"As part of a review on potatoes and human health we have shown that potatoes are a significant source of vitamins and a whole host of macro and microminerals" With countries struggling to press forward after the recent COP25 summit in Madrid, and ever-increasing awareness of the impact that the climate emergency is having on our plate, consumers can help address climate issues by making changes to their daily habits, including cooking climate-smart, alternative meals using some excellent Scottish produce. That’s the message of Professor Derek Stewart, the James Hutton Institute’s agri-food
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"With such a highly skilled and diverse workforce, the James Hutton Institute was seen as the ideal organisation to help build our Talent Ambassador Network" The experiences of three Hutton members of staff who have chosen Scotland as a place to live and work have been highlighted by their designation as Talent Ambassadors by TalentScotland, part of Scottish Enterprise, the country’s economic development agency. Dr Isabelle Colas (Cell and Molecular Sciences), Dr Jagadeesh Yeluripati (Information and Computational Sciences) and Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo (Communications) are now part of a
The reception will be held in the Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 15 January 2020, 6-8pm, in celebration of the 350 th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and is invitation only.
"Alison has brought sound science to enable issues to be addressed through her rigorous and objective scientific approach and challenging the apparent experts with a depth of knowledge second to none" Professor Alison Hester, a senior research scientist within the James Hutton Institute’s Ecological Sciences group in Aberdeen, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS) in recognition of outstanding contributions to science and its application to real-world issues. More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media Manager, Tel: +44 (0)1224
View the programme for the day and you can register here. The event is funded by SEFARI Gateway's Responsive Opportunity Fund.
Tiina is a permanent biodiversity researcher in the Tropical Diversity section interested in the evolution, ecology and distribution of tropical biomes, and the taxonomy and systematics of the plant family Solanaceae. More can be found out about Tiina here.
Since the emergence of late blight ( Phytophthora infestans) in the 1840s this disease has presented a major challenge to the potato industry, with annual losses estimated to be £55 million in the UK. Our aim was to engage people with the potential of wild potatoes to tackle this and other problems by acting as sources of useful genes. We also wanted to tell the story of how our collective research places Scotland at the forefront of the fight against late blight. A key part of that story is the pivotal role of a potato associated with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh that was the first case
My current role involves the curation of the Commonwealth Potato Collection, I am the potato glasshouse and germplasm manager. The commonwealth potato collection comprises of around 1524 seed-based accessions of tuber-bearing Solanum accessions representing over 90 different potato species ( https://ics.hutton.ac.uk/germinate-cpc/#home). Two thirds of the collection are wild relatives of the potato and the remainder are landraces of cultivated potato from South America. The wild species represent adaptation to a very broad range of biotic and abiotic challenges and are of great value for
My current role involves facilitating public engagement with RBGE science in an informal educational context through a variety methods including: events, exhibitions, digital and community outreach. A focus on food and crop plants has proved to be an effective public engagement hook that leads into topical issues such as biodiversity loss, climate change and making agriculture more sustainable. As well as developing the programme for annual flagship events, such as the Edinburgh Science Festival, I work collaboratively with RBGE scientists, the SEFARI collective and external organisations with