"We woud like to know what sort of tools would help growers monitor their crops throughout the growing season to enable them to predict and possibly alter the outcomes of the season" Did you know products developed at the James Hutton Institute and its forebears are familiar names on supermarket shelves, including popular raspberry varieties such as Glen Ample and Glen Lyon? Also, were you aware of the fact that fifty per cent of the world’s blackcurrant crop was developed by scientists in Dundee? Related content Soft fruit genetics More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media
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"We are proud to implement this increase which will see our basic salary rise to £16,835 per year" As an accredited Living Wage employer, the James Hutton Institute welcomes the increase in UK and London rates announced by the Living Wage Foundation as part of Living Wage Week (November 5th-11th 2017). In its second full year as part of a movement of over 3,500 employers who voluntarily opt-in to paying the real Living Wage, the Institute has committed to the increase – independently calculated to meet the cost of living – which will be implemented within six months. More information from
Joanne has over the past 27 years focused on developing genetic markers to explore and understand diversity within the extensive assembled collections of barley germplasm, including cultivars, globally distributed landraces and wild progenitors. Following technological advances, her emphasis has shifted from cataloguing diversity to recognition of the genetic value of these resources for sustainable and resilient barley production. Joanne's recent research has focussed on developing novel ‘breeder-ready-to-go’ germplasm.
My research explores areas of biology that are academically and practically important. I develop and apply approaches to enable genetic and genomic analysis for exploring a wide range of issues related to plant biology. This revolves around assembling germplasm that is suited to understand the underlying genetics of important traits; developing molecular tools and approaches that facilitate high resolution genetic analysis; and contributing to international efforts to derive a reference barley genome sequence. This led to the development of a Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) platform
We used the next generation of genomic approaches to sequence the DNA of barley to improve our understanding of this cereal’s wide-ranging adaptiveness. These findings have substantial implications for informing ongoing breading of barley to make it more resilient to future environmental fluctuations caused by climate change.
“I am looking forward to working at the James Hutton Institute and being part of a team that carries out world-class research that will make a difference to society.” The James Hutton Institute is pleased to announce that Dr Andy Kindness has taken over the leadership of the Environmental and Biochemical Sciences group from 1 st November. The Institute’s Environmental and Biochemical Sciences group comprises over 80 scientists and spans a range of disciplines with research encompassing entirely laboratory-based work to ecosystem-scale research across landscapes and rivers. Related content