How bread dough gave rise to civilisation
A major international study has explained how bread wheat helped to transform the ancient world on its path to becoming the iconic crop that today sustains a global population of eight billion
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Blog The A.E. Watkins landrace collection of bread wheat: Who was AE Watkins?
Crop science is beginning to reap the benefits of Arthur Ernest Watkins’ work in the early 20th Century to assemble a diverse collection of local cultivars of wheat. As wheat scientist Robert Koebner wrote of this unassuming pioneer in the Genetics Society magazine, “Over 50 years since Watkins’ death and about 100 years since his...
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Press Release King’s Birthday Honours recognition for Professor Diane Saunders
Professor Diane Saunders has been recognised for her outstanding scientific achievements and dedication to women in STEM with the honour of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours 2024. Professor Graham Moore FRS, Director of the John Innes Centre said, “This prestigious honour reflects Diane’s remarkable contributions to...
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News International wheat community recognises outstanding researcher
An outstanding early-career wheat researcher has received international recognition for her achievements
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Press Release Discovery raises hopes of more temperature tolerant wheat
Gene-editing techniques have helped to identify a temperature tolerance factor that may protect wheat from the increasingly unpredictable challenges of climate change
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News Unexpected discovery opens bioengineering opportunities for human and plant health
An unexpected genetic discovery in wheat has led to opportunities for metabolic engineering of versatile compounds with potential to improve its nutritional qualities and resilience to disease
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News Expanding Wheat Pathogen Surveillance System with New Investment
An international collaboration, including researchers at John Innes Centre, The Sainsbury Laboratory and GetGenome have announced the Wheat Disease Early Warning Advisory System (Wheat DEWAS), to strengthen crop resilience against devastating wheat diseases
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Blog Inspiring future female leaders in wheat research
Earlier this summer 31 female wheat researchers, took part in the third annual cross-institute career development and networking workshop as part of the Rosalind Franklin Women in Wheat Champions programme led by the John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory
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News “An opportunity I will never forget” – wheat researcher receives major award in Mexico
An outstanding early-career wheat researcher has received international recognition for her innovative and dedicated research.
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