/an-exci...
An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life forms, paving the way for diverse research and applications:
www.jic.ac.uk/news/an-exci...
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEWS - An exciting new landscape of protein-related discovery unfolds
An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life forms, paving the way for diverse research and applications:
www.jic.ac.uk/news/an-exci...
An investigation into cellular components in bacteria has unexpectedly uncovered a feature with relevance across many life forms, paving the way for diverse research and applications:
www.jic.ac.uk/news/an-exci...
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Now published. Thank you very much to our collaborative team, and very supportive editors and reviewers!!!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Versatile NTP recognition and domain fusions expand the functional repertoire of the ParB-CTPase fold beyond chromosome segregation | PNAS
Nucleotide triphosphate (NTP)-dependent molecular switches regulate essential cellular
processes by cycling between active and inactive states thro...
www.pnas.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Now published. Thank you very much to our collaborative team, and very supportive editors and reviewers!!!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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new preprint from our group & Antoine Hocher: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A fantastic collaboration with Antoine, with Jovana Kaljevic' initiated the collaboration and drives the project.
A fantastic collaboration with Antoine, with Jovana Kaljevic' initiated the collaboration and drives the project.
Versatile NTP recognition and domain fusions expand the functional repertoire of the ParB-CTPase fold beyond chromosome segregation
Nucleotide triphosphate (NTP)-dependent molecular switches regulate essential cellular processes by cycling between active and inactive states through nucleotide binding and hydrolysis. These mechanis...
www.biorxiv.org
October 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
new preprint from our group & Antoine Hocher: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A fantastic collaboration with Antoine, with Jovana Kaljevic' initiated the collaboration and drives the project.
A fantastic collaboration with Antoine, with Jovana Kaljevic' initiated the collaboration and drives the project.
Congratulations to Charlotte Owen, winner of our HBio award. For playing a pivotal role in the set-up of spin-out company Hothouse Therapeutics, her exceptional talent in bioinformatics and her many contributions to the running of the Osbourn lab. @johninnescentre.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Congratulations to Charlotte Owen, winner of our HBio award. For playing a pivotal role in the set-up of spin-out company Hothouse Therapeutics, her exceptional talent in bioinformatics and her many contributions to the running of the Osbourn lab. @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Congratulations to Govind Chandra, winner of our @hbio-isp.bsky.social award. For the critical role he plays in bioinformatics data analysis, supporting colleagues and training new bioinformaticians @johninnescentre.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Congratulations to Govind Chandra, winner of our @hbio-isp.bsky.social award. For the critical role he plays in bioinformatics data analysis, supporting colleagues and training new bioinformaticians @johninnescentre.bsky.social
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Want to hear about exciting #microbial research from leading scientists? 🦠
The Centre for Microbial Interactions Conference is back next year with an amazing line-up 👇
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
The Centre for Microbial Interactions Conference is back next year with an amazing line-up 👇
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
EVENT - Centre for Microbial Interactions Annual Conference 2026
Register now to attend in-person or virtually @norwichmicro.bsky.social
🗓️ 4-5 March 2026
📍John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline for registration - 25 February 2026: okt.to/16MLmH
Full programme: okt.to/YF8TVe
Register now to attend in-person or virtually @norwichmicro.bsky.social
🗓️ 4-5 March 2026
📍John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline for registration - 25 February 2026: okt.to/16MLmH
Full programme: okt.to/YF8TVe
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Want to hear about exciting #microbial research from leading scientists? 🦠
The Centre for Microbial Interactions Conference is back next year with an amazing line-up 👇
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
The Centre for Microbial Interactions Conference is back next year with an amazing line-up 👇
@norwichmicro.bsky.social
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EVENT - Apply today for the John Innes/Rudjer Bošković: Applied #Molecular #Microbiology Summer School (Microbial Specialised Metabolites: Discovery, Biosynthesis and Function)
🗓️ 12 - 20 Sept 2026
📍Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Deadline: 23 Jan 2026
www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
🗓️ 12 - 20 Sept 2026
📍Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Deadline: 23 Jan 2026
www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
Applied Molecular Microbiology | John Innes Centre
John Innes/Rudjer Bošković – Summer Schools in Applied Molecular Microbiology Applications are invited for a summer school on Microbial Specialised Metabolites: Discovery…
www.jic.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
EVENT - Apply today for the John Innes/Rudjer Bošković: Applied #Molecular #Microbiology Summer School (Microbial Specialised Metabolites: Discovery, Biosynthesis and Function)
🗓️ 12 - 20 Sept 2026
📍Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Deadline: 23 Jan 2026
www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
🗓️ 12 - 20 Sept 2026
📍Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Deadline: 23 Jan 2026
www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
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📽️BBC News report on our ViTaL-D study now on Youtube
Together with @johninnescentre.bsky.social we're launching one of the first human trials of gene edited food, to understand whether biofortifying tomatoes in this way leads to higher levels of vitamin D in the blood after people have eaten them🍅
Together with @johninnescentre.bsky.social we're launching one of the first human trials of gene edited food, to understand whether biofortifying tomatoes in this way leads to higher levels of vitamin D in the blood after people have eaten them🍅
Why are tomatoes being genetically altered for vitamin D? | BBC News
They look and taste like any other tomato, but these tomatoes in Norfolk have been genetically altered to contain more vitamin D.
Tomatoes traditionally lack being a good source for vitamin D, but…
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October 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
📽️BBC News report on our ViTaL-D study now on Youtube
Together with @johninnescentre.bsky.social we're launching one of the first human trials of gene edited food, to understand whether biofortifying tomatoes in this way leads to higher levels of vitamin D in the blood after people have eaten them🍅
Together with @johninnescentre.bsky.social we're launching one of the first human trials of gene edited food, to understand whether biofortifying tomatoes in this way leads to higher levels of vitamin D in the blood after people have eaten them🍅
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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
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...
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…
www.jic.ac.uk
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...
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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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Thank you to Sir Ian Chapman, CEO of @ukri.org, and BBSRC's Dr Jef Grainger and Dr Lee Beniston FRSB for visiting us at Norwich Research Park yesterday, to see how plant and microbial science is supporting healthy plants, healthy people and a healthy planet 🌱🌍
October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Thank you to Sir Ian Chapman, CEO of @ukri.org, and BBSRC's Dr Jef Grainger and Dr Lee Beniston FRSB for visiting us at Norwich Research Park yesterday, to see how plant and microbial science is supporting healthy plants, healthy people and a healthy planet 🌱🌍
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Recently, we hosted a visit from @jamestapper.bsky.social at @theobserveruk.bsky.social, which included an interview and short tour with Prof. Anne Osbourn who explained the fascinating story of her group's work with the Chilean soapbark tree (Quillaja saponaria) 🗞️
observer.co.uk/news/science...
observer.co.uk/news/science...
Botanists unlock the Chilean medical marvel that Charles ...
Vaccine properties of the soapbark tree to be cultivated in days rather than years by new process
observer.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Recently, we hosted a visit from @jamestapper.bsky.social at @theobserveruk.bsky.social, which included an interview and short tour with Prof. Anne Osbourn who explained the fascinating story of her group's work with the Chilean soapbark tree (Quillaja saponaria) 🗞️
observer.co.uk/news/science...
observer.co.uk/news/science...
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Many thanks to Katharina Höfer @hoeferlab.bsky.social for giving an inspiring presentation about RNAylation at our annual "Early-Career Microbiologists Symposium" @johninnescentre.bsky.social. Many thanks also to #EMBO @embo.org for supporting this "Young Investigator Seminar".
September 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Many thanks to Katharina Höfer @hoeferlab.bsky.social for giving an inspiring presentation about RNAylation at our annual "Early-Career Microbiologists Symposium" @johninnescentre.bsky.social. Many thanks also to #EMBO @embo.org for supporting this "Young Investigator Seminar".
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VACANCY
Optical Microscopy Specialist
Come work alongside the plant and microbial scientists at JIC and help us explore the biological frontier at the tissue, cell and subcellular scale!
Optical Microscopy Specialist
Come work alongside the plant and microbial scientists at JIC and help us explore the biological frontier at the tissue, cell and subcellular scale!
VACANCY - We’re seeking an Optical Microscopy Support Specialist to join our Bioimaging Platform, to help train users on light microscopes, collaborate on imaging projects and provide technical support.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/op...
Closing date - 11 August 2025
Contract - Full time, indefinite
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/op...
Closing date - 11 August 2025
Contract - Full time, indefinite
Optical Microscopy Support Specialist | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Optical Microscopy Support Specialist to join the Bioimaging Platform at the John Innes Centre.
www.jic.ac.uk
July 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
VACANCY
Optical Microscopy Specialist
Come work alongside the plant and microbial scientists at JIC and help us explore the biological frontier at the tissue, cell and subcellular scale!
Optical Microscopy Specialist
Come work alongside the plant and microbial scientists at JIC and help us explore the biological frontier at the tissue, cell and subcellular scale!
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That's a wrap!
Another fantastic year @latitudefestival.bsky.social with an amazing team @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Thanks to all the families that took on our #science Escape Bloom!
Until next time...
Another fantastic year @latitudefestival.bsky.social with an amazing team @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Thanks to all the families that took on our #science Escape Bloom!
Until next time...
July 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
That's a wrap!
Another fantastic year @latitudefestival.bsky.social with an amazing team @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Thanks to all the families that took on our #science Escape Bloom!
Until next time...
Another fantastic year @latitudefestival.bsky.social with an amazing team @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Thanks to all the families that took on our #science Escape Bloom!
Until next time...
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Nice to see our recent work on the fascinating KorAB system be featured on the back of @johninnescentre.bsky.social Advances!
Read the full paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read the full paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Nice to see our recent work on the fascinating KorAB system be featured on the back of @johninnescentre.bsky.social Advances!
Read the full paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read the full paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I had a great time presenting my work on potato starch at #PlantBio2025 🥔 @aspbofficial.bsky.social
For more info see my poster 300-73!
Great to have two presentations from the Seung Lab at @johninnescentre.bsky.social in the same session, and another on Tuesday 🌱
For more info see my poster 300-73!
Great to have two presentations from the Seung Lab at @johninnescentre.bsky.social in the same session, and another on Tuesday 🌱
July 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I had a great time presenting my work on potato starch at #PlantBio2025 🥔 @aspbofficial.bsky.social
For more info see my poster 300-73!
Great to have two presentations from the Seung Lab at @johninnescentre.bsky.social in the same session, and another on Tuesday 🌱
For more info see my poster 300-73!
Great to have two presentations from the Seung Lab at @johninnescentre.bsky.social in the same session, and another on Tuesday 🌱
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We're proud to be working with the @uommib.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social on a new £8.5M project, funded by @aria-research.bsky.social, to find biotechnological routes to feed a growing population while protecting crops against climate change and pests:
www.jic.ac.uk/news/future-...
www.jic.ac.uk/news/future-...
June 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We're proud to be working with the @uommib.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social on a new £8.5M project, funded by @aria-research.bsky.social, to find biotechnological routes to feed a growing population while protecting crops against climate change and pests:
www.jic.ac.uk/news/future-...
www.jic.ac.uk/news/future-...
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Prof Anne Osbourn inspired our teachers no-end with a fascinating talk on harnessing plant metabolic diversity for therapeutic applications. "Finding drugs in the garden"💊🌱
So many questions answered. The teachers' students are in for a treat💚
#plantscience #summerschool @johninnescentre.bsky.social
So many questions answered. The teachers' students are in for a treat💚
#plantscience #summerschool @johninnescentre.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Prof Anne Osbourn inspired our teachers no-end with a fascinating talk on harnessing plant metabolic diversity for therapeutic applications. "Finding drugs in the garden"💊🌱
So many questions answered. The teachers' students are in for a treat💚
#plantscience #summerschool @johninnescentre.bsky.social
So many questions answered. The teachers' students are in for a treat💚
#plantscience #summerschool @johninnescentre.bsky.social
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Big congratulations to @kellythd-nguyen.bsky.social 👍👍👍Super beautiful structure👍👍👍Very happy to contribute some RNA structure work to this great collaboration😊 @johninnescentre.bsky.social @mrclmb.bsky.social
Proud to share our work where we resolved a longstanding question regarding the existence of a human telomerase dimer and provided insights into its function. Led by 3 amazing lab members in collaboration with @yiliangding.bsky.social and @rdaslab.bsky.social.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cryo-EM structure of human telomerase dimer reveals H/ACA RNP-mediated dimerization
Telomerase ribonucleoprotein (RNP) synthesizes telomeric repeats at chromosome ends using a telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and a telomerase RNA (hTR in humans). Previous structural work showe...
www.science.org
July 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Big congratulations to @kellythd-nguyen.bsky.social 👍👍👍Super beautiful structure👍👍👍Very happy to contribute some RNA structure work to this great collaboration😊 @johninnescentre.bsky.social @mrclmb.bsky.social
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VACANCY - We’re seeking an Optical Microscopy Support Specialist to join our Bioimaging Platform, to help train users on light microscopes, collaborate on imaging projects and provide technical support.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/op...
Closing date - 11 August 2025
Contract - Full time, indefinite
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/op...
Closing date - 11 August 2025
Contract - Full time, indefinite
Optical Microscopy Support Specialist | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Optical Microscopy Support Specialist to join the Bioimaging Platform at the John Innes Centre.
www.jic.ac.uk
July 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
VACANCY - We’re seeking an Optical Microscopy Support Specialist to join our Bioimaging Platform, to help train users on light microscopes, collaborate on imaging projects and provide technical support.
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/op...
Closing date - 11 August 2025
Contract - Full time, indefinite
www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/op...
Closing date - 11 August 2025
Contract - Full time, indefinite