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In the 1980s, the administration of the John Innes Institute was combined with that of the Plant Breeding Institute and the Nitrogen Fixation Laboratory. In 1994, following the relocation of the operations of other two organisations to the Norwich site, the three were merged as the John Innes Centre.<ref name=history/> |
In the 1980s, the administration of the John Innes Institute was combined with that of the Plant Breeding Institute and the Nitrogen Fixation Laboratory. In 1994, following the relocation of the operations of other two organisations to the Norwich site, the three were merged as the John Innes Centre.<ref name=history/> |
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==Mission== |
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The JIC mission is to generate knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research, to train scientists for the future, to apply our knowledge to benefit agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and engage with policy makers and the public. |
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The core of JIC's mission is to conduct leading-edge fundamental and strategic research relating to the understanding and exploitation of plants and microbes. From this research excellence comes economic and social impact through innovation and application, training and outreach. |
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==Strategy== |
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Their mission statement specifically emphasises research relating to: |
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* to ensure excellence of research and the opportunities for innovative and long term exploration in plant and microbial sciences. A central principle of our research is the use of genetics, continuing the long and prestigious history of genetics at the JIC. |
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* to promote the translation of research in the areas of yield and quality in crop plants, the use of microbial and plant products to promote human health and the use of plants and microbes as biotechnological agents |
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* yield and productivity |
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* to use novel genetic approaches to generate new varieties and strains of plants and microbes that can be used to further knowledge and to enhance productive and biotechnological capacity |
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* environmental interactions |
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* to apply modern biotechnology to agriculture in an environmentally-sustainable context |
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* quality and valuable products. |
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* to use a wide range of contemporary approaches to develop dialogue with policy makers and the public |
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* to train the scientific leaders of the future in a broad range of scientific and transferable skills |
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==Research Programmes== |
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These strands, which are woven into the work of the different Science Departments, provide the basis for their three research programmes: |
These strands, which are woven into the work of the different Science Departments, provide the basis for their three research programmes: |
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* Understanding and Exploiting Plant and Microbial Metabolism |
* Understanding and Exploiting Plant and Microbial Metabolism |
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The Centre is divided into seven departments: Biological Chemistry, Cell & Developmental Biology, Computational & Systems Biology, Crop Genetics, Disease & Stress Biology, Metabolic Biology and Molecular Microbiology.<ref name=dept>[http://www.jic.ac.uk/corporate/science-departments/ John Innes Centre, Science Departments.] Retrieved 2008-08-10.</ref> |
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JIC has a large contingent of [[Postdoctoral researcher]]s, many of which are recruited onto the institute's Post-doctoral Training Fellowship program. JIC has a strong tradition of training [[PhD]] students and post-docs. PhD degrees obtained via JIC are awarded by the [[University of East Anglia]]. |
JIC has a large contingent of [[Postdoctoral researcher]]s, many of which are recruited onto the institute's Post-doctoral Training Fellowship program. JIC has a strong tradition of training [[PhD]] students and post-docs. PhD degrees obtained via JIC are awarded by the [[University of East Anglia]]. |
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Along with the [[Institute of Food Research]]<ref name=IFR>[http://www.ifr.ac.uk/ Institute of food research]</ref> and [[University of East Anglia]] (UEA)<ref name=UEA>[http://www.uea.ac.uk/ University of East Anglia]</ref> it hosted the British Science Festival <ref name=ScienceFestival>[http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/ British Science Association]</ref> in September 2006. |
Along with the [[Institute of Food Research]]<ref name=IFR>[http://www.ifr.ac.uk/ Institute of food research]</ref> and [[University of East Anglia]] (UEA)<ref name=UEA>[http://www.uea.ac.uk/ University of East Anglia]</ref> it hosted the British Science Festival <ref name=ScienceFestival>[http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/ British Science Association]</ref> in September 2006. |
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==The Bateson lecture== |
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The Bateson Lecture is held annually in honour of the first Director of the John Innes, William Bateson, and was first delivered in 1951. In 1972, it was incorporated into the first John Innes Symposium and since then has become the opening event during this meeting. The John Innes Foundation funds the Bateson Lecture when associated with the Symposium. <ref> {{cite web| url= http://www.jic.ac.uk/corporate/whats-on/named-lectures/bateson.htm| title= The Bateson Lecture| publisher = John Innes Centre| accessdate= 13 November 2010}}</ref> |
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Past Lecturers: |
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* 1951 Sir [[Roland Fisher]] - "''Statistical methods in Genetics''" |
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* 1953 [[Julian Huxley]] - "''Polymorphic variation: a problem in genetical natural history''" |
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* 1955 [[Sidney C. Harland]] - "''Plant breeding: present position and future perspective''" |
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* 1957 [[J.B.S. Haldane]] - "''The theory of evolution before and after Bateson''" |
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* 1959 [[Kenneth Mather]] - "''Genetics Pure and Applied''" |
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* 1972 (1st John Innes Symposium), [[William Hayes (geneticist)|William Hayes]] - "''Molecular genetics in retrospect''" |
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* 1974 (2nd John Innes Symposium), [[Guido Pontecorvo]] - "''Alternatives to sex: genetics by means of somatic cells''" |
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* 1976 (3rd John Innes Symposium), [[Max Perutz|Max F. Perutz]] - "''Mechanism of respiratory haemoglobin''" |
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* 1979 (4th John Innes Symposium), [[J. Heslop-Harrison]] - "''The forgotten generation: some thoughts on the genetics and physiology of Angiosperm Gametophytes'' " |
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* 1982 (5th John Innes Symposium), [[Sydney Brenner]] - "''Molecular genetics in prospect''" |
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* 1984 (6th John Innes Symposium), [[W.W. Franke]] - "''The cytoskeleton - the insoluble architectural framework of the cell''" |
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* 1986 (7th John Innes Symposium), [[Arthur Kornberg]] - "''Enzyme systems initiating replication at the origin of the E. coli chromosome''" |
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* 1988 (8th John Innes Symposium), [[Gottfried Schatz]] - "''Interaction between mitochondria and the nucleus''" |
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* 1990 (9th John Innes Symposium), [[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard]] - "''Axis determination in the Drosophila embryo''" |
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* 1992 (10th John Innes Symposium), [[Frank Stahl]] - "''Genetic recombination: thinking about it in phage and fungi''" |
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* 1994 (11th John Innes Symposium), [[Ira Herskowitz]] - "''Violins and orchestras: what a unicellular organism can do''" |
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* 1996 (12th John Innes Symposium), [[R.J.P. Williams]] - "''An Introduction to Protein Machines''" |
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* 1999 (13th John Innes Symposium), [[Eugene Nester]] - "''DNA and Protein Transfer from Bacteria to Eukaryotes - the Agrobacterium story''" |
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* 2001 (14th John Innes Symposium), [[David Botstein]] - "''Extracting biological information from DNA Microarray Data''" |
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* 2002 (15th John Innes Symposium), [[Elliot Meyerowitz]] |
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* 2003 (16th John Innes Symposium), [[Thomas Steitz]] - "''The Macromolecular machines of gene expression''" |
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* 2008 [[Sean Carroll]] - "''Endless flies most beautiful: the role of cis-regulatory sequences in the evolution of animal form''" |
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* 2009 Sir [[Paul Nurse]] - ''"Genetic transmission through the cell cycle"'' |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:11, 3 March 2011
The John Innes Centre (JIC) located in Norwich, Norfolk, England is an independent centre for research and training in plant and microbial science. It is a registered charity (No 223852) grant-aided by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and is a member of the Norwich Research Park.
History
The John Innes Horticultural Institution was founded in 1910 at Merton Park, Surrey (now London Borough of Merton), with funds bequeathed by John Innes, a merchant and philanthropist. The Institution occupied Innes's former estate at Merton Park until 1945 when it moved to Bayfordbury, Hertfordshire. It moved to its present site in 1967.[1]
John Innes Compost was developed by the institution in the 1930s.
In the 1980s, the administration of the John Innes Institute was combined with that of the Plant Breeding Institute and the Nitrogen Fixation Laboratory. In 1994, following the relocation of the operations of other two organisations to the Norwich site, the three were merged as the John Innes Centre.[1]
Mission
The JIC mission is to generate knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research, to train scientists for the future, to apply our knowledge to benefit agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and engage with policy makers and the public.
Strategy
- to ensure excellence of research and the opportunities for innovative and long term exploration in plant and microbial sciences. A central principle of our research is the use of genetics, continuing the long and prestigious history of genetics at the JIC.
- to promote the translation of research in the areas of yield and quality in crop plants, the use of microbial and plant products to promote human health and the use of plants and microbes as biotechnological agents
- to use novel genetic approaches to generate new varieties and strains of plants and microbes that can be used to further knowledge and to enhance productive and biotechnological capacity
- to apply modern biotechnology to agriculture in an environmentally-sustainable context
- to use a wide range of contemporary approaches to develop dialogue with policy makers and the public
- to train the scientific leaders of the future in a broad range of scientific and transferable skills
Research Programmes
These strands, which are woven into the work of the different Science Departments, provide the basis for their three research programmes:
- Plant Growth and Development: Traits and Mechanisms
- Plant Perception and Response to the Environment
- Understanding and Exploiting Plant and Microbial Metabolism
The Centre is divided into seven departments: Biological Chemistry, Cell & Developmental Biology, Computational & Systems Biology, Crop Genetics, Disease & Stress Biology, Metabolic Biology and Molecular Microbiology.[2]
JIC has a large contingent of Postdoctoral researchers, many of which are recruited onto the institute's Post-doctoral Training Fellowship program. JIC has a strong tradition of training PhD students and post-docs. PhD degrees obtained via JIC are awarded by the University of East Anglia.
JIC is also the Norwich base of the Sainsbury Laboratory [3], an institute focused on plant disease. Although well integrated with JIC, The Sainsbury Laboratory is closely affiliated with the University of East Anglia [4].
Along with the Institute of Food Research[5] and University of East Anglia (UEA)[4] it hosted the British Science Festival [6] in September 2006.
References
- ^ a b John Innes Centre, History. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ John Innes Centre, Science Departments. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ Sainsbury’s laboratory
- ^ a b University of East Anglia
- ^ Institute of food research
- ^ British Science Association
External links
- John Innes Centre
- John Innes Centenary
- Earth & Life Systems Alliance
- Norwich Bio-incubator
- Teacher Scientist Network
- Friends of John Innes
- Conferencing facilities
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Norwich Research Park
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