Last week I attended #EGU25 to share my research in a poster session. Link to the abstract: doi.org/10.5194/egus...
It was a great experience to present my research, listen to fascinating talks, and meet familiar names in person
#bere #betterbarley #biophysics #soil
It was a great experience to present my research, listen to fascinating talks, and meet familiar names in person
#bere #betterbarley #biophysics #soil
May 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Last week I attended #EGU25 to share my research in a poster session. Link to the abstract: doi.org/10.5194/egus...
It was a great experience to present my research, listen to fascinating talks, and meet familiar names in person
#bere #betterbarley #biophysics #soil
It was a great experience to present my research, listen to fascinating talks, and meet familiar names in person
#bere #betterbarley #biophysics #soil
Nice meeting @The Kings Foundation today. Hopefully lots of opportunity for different sectors of the food system to work together #LeadingIdeas on #hemp #betterbarley and #wildedibles @rowettinstitute.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Nice meeting @The Kings Foundation today. Hopefully lots of opportunity for different sectors of the food system to work together #LeadingIdeas on #hemp #betterbarley and #wildedibles @rowettinstitute.bsky.social
Happy New Year! Looking forward to 2025 in the pursuit of #betterbarley
January 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Happy New Year! Looking forward to 2025 in the pursuit of #betterbarley
It's our 2025 Barley Stakeholder Event tomorrow. We look forward networking with barley industry experts & stakeholders. Exploring fresh concepts, innovative ideas & advancements shaping the future of barley. Uncovering new opportunities with collaborations & avenues for growth #betterbarley
February 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
It's our 2025 Barley Stakeholder Event tomorrow. We look forward networking with barley industry experts & stakeholders. Exploring fresh concepts, innovative ideas & advancements shaping the future of barley. Uncovering new opportunities with collaborations & avenues for growth #betterbarley
Many thanks to all our 2024 IBH Seminar speakers and contributors. See you all in 2025 for more innovative and inspiring #betterbarley research.
Recordings of all our seminars are available here:
barleyhub.org/whats-on/pas...
Recordings of all our seminars are available here:
barleyhub.org/whats-on/pas...
December 17, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Many thanks to all our 2024 IBH Seminar speakers and contributors. See you all in 2025 for more innovative and inspiring #betterbarley research.
Recordings of all our seminars are available here:
barleyhub.org/whats-on/pas...
Recordings of all our seminars are available here:
barleyhub.org/whats-on/pas...
First sampling event of my field experiment completed!
It has been a very dry growing season so far which is concerning for farmers across the UK. I am intrigued to see how my Bere adapted to these conditions across the different soil types
#betterbarley #biophysics #bere
It has been a very dry growing season so far which is concerning for farmers across the UK. I am intrigued to see how my Bere adapted to these conditions across the different soil types
#betterbarley #biophysics #bere
April 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
First sampling event of my field experiment completed!
It has been a very dry growing season so far which is concerning for farmers across the UK. I am intrigued to see how my Bere adapted to these conditions across the different soil types
#betterbarley #biophysics #bere
It has been a very dry growing season so far which is concerning for farmers across the UK. I am intrigued to see how my Bere adapted to these conditions across the different soil types
#betterbarley #biophysics #bere
All set at the Scottish Festival of Real Bread #leadingideas with #betterbarley #hemp and #wildedibles - come and see us @rowettinstitute.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
All set at the Scottish Festival of Real Bread #leadingideas with #betterbarley #hemp and #wildedibles - come and see us @rowettinstitute.bsky.social
We hosted the 3rd Best Crop project AGM this week. A successful meeting, which included a field trip where delegates visited our plots, demonstrating the wide range of research projects as part of the International Barley Hub programme.
#bestcrop
#betterbarley
#bestcrop
#betterbarley
June 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We hosted the 3rd Best Crop project AGM this week. A successful meeting, which included a field trip where delegates visited our plots, demonstrating the wide range of research projects as part of the International Barley Hub programme.
#bestcrop
#betterbarley
#bestcrop
#betterbarley
Good to see the @intbarleyhub.bsky.social joining! #betterbarley
It's not too late to register for this afternoon's seminar from Leonardo Caproni from Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna. Leo uses diversity in Ethiopian germplasm to map key breeding traits for resilience, photosynthetic efficiency and local farmers’ preferences.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ibh-semina...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ibh-semina...
November 28, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Good to see the @intbarleyhub.bsky.social joining! #betterbarley
Molly and Ruth have harvested the first @COUSIN_project #root #phenotyping round on the CWR crosses. 🌾
#betterbarley
#plantscience #rhizosheath
#betterbarley
#plantscience #rhizosheath
October 29, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Molly and Ruth have harvested the first @COUSIN_project #root #phenotyping round on the CWR crosses. 🌾
#betterbarley
#plantscience #rhizosheath
#betterbarley
#plantscience #rhizosheath
Many thanks to all our 2025 IBH Seminar speakers and contributors. See you all in 2026 for more innovative and inspiring #betterbarley research. Recordings of all our seminars are available here: barleyhub.org/whats-on/pas...
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Many thanks to all our 2025 IBH Seminar speakers and contributors. See you all in 2026 for more innovative and inspiring #betterbarley research. Recordings of all our seminars are available here: barleyhub.org/whats-on/pas...
Many thanks to all our 2025 IBH Seminar speakers and contributors. See you all in 2026 for more innovative and inspiring #betterbarley research.
Recordings of all our seminars are available here: barleyhub.org/whats-on/pas...
Recordings of all our seminars are available here: barleyhub.org/whats-on/pas...
December 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Many thanks to all our 2025 IBH Seminar speakers and contributors. See you all in 2026 for more innovative and inspiring #betterbarley research.
Recordings of all our seminars are available here: barleyhub.org/whats-on/pas...
Recordings of all our seminars are available here: barleyhub.org/whats-on/pas...
A vibrant future for barley: highlights from the 2026 International Barley Hub Stakeholder Meeting #betterbarley
www.hutton.ac.uk/blog/a-vibra...
www.hutton.ac.uk/blog/a-vibra...
A vibrant future for barley: highlights from the 2026 International Barley Hub Stakeholder Meeting
over 80 professionals gathered for the annual IBH Barley Stakeholder Meeting
www.hutton.ac.uk
April 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM
A vibrant future for barley: highlights from the 2026 International Barley Hub Stakeholder Meeting #betterbarley
www.hutton.ac.uk/blog/a-vibra...
www.hutton.ac.uk/blog/a-vibra...
🌾We are delighted to announce that Dr Kelly Houston, Dr Sarah McKim and Dr Isabelle Colas have been announced joint deputy directors of our @intbarleyhub.bsky.social
The #IBH promotes scientific discovery and innovation to future-proof #barley. #BetterBarley
More: ow.ly/Nnxq50WbA2g
The #IBH promotes scientific discovery and innovation to future-proof #barley. #BetterBarley
More: ow.ly/Nnxq50WbA2g
June 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🌾We are delighted to announce that Dr Kelly Houston, Dr Sarah McKim and Dr Isabelle Colas have been announced joint deputy directors of our @intbarleyhub.bsky.social
The #IBH promotes scientific discovery and innovation to future-proof #barley. #BetterBarley
More: ow.ly/Nnxq50WbA2g
The #IBH promotes scientific discovery and innovation to future-proof #barley. #BetterBarley
More: ow.ly/Nnxq50WbA2g
New research from Hutton scientists at the
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social, published in @naturegenet.bsky.social, has revealed how different strains of #barley switch genes on and off in unique patterns—shedding light on the power of #GeneExpression.
#BetterBarley
More: bit.ly/3EzJtjt
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social, published in @naturegenet.bsky.social, has revealed how different strains of #barley switch genes on and off in unique patterns—shedding light on the power of #GeneExpression.
#BetterBarley
More: bit.ly/3EzJtjt
February 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
New research from Hutton scientists at the
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social, published in @naturegenet.bsky.social, has revealed how different strains of #barley switch genes on and off in unique patterns—shedding light on the power of #GeneExpression.
#BetterBarley
More: bit.ly/3EzJtjt
@intbarleyhub.bsky.social, published in @naturegenet.bsky.social, has revealed how different strains of #barley switch genes on and off in unique patterns—shedding light on the power of #GeneExpression.
#BetterBarley
More: bit.ly/3EzJtjt
Looking forward to a busy week ahead as we host Best Crop & RecoBar meetings followed by Barley Genome Net and finally Barley Away Days meeting. Safe travels to everyone and we are excited to welcome you to the International Barley Hub! #IBH #betterbarley
February 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Looking forward to a busy week ahead as we host Best Crop & RecoBar meetings followed by Barley Genome Net and finally Barley Away Days meeting. Safe travels to everyone and we are excited to welcome you to the International Barley Hub! #IBH #betterbarley
Two PhD Opportunities in developing AI for better crops
🌱 Project 1: tinyurl.com/37xp5a7u
📅 Deadline: 17/01/2025
🌾 Project 2: tinyurl.com/3dffpvxn
📅 Deadline: 19/01/2025
Questions? Email: Runxuan.zhang@hutton.ac.uk.
#PhD #AI #ComputationalBiology #PlantScience #betterbarley
🌱 Project 1: tinyurl.com/37xp5a7u
📅 Deadline: 17/01/2025
🌾 Project 2: tinyurl.com/3dffpvxn
📅 Deadline: 19/01/2025
Questions? Email: Runxuan.zhang@hutton.ac.uk.
#PhD #AI #ComputationalBiology #PlantScience #betterbarley
EastBio - Identification of target genes for control of economically important plant pathogens using large foundation models (LFMs) at The James Hutton Institute on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - EastBio - Identification of target genes for control of economically important plant pathogens using large foundation models (LFMs) at The James Hutton Institute, listed on FindAPhD.com
tinyurl.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Two PhD Opportunities in developing AI for better crops
🌱 Project 1: tinyurl.com/37xp5a7u
📅 Deadline: 17/01/2025
🌾 Project 2: tinyurl.com/3dffpvxn
📅 Deadline: 19/01/2025
Questions? Email: Runxuan.zhang@hutton.ac.uk.
#PhD #AI #ComputationalBiology #PlantScience #betterbarley
🌱 Project 1: tinyurl.com/37xp5a7u
📅 Deadline: 17/01/2025
🌾 Project 2: tinyurl.com/3dffpvxn
📅 Deadline: 19/01/2025
Questions? Email: Runxuan.zhang@hutton.ac.uk.
#PhD #AI #ComputationalBiology #PlantScience #betterbarley
Planning is underway for IBGS15 in Dundee!
Register your interest below to receive updates as we get closer to the event.
139493613.hs-sites-eu1.com/ibgs15
#ibgs15 #welcometodundee #betterbarley
Register your interest below to receive updates as we get closer to the event.
139493613.hs-sites-eu1.com/ibgs15
#ibgs15 #welcometodundee #betterbarley
October 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Planning is underway for IBGS15 in Dundee!
Register your interest below to receive updates as we get closer to the event.
139493613.hs-sites-eu1.com/ibgs15
#ibgs15 #welcometodundee #betterbarley
Register your interest below to receive updates as we get closer to the event.
139493613.hs-sites-eu1.com/ibgs15
#ibgs15 #welcometodundee #betterbarley
Our research helps to unlock key traits such as malting quality, drought tolerance, and yield. This translates directly to support barley use in malting and brewing industries. We'll raise a glass to that 🍻
#InternationalBeerDay #BetterBarley #BetterBeer #NoBarleyNobeer #Cheers
#InternationalBeerDay #BetterBarley #BetterBeer #NoBarleyNobeer #Cheers
August 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Our research helps to unlock key traits such as malting quality, drought tolerance, and yield. This translates directly to support barley use in malting and brewing industries. We'll raise a glass to that 🍻
#InternationalBeerDay #BetterBarley #BetterBeer #NoBarleyNobeer #Cheers
#InternationalBeerDay #BetterBarley #BetterBeer #NoBarleyNobeer #Cheers
New work form our lab shows that loss of function of HvST1 — a grass-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase — increases chromosome recombination up to ~2.5-fold by boosting distal synapsis and crossover formation.
#meiosis #betterbarley
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#meiosis #betterbarley
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Loss of E3 ligase HvST1 function substantially increases distal crossover frequency
This study characterizes the function of a grass-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, HvST1, in regulating synapsis and crossover (CO) formation during meiosis in barley (Hordeum vulgare). In large-genome ...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
New work form our lab shows that loss of function of HvST1 — a grass-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase — increases chromosome recombination up to ~2.5-fold by boosting distal synapsis and crossover formation.
#meiosis #betterbarley
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#meiosis #betterbarley
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Congratulations to Shanzay Qamar winning the Best Poster Presentation at the Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference. An awesome achievement with over 200 posters submitted! Shanzay is expanding the range of gene editing tools to build #betterbarley. Thanks CIBD for a great conference! #wdsc2026
May 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Congratulations to Shanzay Qamar winning the Best Poster Presentation at the Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference. An awesome achievement with over 200 posters submitted! Shanzay is expanding the range of gene editing tools to build #betterbarley. Thanks CIBD for a great conference! #wdsc2026
Last week I had to pleasure of attending and presenting my research at the Barley Away Days hosted by @hutton.ac.uk
Using an accessible high-throughput system, Scottish landrace #bere had a larger zone of soil influence than an elite cultivar at early seedling stage
#betterbarley #landrace #soil
Using an accessible high-throughput system, Scottish landrace #bere had a larger zone of soil influence than an elite cultivar at early seedling stage
#betterbarley #landrace #soil
February 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Last week I had to pleasure of attending and presenting my research at the Barley Away Days hosted by @hutton.ac.uk
Using an accessible high-throughput system, Scottish landrace #bere had a larger zone of soil influence than an elite cultivar at early seedling stage
#betterbarley #landrace #soil
Using an accessible high-throughput system, Scottish landrace #bere had a larger zone of soil influence than an elite cultivar at early seedling stage
#betterbarley #landrace #soil
It was a pleasure to host Valentina D'Alessandro from University of Milan, Giada Callizaya Terceros, Laura Rossini Lab over the last 2 months. Valentina was optimising BEST-CROP project screening protocols and identifying potential new targets for further investigation. #betterbarley
April 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It was a pleasure to host Valentina D'Alessandro from University of Milan, Giada Callizaya Terceros, Laura Rossini Lab over the last 2 months. Valentina was optimising BEST-CROP project screening protocols and identifying potential new targets for further investigation. #betterbarley