Out now in Pest Management Science:
We screened a diverse oilseed rape (Brassica napus) population against cabbage stem flea beetle larvae and found...
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...no evidence for reduced larval survival or development across B. napus genotypes.
doi.org/10.1002/ps.7...
Very happy to announce that our paper on larval antibiosis in Brassica napus is now available!!! Unfortunately, a screen of diverse lines did not find reproducible resistance but this may change the way we look at larval studies in the field.
scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Congratulations Ran
Professor Philippa Borrill
We are devastated to announce that our colleague and friend Professor Philippa Borrill died over the Easter weekend following a rare immune system disorder (HLH). She was a fantastic scientist, collaborator and mentor, and a close friend to many: www.jic.ac.uk/news/profess...
Susan Duncan seated next to a high-powered microscope in a modern laboratory setting with computer monitors in the background.
Huge congratulations to Susan Duncan of @johninnescentre.bsky.social, on completing the RMS Diploma - a flexible, portfolio-based qualification for those working in #microscopy or #FlowCytometry.
Read more: www.rms.org.uk/resource/sus...
Really enjoyed sharing progress on my PhD project today and the feedback and interesting discussions it provoked!
Thank you to the organisers of DSW Day for putting together a great event! ☺️🌾
@dsw-isp.bsky.social
Good nutrition underpins healthier populations, stronger educational outcomes & greater economic prosperity, helping to promote peace and stability.
The UK’s world-leading science & research community is driving innovation to tackle malnutrition.
#BritishScienceWeek @johninnescentre.bsky.social
BLOG - There is never a right time — how institutional support makes academic careers possible
For #IWD2026, Dr Pirita Paajanen, senior scientist, reflects on the support she has received to advance her career, whilst balancing family life
www.jic.ac.uk/blog/there-i...
@leadersplus.bsky.social
New article- we developed a strategy to fortify salads with Vitamin B12 in indoor farms. Sorry, no chronobiology in this one! A wonderful collaboration between @johninnescentre.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social and LettUs Grow www.nature.com/articles/s42...
THIS WEEK!!! @johninnescentre.bsky.social @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social
The partnership between the JIC, @quadraminstitute.bsky.social, University of Bristol and Lettus Grow harnessed the latest aeroponic techniques to successfully deliver the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of Vitamin B12 within a 15-gram portion of pea shoots.
@nature.com @antdodd.bsky.social
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PRESS RELEASE - Salad packs a healthy punch to meet a growing Vitamin B12 need 🌱🫛
A pioneering research-industry partnership has used advances in indoor farming technology to grow pea shoots fortified with #VitB12
www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
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Alison Smith, Author and Emeritus Fellow at the John Innes Centre said, “We were inspired to write this book by the stimulating, creative and supportive environment provided by our JIC and TSL colleagues. It is intended to provide a new generation of plant scientists with an appreciation of the wealth and breadth of radically new knowledge and technologies in plant science. The book also reveals some of the exciting opportunities for fundamental discovery and innovation in plant science to help tackle global challenges including sustainable food production, environmental pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss.”
📢 New plant science textbook
Staff and alumni from our institute and @thesainsburylab.bsky.social have recently published Essential Plant Biology, a new textbook presenting current and comprehensive knowledge of plant biology 🌱
Collage image in four segments showing: a 'sunshine' tomato, sugar beet affected by virus yellows, oil seed rape against a blue sky, and a dandelion.
PRESS RELEASE - Sugar beet, oilseed rape, tomatoes and dandelions: precision breeding projects win major funding to support UK agriculture
Alongside our industrial and academic partners, we have been awarded UK Government funding to deliver four ambitious projects: www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
Read the paper here 👇 academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
Read the news story 👇
www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
January 2026, The Plant Cell cover
We made the front cover of @theplantcell.bsky.social!
Huge congratulations to co-first authors @katielong.bsky.social and Ashleigh Lister, corresponding author @cristobaluauy.bsky.social and everyone at JIC, @earlhaminst.bsky.social and @vizgen.bsky.social who collaborated on this exciting work 👏
At #PMQs today I pressed the Prime Minister to secure a carve out for precision breeding in future EU negotiations.
South Norfolk leads the way, from the @earlhaminst.bsky.social to the @johninnescentre.bsky.social. Backing British science means backing our food future.
Catch up on the interview with JIC's Professor Steve Penfield, and Dr Iain Macaulay and Dr Andrew Goldson from Earlham Institute, from 03.08.
Arabidopsis plant with water droplet
NEWS: Mum Knows Best – how maternal messages prime seeds for success
🧵 Mothers often guide offspring through the risky stages of early development. This is true for plants too, according to new research from our researchers and colleagues @earlhaminst.bsky.social: www.jic.ac.uk/news/mum-kno... 🌱
🌱 Since the Precision Breeding Act, the UK Government has awarded funding for many interesting projects using #GenomeEditing, important for farmers and sustainable agriculture.
👇 Check out the four new projects at the @johninnescentre.bsky.social
www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
We can’t wait to meet you! 👋
Be sure to come by and see the JIC stand on Thursday 19th February to learn all about peas too 🫛
@quadraminstitute.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Congratulations to Tom Lawrenson, winner of the prestigious Genius of the Month award for being an engaging spokesperson. Presenting the breadth of @johninnescentre.bsky.social Precision Breeding outside of his own research area including delivering key organisational messages.
The work, recently published in the journal @science.org, was led by @weibingyang.bsky.social, with key contributions on RNA structure and localisation from @yiliangding.bsky.social: www.cepams.org/cepams-resea...
Dr Chris Whitewoods
NEWS - New group leader outlines big, broad, shared vision
Dr Chris Whitewoods, a specialist in leaf development, will return to our institute as a tenure track group leader in 2026 🌱👉 www.jic.ac.uk/news/new-gro...
New collaborative study led by @ifacisabel.bsky.social and @cristobaluauy.bsky.social, where we developed a new heating system to simulate warmer climates during field trials. This was great fun- check out the summary thread by Isabel Faci, below! @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Published in @theplantcell.bsky.social scientists at Earlham Institute and @johninnescentre.bsky.social use #spatial transcriptomics to reveal gene expression patterns in developing #wheat inflorescences.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/a5nWTXx
#PlantSciences #Genomics
She reflects on the value of collaboration in achieving strategic aims, and how this event is vital in bringing the wheat research community together: www.jic.ac.uk/blog/from-ce...
@earlhaminst.bsky.social @quadraminstitute.bsky.social 🌾
Ending the year on a high point. 3 new PhDs made - they have all been amazing students and I am so proud! Gurpinder even managed to release his lovely story about the effect of cold on SOC1 and gene regulatory networks :)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
New PhD opportunity available in my lab, in collaboration with Betty Chung (Cambridge), focusing on plant RNA viruses and AI-driven design. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📣 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...
