John Innes Centre
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
We are an independent, international centre of excellence in plant science, genetics and microbiology.
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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...
Today we have another #WhatIsIt Wednesday 🍃🐞
Any idea what this curious creature may be? 🤔🪲
Hint: You could have the chance to study it in-person if you apply to the exciting vacancy below ⬇️
Any idea what this curious creature may be? 🤔🪲
Hint: You could have the chance to study it in-person if you apply to the exciting vacancy below ⬇️
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Today we have another #WhatIsIt Wednesday 🍃🐞
Any idea what this curious creature may be? 🤔🪲
Hint: You could have the chance to study it in-person if you apply to the exciting vacancy below ⬇️
Any idea what this curious creature may be? 🤔🪲
Hint: You could have the chance to study it in-person if you apply to the exciting vacancy below ⬇️
PRESS RELEASE – Dr Hassan Salem to lead independent research group on plant-insect interactions
Following an international search, we are delighted to announce that Dr Hassan Salem @hassansalem.bsky.social will be joining us in early 2026: www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
Following an international search, we are delighted to announce that Dr Hassan Salem @hassansalem.bsky.social will be joining us in early 2026: www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
PRESS RELEASE – Dr Hassan Salem to lead independent research group on plant-insect interactions
Following an international search, we are delighted to announce that Dr Hassan Salem @hassansalem.bsky.social will be joining us in early 2026: www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
Following an international search, we are delighted to announce that Dr Hassan Salem @hassansalem.bsky.social will be joining us in early 2026: www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
📣 Applications are NOW OPEN for our International Undergraduate Summer School 2026
🗓️ 29 June - 22 August 2026
📍 John Innes Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline: 16 January 2026
Find out more and apply: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
🗓️ 29 June - 22 August 2026
📍 John Innes Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline: 16 January 2026
Find out more and apply: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
📣 Applications are NOW OPEN for our International Undergraduate Summer School 2026
🗓️ 29 June - 22 August 2026
📍 John Innes Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline: 16 January 2026
Find out more and apply: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
🗓️ 29 June - 22 August 2026
📍 John Innes Centre, NR4 7UH
⏰ Deadline: 16 January 2026
Find out more and apply: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...
NEWS - Influential group leaders placed among world’s most highly-cited researchers
The pioneering science of Prof. Cathie Martin FRS and Prof. @anneosbourn.bsky.social OBE FRS NAS has been recognised in a @clarivate.com publication listing the world’s most highly cited researchers.
The pioneering science of Prof. Cathie Martin FRS and Prof. @anneosbourn.bsky.social OBE FRS NAS has been recognised in a @clarivate.com publication listing the world’s most highly cited researchers.
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEWS - Influential group leaders placed among world’s most highly-cited researchers
The pioneering science of Prof. Cathie Martin FRS and Prof. @anneosbourn.bsky.social OBE FRS NAS has been recognised in a @clarivate.com publication listing the world’s most highly cited researchers.
The pioneering science of Prof. Cathie Martin FRS and Prof. @anneosbourn.bsky.social OBE FRS NAS has been recognised in a @clarivate.com publication listing the world’s most highly cited researchers.
Today, the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025 have come into force, enacting a new framework for precision bred foods and feeds in England.
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Today, the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025 have come into force, enacting a new framework for precision bred foods and feeds in England.
This week, @cristobaluauy.bsky.social spoke to the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee in the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk about how science and technological innovation can help to support global food security.
![Photo of Professor Cristóbal Uauy, Director of the John Innes Centre, in the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee, House of Commons, alongside Dr Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR. His quote reads: “The UK punches above its weight in terms of the research we do. […] We can really deliver when we have the right regulatory environment, funding and partnerships.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cvvxdslfqv73w4azkj3njeb3/bafkreieuwg3semq3kjedes3y3f7sdu6wtpano2u4kybehstruzencirfdi@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This week, @cristobaluauy.bsky.social spoke to the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee in the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk about how science and technological innovation can help to support global food security.
Top tips include choosing a quiet spot out of direct sunlight which won’t flood, a ground-level entrance (we used an old drain pipe) and a tightly packed roof made from branches, soil and turf 🏠
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Top tips include choosing a quiet spot out of direct sunlight which won’t flood, a ground-level entrance (we used an old drain pipe) and a tightly packed roof made from branches, soil and turf 🏠
Toad hibernation burrow building 🐸
Last week, enthusiastic volunteers from across the Norwich Research Park came together to create a cosy winter refuge for toads in our courtyard 🍃🪵
Last week, enthusiastic volunteers from across the Norwich Research Park came together to create a cosy winter refuge for toads in our courtyard 🍃🪵
November 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Toad hibernation burrow building 🐸
Last week, enthusiastic volunteers from across the Norwich Research Park came together to create a cosy winter refuge for toads in our courtyard 🍃🪵
Last week, enthusiastic volunteers from across the Norwich Research Park came together to create a cosy winter refuge for toads in our courtyard 🍃🪵
BLOG - Alumni stories: Dr Ruth Bryant, from #plant #breeding to #crop protection
Ruth Bryant studied in the Ridout lab from 2009-2013, and her career has since taken her from Cereal Pathologist, RAGT to Disease Control Scientific Expert, Syngenta.
www.jic.ac.uk/blog/alumni-...
Ruth Bryant studied in the Ridout lab from 2009-2013, and her career has since taken her from Cereal Pathologist, RAGT to Disease Control Scientific Expert, Syngenta.
www.jic.ac.uk/blog/alumni-...
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 AM
BLOG - Alumni stories: Dr Ruth Bryant, from #plant #breeding to #crop protection
Ruth Bryant studied in the Ridout lab from 2009-2013, and her career has since taken her from Cereal Pathologist, RAGT to Disease Control Scientific Expert, Syngenta.
www.jic.ac.uk/blog/alumni-...
Ruth Bryant studied in the Ridout lab from 2009-2013, and her career has since taken her from Cereal Pathologist, RAGT to Disease Control Scientific Expert, Syngenta.
www.jic.ac.uk/blog/alumni-...
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
October 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Professor George Lomonossoff, JIC group leader, is part of an international research consortium funded by the World Health Organisation @who.int that has produced next generation vaccines needed to take the last step of eradicating polio 💉
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October 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Professor George Lomonossoff, JIC group leader, is part of an international research consortium funded by the World Health Organisation @who.int that has produced next generation vaccines needed to take the last step of eradicating polio 💉
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The purple crocus 💜 is a symbol of the Rotary Worldwide Polio Eradication project, referencing the practice in which an immunised child is given a purple ink mark on their finger in some campaigns.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The purple crocus 💜 is a symbol of the Rotary Worldwide Polio Eradication project, referencing the practice in which an immunised child is given a purple ink mark on their finger in some campaigns.
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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 🌱🌍
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 9:49 AM
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
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
Did you know that the JIC was featured in a case study about the importance of #TLevels and developing technical skills? 🌱🔬
Read the case study: itss.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Read the case study: itss.org.uk/wp-content/u...
October 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Did you know that the JIC was featured in a case study about the importance of #TLevels and developing technical skills? 🌱🔬
Read the case study: itss.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Read the case study: itss.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Our Advances magazine has travelled far and wide this summer! ✈️🌍
Thanks to colleagues Dr Maria Hernandez-Soriano and Naomi Wang for sharing their brilliant photos of our science magazine in London and Seville 📸
Read our latest Advances edition here: www.jic.ac.uk/editions/sum...
Thanks to colleagues Dr Maria Hernandez-Soriano and Naomi Wang for sharing their brilliant photos of our science magazine in London and Seville 📸
Read our latest Advances edition here: www.jic.ac.uk/editions/sum...
October 16, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Our Advances magazine has travelled far and wide this summer! ✈️🌍
Thanks to colleagues Dr Maria Hernandez-Soriano and Naomi Wang for sharing their brilliant photos of our science magazine in London and Seville 📸
Read our latest Advances edition here: www.jic.ac.uk/editions/sum...
Thanks to colleagues Dr Maria Hernandez-Soriano and Naomi Wang for sharing their brilliant photos of our science magazine in London and Seville 📸
Read our latest Advances edition here: www.jic.ac.uk/editions/sum...
As well as enjoying the usual opportunity to engage with each other and our Communications and KEC team, this time our staff and students also had the chance to taste test exclusive hummus samples made by Beantastic Hummus.
Yum! 🤤 @tastebudsco.bsky.social
Yum! 🤤 @tastebudsco.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
As well as enjoying the usual opportunity to engage with each other and our Communications and KEC team, this time our staff and students also had the chance to taste test exclusive hummus samples made by Beantastic Hummus.
Yum! 🤤 @tastebudsco.bsky.social
Yum! 🤤 @tastebudsco.bsky.social
CAKE Club: Autumn plant swap (and hummus tasting!) 🪴🫘
Today was the autumn edition of our bi-annual #plant swap: a chance for colleagues across the JIC to come together, connect and swap/rehome plants and seeds over tea, coffee and…you guessed it, cake! 🍰
Today was the autumn edition of our bi-annual #plant swap: a chance for colleagues across the JIC to come together, connect and swap/rehome plants and seeds over tea, coffee and…you guessed it, cake! 🍰
October 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
CAKE Club: Autumn plant swap (and hummus tasting!) 🪴🫘
Today was the autumn edition of our bi-annual #plant swap: a chance for colleagues across the JIC to come together, connect and swap/rehome plants and seeds over tea, coffee and…you guessed it, cake! 🍰
Today was the autumn edition of our bi-annual #plant swap: a chance for colleagues across the JIC to come together, connect and swap/rehome plants and seeds over tea, coffee and…you guessed it, cake! 🍰
Ever wondered why bumbling #bees prefer yellow flowers to red? Or how disease-causing #bacteria can spread between related plants? 💐🦠
Catch up on a snapshot of some of our recent research featured in scientific journals.
Read more in our latest edition of Advances: okt.to/DZjEoz
Catch up on a snapshot of some of our recent research featured in scientific journals.
Read more in our latest edition of Advances: okt.to/DZjEoz
October 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Ever wondered why bumbling #bees prefer yellow flowers to red? Or how disease-causing #bacteria can spread between related plants? 💐🦠
Catch up on a snapshot of some of our recent research featured in scientific journals.
Read more in our latest edition of Advances: okt.to/DZjEoz
Catch up on a snapshot of some of our recent research featured in scientific journals.
Read more in our latest edition of Advances: okt.to/DZjEoz
This week is #TLevelsWeek! 🥼🧪
We're passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists and proudly hosted our first two #TLevel students in 2025.
As a founding Technician Commitment signatory, we believe #TLevels are important for securing the future of technical skills in the UK
We're passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists and proudly hosted our first two #TLevel students in 2025.
As a founding Technician Commitment signatory, we believe #TLevels are important for securing the future of technical skills in the UK
October 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This week is #TLevelsWeek! 🥼🧪
We're passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists and proudly hosted our first two #TLevel students in 2025.
As a founding Technician Commitment signatory, we believe #TLevels are important for securing the future of technical skills in the UK
We're passionate about inspiring the next generation of scientists and proudly hosted our first two #TLevel students in 2025.
As a founding Technician Commitment signatory, we believe #TLevels are important for securing the future of technical skills in the UK
This #ADHDAwarenessMonth focuses on the many faces of #ADHD 👫🧠
Diverse cognitive styles, including those associated with ADHD, can lead to innovative problem-solving and unique insights, essential for tackling complex challenges in plant and microbial research 🌱🦠
Diverse cognitive styles, including those associated with ADHD, can lead to innovative problem-solving and unique insights, essential for tackling complex challenges in plant and microbial research 🌱🦠
October 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This #ADHDAwarenessMonth focuses on the many faces of #ADHD 👫🧠
Diverse cognitive styles, including those associated with ADHD, can lead to innovative problem-solving and unique insights, essential for tackling complex challenges in plant and microbial research 🌱🦠
Diverse cognitive styles, including those associated with ADHD, can lead to innovative problem-solving and unique insights, essential for tackling complex challenges in plant and microbial research 🌱🦠
BLOG - A look back at our 2024 Annual Science Meeting awards
This week is our JIC/TSL Annual Science Meeting, a yearly conference for staff and students. Each year, awards are given to those who go above and beyond - we've taken a look back at last year’s winners 🏆
www.jic.ac.uk/blog/a-look-...
This week is our JIC/TSL Annual Science Meeting, a yearly conference for staff and students. Each year, awards are given to those who go above and beyond - we've taken a look back at last year’s winners 🏆
www.jic.ac.uk/blog/a-look-...
October 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
BLOG - A look back at our 2024 Annual Science Meeting awards
This week is our JIC/TSL Annual Science Meeting, a yearly conference for staff and students. Each year, awards are given to those who go above and beyond - we've taken a look back at last year’s winners 🏆
www.jic.ac.uk/blog/a-look-...
This week is our JIC/TSL Annual Science Meeting, a yearly conference for staff and students. Each year, awards are given to those who go above and beyond - we've taken a look back at last year’s winners 🏆
www.jic.ac.uk/blog/a-look-...