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International Wheat genome Sequencing Consortium
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The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) is an international, collaborative consortium, established in 2005 by a group of wheat growers, plant scientists, and public and private breeders.
Website: https://www.wheatgenome.org/
🌾 Can ancient wheat help future-proof our crops?
Join Vijay Tiwari on 11 Dec 2025 to explore how wild wheat relatives and genomics can unlock resilience genes.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/2hxrctzx
#IWGSC #WheatGenomics #CropScience
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
⏳ Just a few days left!
Barley is the key to unlocking virus resistance in wheat. 🌾
On 16 Oct, Ping Yang will share how host factor editing is reshaping cereal disease resistance.
💥 Secure your spot: tinyurl.com/3jsd2bta
October 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🧬 RNA viruses hijack host proteins, but what if we could block them at the source?
Join Ping Yang to explore how editing host factors in barley and wheat could build durable resistance to bymoviruses.
🌱 Don’t miss this #IWGSC webinar!
🔗 Sign up: tinyurl.com/3jsd2btaJ
October 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🔔 Reminder! Received your PhDs between 2016 and 2026? Apply for the IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Awardand present your research at #PAG33. Plus, receive a travel stipend to attend the conference!
🗓Deadline: 26 Sept 2025
More info: wheatgenome.org/news/call-fo...
September 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🚨 Webinar Alert!
How can we stop barley and wheat viruses like BaYMV, BaMMV & WYMV? 🌾
Join Ping Yang on 16 Oct 2025 for insights into host factor editing and recessive resistance strategies in cereals.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/3jsd2bta
September 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🏆 Nominations are now open for the IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Award! Present your research at the #IWGSC workshop during #PAG33 & receive a travel stipend to attend the conference in San Diego.
🗓Deadline: 26 Sept 2025
Application & eligibility: wheatgenome.org/news/call-fo...
September 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
⏳ Final Countdown! Just days left until Agnes Szabo-Hever
@ndsuofficial.bsky.social webinar on fungal pathogen susceptibility in wheat.
💥 Learn how new discoveries on necrotrophic effectors are reshaping our understanding of disease resistance.
🌿 Secure your spot now: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
July 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🌾Agnes Szabo-Hever @ndsuofficial.bsky.social will reveal groundbreaking insights into how susceptibility genes interact with necrotrophic effectors in hard red spring wheat and durum wheat.
📅 Don’t miss the webinar on 17 July 2025 at 11 AM EDT!
🔗 Sign up today: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
June 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Join Agnes Szabo-Hever @ndsuofficial.bsky.social on 17 July 2025 at 11 AM EDT for a deep dive into the genetics of wheat disease susceptibility. 🌾

Discover how novel host-pathogen interactions affect resistance to tan spot and septoria nodorum blotch.
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
June 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🔔 Final Countdown! Just days left until Simon Griffiths @johninnescentre.bsky.social
webinar on wheat breeding innovation.
💡 Discover why we need to start over and how genomics is rewriting the future of wheat.
🌱 Secure your spot now: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
May 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This past Saturday, the #IWGSC celebrated Earth Day in Natick, MA, as part of its outreach for the IWGSC Wheat Diversity Project: plant biology through microscopes, a “match the seed to the veggie” game, and seeds to take home. A fun community event!
In collaboration with New England Sci-Tech🌱🔬
May 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We are putting the spotlight on @michaelalaux.bsky.social, long-time IWGSC member & driving force behind the IWGSC Data Repository at URGI (INRAE).

🔗 Read his interview: wheatgenome.org/people/leade...
April 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🚨 Webinar Alert! 🚨
Join Simon Griffiths @johninnescentre.bsky.social on 15 May 2025 @ 11 AM EDT for an eye-opening discussion on why we need to rethink wheat breeding.
Learn how cutting-edge genetics and genomics can unlock lost diversity to secure future yields
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
April 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A round-up of the #IWGSC activities in 2024: Data & Highlights.
👉Check it out: www.wheatgenome.org/news/2024-sn...
March 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Can wheat keep up with climate change and food security demands? 🤔 Simon Griffiths @johninnescentre.bsky.social will explore how precision breeding can transform the future of wheat genetics.
📅 Webinar: 15 May 2025 at 11 AM EDT!
🔗 Sign up today: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
March 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Just a few days left! Join Tanushree Halder next Thursday (13 March) to explore the role of proteomics in improving wheat root traits for sustainable agriculture.
👉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Learn how protein biomarkers can enhance root traits for better yield and climate resilience in wheat. Don’t miss Tanushree Halder's webinar on 13 March 2025 at 11 AM EDT.
🌱 Secure your spot: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Join us for our next webinar with Tanushree Halder on 13 March 2025 at 11 AM EDT.
Discover how proteomic approaches can identify key protein biomarkers to improve root traits in bread wheat, enhancing yield and climate resilience. #IWGSC
📅 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Today, we celebrate the incredible women and girls in science! Their achievements and successes deserve recognition every day.
Let’s continue to support, inspire and empower the next generation of female scientists!
#WomenInScience #GirlsInSTEM #WomenAndGirlsInScience
February 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🌟 What a fantastic evening we had celebrating 20 years of the IWGSC !!! 🌟

Relive the celebration through these links:
📸 Photos from the event – flic.kr/s/aHBqjBZ41N
🎥 Slideshow: 20 years in pictures – youtu.be/wBdnIY3-NzM
January 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Don’t miss out! Register now for this week’s webinar with Dominique Hirsz. Discover how the floral repressor VRN2 interacts with VRN1 to control the transition to flowering Secure your spot: tinyurl.com/4sknz8n9
January 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Join us on 30 January for a webinar with Dominique Hirsz (IPK)
Explore VRN2 in climate adaptation and advancing temperature-resilient wheat. Learn how ZCCT1 and ZCCT2, shape flowering timing to sustain high yields
Sign up now: tinyurl.com/4sknz8n9
January 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Michael Alaux @inrae-france.bsky.social URGI presenting the WheatIS Data Discovery Tool #IWGSC workshop #PAG32
January 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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January 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Great presentation by Catalina Johnson describing the genome curation she performed as part of her #IWGSC undergraduate summer internship on the Wheat Diversity project #PAG32
January 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM