Thanks so much to everyone across Norwich Research Park who came together and joined in the #Christmas carols service held at the JIC Conference Centre last week 🎄🥧 We hope everyone had an amazing time and enjoyed our incredibly talented musicians 🎶

Congratulations to researchers from the CAS-JIC-TSL Centre of Excellence for Plant and Microbial Science (CEPAMS) who have revealed a novel mechanism that controls plant stem cell dynamics through precise spatial patterning of cell wall modification.

We're looking for a postdoc to join us in trying to map the routes by which different signals travel through plants and identify what information they carry. Link👇or get in touch! @johninnescentre.bsky.social #PlantSciJobs www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...

✅ Are you aged over 18? ✅ Live within 70 miles of Norwich? ✅Think you might be low in vitamin D? Join the ViTaL-D study and help us understand if @johninnescentre.bsky.social tomatoes biofortified through gene editing could help boost vitamin D levels 🍅

BLOG - From cereal killers to high-fibre bread: the importance of networking in the wheat research community Dr Eleri Tudor, Delivering Sustainable Wheat Programme Manager, attended the @dsw-isp.bsky.social Institute Strategic Programme annual meeting @rothamsted.bsky.social earlier this year 👇

UKRI has set out details of how it will invest its record four-year £38.6 billion allocation from government. tinyurl.com/3h3xkut7 Dr Stu Wainwright, NRO Director and CEO of UKCEH made the following statement:

Excited to share our latest preprint on the conservation of RAR1-SGT1 across plants and their unexpected divergence in ferns! @hynmn-jeong.bsky.social @michaelwebster.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social @yusugihara.bsky.social. Check out the preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Huge thanks to @rsbiello.bsky.social @samtmugford.bsky.social @qunliu07.bsky.social @tom-mathers.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social . This was a huge team effort.

New preprint on pop #genomics of #spittlebug—the main insect vector of Xylella, the bacterium that has ravaged olive groves in southern Italy 🇮🇹 🫒 Take-home: problematic insect vector may be less widespread than initially thought—important implications for disease control 💥 👇

Redesigning the #Meiotic Map: Chromosome Engineering as a Tool to Control #Genetic Recombination 📢 Calling #Postgraduates! This Plant BioDesign project explores how chromosome engineering through fusions, fissions, inversions, and translocations can be used to redesign meiotic crossover in plants

New opportunity to join our #EvoMPMI group @johninnescentre.bsky.social as a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the mechanistic basis of immunity in diverse plants. Please spread the word, reach out by email, and/or apply if interested! More details here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...

Abstract deadline closing soon! ⏰ The second Biofortification Hub Community Meeting "Biofortification: From Science to Society" organised by by the University of Aberdeen @rowettinstitute.bsky.social is happening next March Submit by 21 December ➡️ buff.ly/rjgLjh4 @johninnescentre.bsky.social

Amyloplasts of Brachypodium endosperm Esch et al. @johninnescentre.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Be part of research at the Quadram Institute! We’re running the ViTaL-D study to investigate whether @johninnescentre.bsky.social biofortified tomatoes developed through gene editing to be high in vitamin D leads to higher levels of active vitamin D in the blood 🍅 ➡️ buff.ly/gm0zYtx

Our wheat rust forecast tool is part of #DEWAS 🌾 Surveillance + diagnostics + forecasting + training = transnational rust response Protecting wheat across 8+ countries in Africa & South Asia Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=OGdE... @cimmyt.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social #PlantSci #FoodSecurity

Unexpected #protein fold links #bacteria, #viruses, and #eukaryotes in #DNA management ... | #microbes | #ParB | #chromosomes | By @johninnescentre.bsky.social via @sciencex.bsky.social

So happy to see Mark recognised for his incredible work. Over a ~40 year career he and his group discovered ECF sigma factors, characterised many key developmental regulators of the Streptomyces lifecycle, and identified new mechanisms of bacterial gene regulation, antibiotic action and resistance.

More than well deserved Mark! I'm so happy for you!

GetGenome is proud to partner with @johninnescentre.bsky.social , @cimmyt.bsky.social , @gatesfoundation.bsky.social and #DEWAS to advance a bottom-up, equitable approach to access genomics 🌾 🧬 “Battling crop diseases without borders” www.jic.ac.uk/blog/battlin...

We’re proud to announce we are part of the newly launched National Research Organisations (NRO) Group – uniting UK research centres to make research matter for people, communities and the economy 🌍 Learn more here: www.jic.ac.uk/news/making-...

NEWS - Professor Mark Buttner receives Marjory Stephenson Prize 2026 Professor Buttner, one of our Emeritus Fellows, has received the @microbiologysociety.org Marjory Stephenson Prize for 2026. Congratulations Mark! 👏 Read about his exceptional research and career: www.jic.ac.uk/news/profess...

Winter Craft Fair 2025 🌟🎨 Yesterday the JIC Conference Centre hosted our Winter Craft Fair, a chance for colleagues across Norwich Research Park to come together, connect and showcase their brilliant creative pursuits (or alternatively do a bit of #local #smallbusiness Christmas shopping)

George Lomonossoff @johninnescentre.bsky.social giving the Evening Lecture at the Herrenalb nanoscience meeting, #PlantVirology

Looking forward to a fantastic day of science @johninnescentre.bsky.social with @philcarella.bsky.social and @rensingstefan.bsky.social — and yes, some self-promotion, because the academic society has collectively decided that quiet competence is not enough…

As we face several challenges to our food system, biofortification is a valuable solution🌱 The second Biofortification Hub Community Meeting "Biofortification: From Science to Society" is happening in March. Submit abstracts for talks and abstracts ➡️ buff.ly/ZAQLg5D @johninnescentre.bsky.social

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...

30 years ago to the day I walked into Norwich Research Park, UK. 6 years at @thesainsburylab.bsky.social then 8 years at @johninnescentre.bsky.social then 8 years at @earlhaminst.bsky.social, and finally @quadraminstitute.bsky.social where I am today. That’s a hell of a lot of DNA Sequencing!

Year 8 students had fun drawing cool potato faces at our stand at the #FindMyFuture event organised by @johninnescentre.bsky.social at Norwich Research Park 🥔 Our custom plant/pathogen version of Guess Who? was also extremely popular! 🌱🦠 #stemcareers #plantscience

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

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 ⬇️

This is a unique opportunity for global undergraduates to spend 8 weeks at our internationally renowned research centre on Norwich Research Park in collaboration with some of our partner institutes @thesainsburylab.bsky.social and @earlhaminst.bsky.social 🥼🌍

📣 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...

Today we are at @johninnescentre.bsky.social talking to Year 8s about cycle helmets and prevention of #braininjury

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!

Very excited to advertise 15 plant engineering biology PhD projects @biologyatyork.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social & University of Bristol. 🪴 🥬 🔧 🧬 Come join this new Plant BioDesign community! www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...

Join our new one day workshop covering Biofoundries, #automation, and #engineeringbiology applications for high-throughput experimentation for plants and microbes. #engbio buff.ly/KzGW36K @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social

The Cinderella tree, Quillaja saponaria – A soap story Thomas Review by @anneosbourn.bsky.social 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Societal Impact Statement also available in French and Spanish. @johninnescentre.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social 🧵1/5

A congratulations from our Executive Director, Nick Talbot, to Dr Salem and JIC “This strengthens our critical mass in plant–insect interactions by building on the work of Saskia Hogenhout’s group & our appointment of Aileen @berasymbionts.bsky.social, fostering new collaborations between TSL & JIC”

He’s the best!

There are so many friends & colleagues to thank for our time in 🇩🇪 MPI Bio is an amazing place for a young lab to have taken shape! Looking forward to our move to Norwich, ahead of joining a stellar community @johninnescentre.bsky.social & @thesainsburylab.bsky.social!

Some news 🎉 After five incredible years in Tübingen, it’s time to say goodbye. Starting February, the Mutualisms Lab will relocate to the John Innes Centre, right next door to @berasymbionts.bsky.social and her group at The Sainsbury Laboratory 🪲🦠

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...

Would you like to give a talk or poster at the second Biofortification Hub Community Meeting "Biofortification: From Science to Society"?🌱 Submit abstractsfor talks and abstracts by 21 December ➡️ buff.ly/ZAQLg5D @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

What a nice coincidence to have Kelly Dawe present his work on karyotype engineering for todays seminar @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social

Live within 40 miles of Norwich and think you might be low in vitamin D? 📍 Take part in our study investigating whether tomatoes biofortified through gene editing to be high in vitamin in D can help boost vitamin D levels🌞 ➡️ buff.ly/eH1w2rB @johninnescentre.bsky.social

📣 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...

Having a wonderful time at #AfriPlantSci2025 in Morocco! Being a part of the organising team has taught me so much and allowed me to meet all of the brilliant participants. Thanks to @johninnescentre.bsky.social #UKCGIAR #UM6P and #ICARDA for facilitating this course 🔬🧬🌱

Wonderful few days this week in Munich for the first retreat of the @microclockerc.bsky.social team from @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social with special guest @lflarrondo.bsky.social

Congratulations to Prof. Mark Buttner 👏