John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK
JIC is an independent, international centre of excellence in plant science and microbiology in Norwich, UK. JIC carries out fundamental research and makes the findings available to society. The scientific research at the centre makes use of a wide range of disciplines in the biological and chemical sciences, including cell biology, biochemistry, chemistry, genetics, molecular biology, computational and mathematical biology. The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) is a company of approximately 70 research scientists and support stuff and is located at the JIC. JIC and TSL are closely linked with the university of East Anglia and are members of the Norwich research park. With over 100 PhDs, JIC and TSL has one of the largest graduate schools for plant and microbial sciences in the country.

Plant growth and development: Traits and mechanisms (Graham Moore)
Plant perception and response to the environment (Giles Oldroyd)
Undestanding and exploiting plant and microbial metabolism (Anne Osbourn)
The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL)

The strategic relevance and strong industrial links that underpin JIC's research provide an excellent steppingstone for a diversity of careers in academia and industrial research.


Read about the other participating Graduate Schools:

Experimental Plant Sciences (EPS)
Sciences du Végétale (SDV)
International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS)
VIB

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