PEOPLE - Today is #WomenInScienceDay.

To celebrate here are 25 people who contribute to us remaining an international centre of excellence in plant science, genetics and microbiology

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Dr Diane Saunders - Group Leader, protecting cereal crops from emerging diseases

@Saunders_Lab #WomenInScienceDay

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/diane-saunders/
Dr Felicity Perry - Head of Comms and Engagement, Felicity loves learning about and sharing new discoveries, she thinks science is inspirational

@DrFelicityPerry #WomenInScienceDay

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/felicity-perry/
Dr Carole Thomas - Head of Directorate, provides strategic support and leads on equal opportunities to enhance our inclusive research culture

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/carole-thomas/ #WomenInScienceDay
Lisa Cutts - Facilities Soft Services Coordinator, responsible for ensuring Reception, Cleaning, Waste and Security are consistently delivered to a high standard

https://www.jic.ac.uk/about-us/  #WomenInScienceDay
Dr Clare Stevenson - Responsible for a facility used to study biological interactions and another that uses protein crystals and x-rays to solve 3D protein structures

@cemstevenson

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/clare-stevenson/ #WomenInScienceDay
Kim Findlay - Head of Bioimaging, with a team of 5 staff, providing expertise, training and technical support in electron microscopy

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/kim-findlay/ #WomenInScienceDay
Ruby O'Grady - Science Communications Officer, uses videos, animation and print media to communicate our research

@Ruby__OGrady

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/ruby-ogrady/ #WomenInScienceDay
Maria Hernandez-Soriano - Daphne Jackson Trust Postdoctoral Fellow, investigating how plants and soil bacteria communicate around the roots for efficient use of soil nutrients

@Looking_at_soil

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/maria-hernandez-soriano/ #WomenInScienceDay
Lola González Penadés - PhD student focussed on investigating the genetic basis of resistance to a fungal pathogen in wheat

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/lola-gonzalez-penades/ #WomenInScienceDay
Christina Lane - Receptionist and Helpdesk Assistant acting as the first point of contact for visitors

https://www.jic.ac.uk/about-us/  #WomenInScienceDay
Professor Anne Osbourn - Group Leader, committed to making science and scientific exchange accessible to all through innovating and linking science and the arts, including poetry

@AnneOsbourn1 @SAWTrust

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/anne-osbourn/ #WomenInScienceDay
Dr Sreya Ghosh - Postdoctoral Scientist, uses lab work and programming to hunt for disease resistance genes in wheat

@sreyag_

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/sreya-ghosh/ #WomenInScienceDay
Dr Kelsey Byers - Group Leader, studies the role of floral scent and pollination in plant diversity

@plantpollinator

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/kelsey-byers/ #WomenInScienceDay
Rachel Ketteringham - Support Specialist, responsible for managing the onsite laundry and ensuring the institute is cleaned to the highest standard

https://www.jic.ac.uk/about-us/  #WomenInScienceDay
Marina Millan-Blanquez - PhD student working on female fertility to help increase wheat grain production

@BlanquezMarina

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/marina-millan-blanquez/ #WomenInScienceDay
Dr Penny Hundleby - Senior Scientist, uses Genome Editing to better understand the role of plant genes, knowledge that will lead to more sustainable farming practices

@sparrow_penny

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/penny-hundleby/ #WomenInScienceDay
Dr Eleni Vikeli - Research Assistant at the Germplasm Resource Unit (GRU), characterising a diverse pea collection

@Eleni_Vik

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/eleni-vikeli/ #WomenInScienceDay
Dr Erica Hawkins - Postdoctoral scientist studying starch granule initiation in wheat endosperm

@ScientistErica

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/erica-hawkins/ #WomenInScienceDay
Dr Estee Tee - Postdoctoral Scientist, research how plants perceive and respond to pathogens

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/estee-tee/ #WomenInScienceDay
Caroline Stone - PhD student, uses biochemistry and structural biology to investigate the immune system of plants

@caro_stone

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/caroline-stone/ #WomenInScienceDay
Jackie Williamson - Receptionist and Helpdesk Assistant, providing support to the Facilities Team including, emergency procedures

https://www.jic.ac.uk/about-us/  #WomenInScienceDay
Anna Backhaus - PhD student in Crop Genetics, looking at the development of wheat spikes using microscopic and computational techniques

@a_bakinghouse

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/anna-backhaus/ #WomenInScienceDay
Dr Sadiye Hayta - Senior Scientist who oversees innovations in transformation and genome editing technologies for the improvement of wheat

@SadiyeHayta

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/sadiye-hayta/ #WomenInScienceDay
Rebecca Casson - PhD student using transient expression to produce bioactive triterpenes

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/rebecca-casson/ #WomenInScienceDay
Franziska Hoerbst - PhD student in Computational Systems Biology, trying to find out why mRNAs are travelling in the phloem of vascular plants

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/franziska-hoerbst/ #WomenInScience
Dr Julie Hofer - Postdoctoral Scientist, carries out genetic and genomic pre-breeding research on peas

https://www.jic.ac.uk/people/julie-hofer/ #WomenInScience
VIDEOS - Our focus on #InternationalWomenInScience doesn't stop there. Here are 29 videos covering the scientific careers of even more inspirational women, from our Women of the Future event back in November - https://www.jic.ac.uk/training-careers/work-experience/women-of-the-future/women-of-the-future-2020-video-directory/
Women of the Future 2020 video directory | John Innes Centre

Women of the Future 2020 presents women working in STEMM. We are very grateful to everyone who gave their time to produce these short films exploring their lives in science and technology.

https://www.jic.ac.uk/training-careers/work-experience/women-of-the-future/women-of-the-future-2020-video-directory/
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