Last month I attended #IWC2026 in Bologna. 🇮🇹 I am very grateful for the opportunity to present my research and to the @wheatinitiative.bsky.social for a travel grant to attend. It was amazing to meet wheat researchers from across the globe! 🌍 First international conference of the PhD ✅ 🎉

This week I participated in @pintofscience.uk to present my research at the @johninnescentre.bsky.social identifying genes important for controlling ageing and protein in wheat.🌾 It was exciting to discuss my science with the public!💬 Thoroughly recommend getting involved in the future!✨ #pint26

✨Tickets for #pint26 are now on sale!✨ 🎟Book here 👉 pintofscience.co.uk 👈 🗓18-20 May 2026 📍45+ locations across the UK 🗣Nearly 450 events

Last week I attended #monogram26! It was great to present my PhD project and I really enjoyed co-chairing a session! Had a great time reconnecting with the @monogram-uk.bsky.social community and meeting new cereal researchers ☺️. Til next time! @niab-uk.bsky.social @aabiologists.bsky.social

Two great talks by members of the Borrill group at #Monogram2026 today: Miles Curl telling us about drought tolerance in wheat and @beccatesta.bsky.social investigating the role of NAC3 in senescence in wheat. Great chairing of a whole session by @amy-newell.bsky.social too! Well done all 👍🏼

Really enjoyed sharing progress on my PhD project today and the feedback and interesting discussions it provoked! Thank you to the organisers of DSW Day for putting together a great event! ☺️🌾 @dsw-isp.bsky.social

John Innes Centre@johninnescentre.bsky.social · 5mo ago

PhD student Becca @beccatesta.bsky.social is JIC’s first speaker at @dsw-isp.bsky.social annual meeting, giving a fascinating talk on genetic regulation of wheat senescence. This stage of development informs grain nutrient content, making her research important for agronomy and global health.

Enjoyed presenting my PhD research at Slice of Science last month, a great opportunity to practice presenting to a broader audience of scientists in a friendly environment, would recommend! 😊

Slice of Science UEA@slicescienceuea.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Thank you to everyone who attended last month's (spooky) Slice of Science, we saw excellent talks from Becca Testa and Matthew Neil. Hope to see you all at the next Slice of Science, scheduled for Friday November 14th! 🦠🌿🥼

I'm excited to share our work investigating transcriptional compensation in polyploid wheat 🌾 It was fun to work on this project led by @philippaborrill.bsky.social and myself, with key contributions from @emilieknight.bsky.social and @simmojsimmo.bsky.social The key take-aways, a 🧵

bioRxiv Plant Bio@biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · last yr.

Homoeolog expression in polyploid wheat mutants shows limited transcriptional compensation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.01.662569v1

It’s Pint of Science Festival this week! 🍺🧬🧪 We are off to a great start with fabulous talks at our development-themed event last night 🎉🫀🐥🧠 Tickets are still available for the next two nights of science at 5 venues across Norwich! See pintofscience.co.uk to grab yours! 🍺 #pint25 @pintofscience.uk

Had a great time at #Monogram25! Learnt a lot about the exciting science happening around the UK and beyond, was grateful for an opportunity to present my research and make connections in this welcoming community ☺️ looking forward to next year! 🌾🌾