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We are an independent, international centre of excellence in plant science, genetics and microbiology. www.jic.ac.uk

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@The Sainsbury Laboratory @Hassan Salem @Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Now, new research has shown how in tortoise beetles this protein has been co-opted as a building material to house symbiotic bacteria. okt.to/JC43jM
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NEWS - Beetles build with a yellow pigment gene 🪲 More than 80 years ago, scientists discovered that differences in yellow pigmentation were critical to courtship success and failure for fruit flies. 🧵
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Advances #39, Summer 2026 issue is now online! 🌱 🍅 From Vitamin D boosted tomatoes, to plant factories creating complex molecules for vaccines, read the latest edition of Advances, our bi-annual science magazine: okt.to/tX6mGe
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
VACANCY - We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the @Barrie Wilkinson Group, in collab with the @Matt Hutchings lab, on a project: Global activation of silent and cryptic biosynthetic pathways in Streptomyces species. Deadline - 26 October 2026 Contract - 36 months, full-time
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Postdoctoral Researcher | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Wilkinson Group at the John Innes Centre, working in collaboration with the Hutchings lab, on a project titled: Global...
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Nick Desnoyer @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Arabidopsis has never looked so good. Micro-rose imaged under the SEM by staff & students @johninnescentre.bsky.social bioimaging facility. Mag 15x. Image ~8mm. Left: false-colored.
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Biofortification Hub is holding a funding call for small Business Interaction Vouchers (BIVs). ⏰ DEADLINE - 16 October 2026 (18:00 GMT) 🗣️ Feedback to applicants - 14 December 2026 💻 Find out more and apply: okt.to/r4cpTk
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Applications are now OPEN for our Year in Industry programme. 🗓️ DEADLINE: 18 October 2026 okt.to/YeZ7cz
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Year in Industry | John Innes Centre
A Year in Industry with us will immerse you in world-leading research and provide an insight into what it is like to work in a scientific environment.
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BLOG - A Year in Industry – gaining skills and confidence From genetic technologies to volunteering at the Microbe Zoo, discover Abigail Man’s experience during her Year in Industry placement at our institute. okt.to/BH0Ual
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
PRESS RELEASE - Can this biotech innovation halt the destructive march of a cereal killer? 🌾🦠 A UK-led research collaboration has taken a significant step in the global effort to protect crops from the devastating wheat fungus pathogen
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Can this biotech innovation halt the destructive march of a cereal killer? | John Innes Centre
A UK-led research collaboration has taken a significant step in the global effort to protect cereal crops from the devastating blast fungus pathogen...
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Well done to our football team who recently came in third place at the Norwich Research Park's 5-a-side tournament 🥉 We faced tough opposition from teams across the research park, including @earlhaminst.bsky.social, @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @biouea.bsky.social buff.ly/Spp0sMv
Players on the Quadram Institute football team huddle around the manager on the pitch.The ten players and manager of the Quadram Institute football team stand on the pitch with a football, ready to play.Quadram Institute football players in action (wearing green) on the pitch against Earlham Institute players (wearing red).Four Quadram Institute football team goal scorers, wearing their branded green football shirts, stand with a football in hand in front of the football pitch.
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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🏅 2026 AAB President's Medallist 🏅 Finally, our inaugural Sustainable Futures Medal is awarded to Noam Chayut (John Innes Centre) for building a national resource into a international research genebank - maximising impact for global crop improvement. @johninnescentre.bsky.social
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wishing you all the best @haopengyu.bsky.social 👋
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our Innes lecture 2026 recording is now live! 🥔🎥   Missed this year’s lecture - “The Potato: between science and peasant knowledge” from our excellent speaker Prof. Rebecca Earle, @The University of Warwick? Watch the Innes lecture 2026 on our Youtube channel now: okt.to/icKgj0
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Innes Lecture 2026: The Potato - between science and peasant knowledge.
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
VACANCY - We have a unique opportunity for a John Innes Foundation (JIF) Communications and Engagement Intern to join our team and help inspire young future scientists okt.to/Fy7qOW Deadline - 30 September 2026 Contract - 12 months, full-time
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Archives Revealed programme is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust, The Wolfson Foundation and The National Archives, UK.
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our project, The Roots of Plant Science, will fund a specialist consultant to assess our unique history of science archive, providing advice on its future management and use.    Learn more about this project here: okt.to/8W0Y5f
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The Roots of Plant Science - John Innes Foundation
This September, the John Innes Historic Collections was awarded a competitive scoping grant from the Archives Revealed programme. Archives Revealed is the only grant programme in the United Kingdom dedicated to cataloguing and unlocking archival collections. The programme is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and The National Archives.
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’re excited to announce that our JI Historic Collections' bid for a scoping grant to the Archives Revealed programme has been successful 🌱   🧵
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Biofortification Hub is holding a funding call for small Business Interaction Vouchers (BIVs). ⏰ DEADLINE - 16 October 2026 (18:00 GMT) 🗣️ Feedback to applicants - 14 December 2026 💻 Find out more and apply: okt.to/5GDl71
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It starts in the field, in the soil, in the seed, and in the science that is already helping us build a more resilient future for people and the planet 🌍 Read Prof. Uauy’s first Director’s blog now: okt.to/6akWdY
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DIRECTOR’S BLOG - Future harvests depend on the choices we make now After the challenging 2026 harvest, Prof. @cristobaluauy.bsky.social reflects on how this is a reminder that food security starts long before food reaches our plates. 🧵 1/2
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Future harvests depend on the choices we make now | John Innes Centre
Harvest has been challenging again this year. Heatwaves, flooding and drought are now regular headlines in the UK and around the world. 2026 is no anomaly: four of the five worst harvests have...
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Applications are now OPEN for our Year in Industry programme. 🗓️ DEADLINE: 18 October 2026 okt.to/LEVjCp
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Year in Industry | John Innes Centre
A Year in Industry with us will immerse you in world-leading research and provide an insight into what it is like to work in a scientific environment.
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BLOG - A Year in Industry – gaining skills and confidence From genetic technologies to volunteering at the Microbe Zoo, discover Abigail Man’s experience during her Year in Industry placement at our institute. okt.to/qcLIGd
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@ukri.org
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
PRESS RELEASE - Can this biotech innovation halt the destructive march of a cereal killer? 🌾🦠 A UK-led research collaboration has taken a significant step in the global effort to protect crops from the devastating wheat fungus pathogen
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Can this biotech innovation halt the destructive march of a cereal killer? | John Innes Centre
A UK-led research collaboration has taken a significant step in the global effort to protect cereal crops from the devastating blast fungus pathogen...
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Quadram Institute @quadraminstitute.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Biofortification Hub offers funding to support innovative research via Business Interaction Vouchers to encourage and support collaboration between academics and industry. Check out their current call ⤵️ 📅 Deadline: 16 October 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/1gVULZB @johninnescentre.bsky.social
Business Interaction Vouchers funding—up to £35,000 for six months—for early plant biofortification strategy, biofortified crops/food for social supermarkets, and promotion to children; deadline 16 October 2026, with images of leafy greens and a child eating
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@ukri.org
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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Next at #UKPB26, Defra’s Emma Phillimore presenting an update on the evolving EU regs for #PrecisionBreeding. Defra has been key to creating an enabling regulatory environment in England, and it’s great that this is continuing in concert with EU alignment.
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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We're pleased to be at the UK Precision Breeding – Farming Futures Conference today with our colleagues at @John Innes Centre and the #NorwichResearchPark. #UKPB26 #geneediting #agritech
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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And now Cathie Martin @johninnescentre.bsky.social on the road to delivering vitamin D3-enhanced Sunshine Tomatoes #UKPB26
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thank you to fellow session contributors from British Sugar, Cibus, BOFIN, @thesainsburylab.bsky.social, @rothamsted.ac.uk and Tropic for sharing their knowledge, views and science 🧪
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is followed by further sessions featuring Dr. @simongriff.bsky.social and Prof. Cathie Martin, JIC Group Leaders, exploring the various steps, regulations and journey from developing precision bred products to bringing them to market, and the benefits for our population 🌍 #UKPB26
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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Excited to be in Norwich for the UK Precision Breeding Farming Futures Conference with lots of @rothamsted.ac.uk colleagues #UKPB26
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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What do we need now? @ukri.org BBSRC CEO Anne Ferguson-Smith flags regulatory harmonisation, increased private investment, end user adoption, and public trust as key to realising the potential of #PrecisionBreeding #UKPB26
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The initiative brings together expertise from UEA, the @nnuh.bsky.social, @quadraminstitute.bsky.social, @johninnescentre.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social, further strengthening Norwich Research Park’s position as a leading centre for life science research.
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Researchers from UEA and across Norwich Research Park will help train the next generation of health researchers through new Medical Research Council funding. Read more: bit.ly/4yVb6dE #ResearchMatters #ResearchFunding
Two scientists wearing lab coats and safety goggles work in a laboratory setting, handling glassware and equipment.
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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Genetic variation is our currency. Precision Breeding allows us to access this.” @johninnescentre.bsky.social Director @cristobaluauy.bsky.social opens #UKPB26
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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Save the Date! The AAB-PlantEd group are delighted to announce... 🌱🧬 PlantEd Conference 2027 🧬 🌱 📅 28 - 30 September 2027 📍 John Innes Centre, UK 🌾 What the EU can learn from the UK’s approach to deregulating #NGT plants and in-field testing @johninnescentre.bsky.social
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our first session of the day begins on Science, Policy, and Impact, featuring our Director, Prof. @cristobaluauy.bsky.social, alongside speakers from our partners at @ukri.org BBSRC and DEFRA 🌱
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dr @pennyhundleby.bsky.social introduces the UK Precision Breeding - Farming Futures #UKPB26 conference. What a turnout! 👏
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today is the day! 🧬🌾 We’re delighted to welcome delegates to the first UK Farming Futures – Precision Breeding conference at Norwich Research Park.    We can’t wait to hear all the discussions, and talks, encourage everyone to network and connect, and please keep the conversation going #UKPB26
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@The Sainsbury Laboratory
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
VACANCY - We’re seeking a Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI) Communications & Engagement Officer for one of the UK’s most ambitious research infrastructure investments okt.to/0gwysi Deadline - 6 October 2026 Contract - 72 months, full-time
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@thesainsburylab.bsky.social @warwickuni.bsky.social
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A huge thanks as well to the scientists from JIC and TSL who showcased their own potato and starch related work.    We hope to see you all again next year! 👋
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
From our excellent speaker, Professor Rebecca Earle, @warwickuni.bsky.social, we learned about the adoption of the potato as a food stuff in Europe, and how science returned its focus to formerly overlooked indigenous varieties and farming methods.
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Innes lecture: “The Potato: between science and peasant knowledge” last week 🥔 🧵
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It starts in the field, in the soil, in the seed, and in the science that is already helping us build a more resilient future for people and the planet 🌍 Read Prof. Uauy’s first Director’s blog now: okt.to/YKFkq1
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
DIRECTOR’S BLOG - Future harvests depend on the choices we make now After the challenging 2026 harvest, Prof. @cristobaluauy.bsky.social reflects on how this is a reminder that food security starts long before food reaches our plates. 🧵 1/2
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Future harvests depend on the choices we make now | John Innes Centre
Harvest has been challenging again this year. Heatwaves, flooding and drought are now regular headlines in the UK and around the world. 2026 is no anomaly: four of the five worst harvests have...
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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This week's @johninnescentre.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social Bateson Lecture Friday Seminar – Prof. Elizabeth Toby Kellogg "One third of the world: Grasses and their genomes” www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/pri...
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Elizabeth Kellogg | Danforth Plant Science Center
Dr. Elizabeth Kellogg is an Emeritus Member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Learn more about her plant science research.
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