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The major aim is to develop suitably characterised germplasm resources leading to the generation of crops better equipped and adapted to future climatic conditions, taking into account key areas of stakeholder concern that impact on profitability and the sustainability of Scottish crop production. The specific goals are based on identifying relevant genetic diversity in germplasm and developing new phenotyping methods. This is especially important with crop plant research moving towards ‘sustainable intensification’ traits, reduced crop waste and resistance to biotic and abiotic threats to
“In this fast-moving scientific field, timely communication between researchers is vital to uncover and learn from the molecular battles that occur between plants and the pests and parasites that infect them” Projected global population growth requires food production to increase by 70% before 2050 to meet demand. Pests and diseases are a major constraint to providing this food security: between 30-40% of our crops are lost to pathogens long before they reach our dinner plates. Increasing resistance of pathogens to pesticides and tightening regulations that restrict the use of our remaining
"With news about our climate, ecosystems and wildlife tending to be grim, there are few who could argue action must be taken and taken quickly. There is hope, and there is time, but we must act now" Dieter Helm CBE, Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford and Fellow of New College, Oxford, has been announced as the speaker of the 42 nd T.B. Macaulay Lecture, presented in partnership by the James Hutton Institute and the Macaulay Development Trust on 2 nd October 2019 at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh EH8 8AS. Related content 40th T.B. Macaulay Lecture - Prosperity Without Growth
"We at the Institute view biorefining as an absolute necessity for life going forward and can be considered as a route to help deliver the Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption" The James Hutton Institute has contributed to a body of evidence compiled by the Scottish Industrial Biotechnology Development Group to demonstrate Scotland’s global competitiveness in biorefining and attracting inward investment. More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media Manager, Tel: +44 (0)1224 395089 (direct line), +44 (0)344 928 5428 (switchboard) or +44 (0)7791
I am a microbiologist at the Rowett Institute and my research interests include anaerobic microbiology and metabolite profiling of gut microbial communities, including studies on controlled human dietary intervention studies to gain information on the dynamics of the gut microbiota, inter-individual colonic microbial variability and the responsiveness of the gut microbiota to dietary shifts. I have isolated and characterised some of the key bacterial species from the human colon that degrade prebiotics and complex fibres and studies on these isolates has led to identity of which species make a
Vanessa is a principal investigator and registered nutritionist. Her research interest is in how bioactive components from the diet may help improve health, using a combination of clinical and dietary intervention trials, and experimental models of health and disease. Vanessa’s current research focuses on how polyphenol-rich foods may improve heart health, in collaboration with the NHS.
Wendy is the Gut Health theme lead and Professor of Molecular Nutrition at the Rowett Institute. Her research focuses on developing healthy foods as part of a resilient food supply chain. This includes identifying the potential of plant-based crops, particularly in protein provision for the future and the exploitation of underutilised species to improve both nutrition and agrobiodiversity. Wendy works closely with both Scottish and Global Food Producers, as well as the wider Food and Drink Industry to identify new opportunities and was awarded FDF ‘Scientist of the Year’ for this work.
Claus is a senior statistician with BioSS, based at the Rowett Institute also collaborating with scientists from the James Hutton Institute and SRUC. He specializes in statistical bioinformatics particularly focusing on the analysis of gene expression data. Claus also has experience in the analysis of nutritional studies and long-term field trials.