Be part of OMGN! Open to all researchers with an interest in oomycetes, from molecular genetics & genomics to biology, population biology, and ecology, at either an experimental or a computational level. Investigators new to the field are always welcome oomycetes.com
Niab is part of an international research team, led by CSIRO that's created a detailed map of avirulence genes in wheat stem rust. The study shows how changes in these pathogen genes can allow new strains to infect varieties previously protected by resistance genes ➡️ https://ow.ly/Law050YiGPB
🔔Pre-announcement: UKRI Proof of Concept funding.
This opportunity aims to support the development of UK research into market-ready solutions.
Full opportunity launches 4 March 2026.
Webinars to be held on (UK time):
-18 March, 2pm
-25 March, 10am
-14 April, 3pm
👉 www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Niab has played an important role in an international pathogenomics study including providing a uniquely preserved oat crown rust sample collected in the UK back in 1984 ➡️ https://ow.ly/EX2950YhwaY
@lubegajib @niab-uk.bsky.social and I are thrilled to contribute to the global oat crown rust genomics study published in @mpmijournal.bsky.social. Thank you to @Figueroa_MM and @jsperschneider.bsky.social for leading, and the full author team for a superb collab. 🧬🌾 www.niab.com/news-views/n...
Plants use cell-surface and intracellular receptors that collaborate to detect pathogens🦠. We discovered that a key #ubiquitin recognition event recruits both receptor types into an unexpected dual receptor complex that boost the translation of defence proteins and establishes robust #PlantImmunity👇🏾
BSPP Vacation Bursaries: Deadline reminder for supervisors
The deadline for supervisors to submit projects for the BSPP Vacation Bursary Scheme is approaching. Make sure your proposal is submitted by Friday!
Details & submission guidance:
www.bspp.org.uk/funds/vacati...
World Pulses Day is a reminder that small-seeded crops can have system-level impact. Pulses (lentils, chickpeas, beans) improve soil fertility, provide affordable protein, and support resilient farming systems when used appropriately.
It's World Pulses Day! Do yourself and the planet some good with beans, peas, lentils or even lupins apparently
PRESS RELEASE - Rapid response launched to tackle new yellow rust strains threatening UK wheat
Fifty percent of the UK’s wheat is under threat from a newly identified strain of the yellow rust pathogen, due to the breakdown of a key resistance gene, Yr15
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UK wheat faces a serious new threat: yellow rust has overcome Yr15 resistance in major varieties. A BBSRC /DEFRA Rapid Response led by JIC with Niab and RRes as partners is hunting new resistance genes to protect harvests. 🌾 www.niab.com/news-views/n...
