⏰ Last chance! Submit your abstract for the IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Award by 9 Oct 26 to present your work at the #IWGSC workshop at #PAG34 🔗 www.wheatgenome.org/activities/w...

🏆 Nominations are now open for the IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Award! Present your research at the #IWGSC workshop during #PAG34 & receive a travel stipend to attend the conference in San Diego. 🗓 Deadline: 9 October 2026 Application & eligibility: www.wheatgenome.org/activities/w...

🌾 The 2025 IWGSC Snapshot is out! 🔗 Read it here www.wheatgenome.org/news/2025-sn...

Devastating news. The wheat community has lost a brilliant scientist, a great collaborator and, above all, a wonderful human being. We will remember Philippa for her brilliant mind, her intellectual curiosity, and her genuine commitment to making science more open, accessible, and collaborative.

John Innes Centre@johninnescentre.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We are devastated to announce that our colleague and friend Professor Philippa Borrill died over the Easter weekend following a rare immune system disorder (HLH). She was a fantastic scientist, collaborator and mentor, and a close friend to many: www.jic.ac.uk/news/profess...

Mark your Calendars! 📍 Phoenix, AZ, USA 📅 13 April 2026, 10:10 AM Joshua Stein, IWGSC Project Manager will be presenting the #IWGSC Wheat Diversity Project at #AGBTAg26

Take-home messages from the panelists at the #WIG workshop at #PAG33: ✨ Find allies 🌱 Seek out mentors 💡 Do what makes you happy 🤝 Build a community that truly supports you 💙 Take care of yourself: mental health and work–life balance matter 🌟 Believe in yourself

Happening now at #PAG33. Come talk to Josh Stein at poster #712 to learn more about the #IWGSC wheat diversity project

Want to learn more about #IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Awardee Anna Backhaus? Check out her profile: www.wheatgenome.org/people/early...

Josh Stein is now presenting preliminary results from the #IWGSC Wheat Diversity Project: sequence of 12 globally diverse wheat landraces and development of the IWGSC Chinese Spring Reference Sequence v3.0. #IWGSC workshop #PAG33 Questions? Come see Josh at poster #712 on Monday

IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Awardee Anna Backhaus presenting her work on wheat genebank genomics #IWGSC workshop #PAG33 @cathfeuillet.bsky.social

Bipin Neupane presenting his latest work on whole-genome sequencing and annotation of the PNW wheat cultivars Madsen and Pritchett, expanding genomic resources for wheat diversity. #IWGSC workshop #PAG33

Forrest Connor Wold-McGimsey presenting his work on multi-target genome editing to reduce polyphenol oxidase activity in wheat grains, improving flour and dough quality. #IWGSC workshop #PAG33

Vijay Tiwari @univofmaryland.bsky.social presenting his latest results on the identification of TaWUSCHEL-D1 – a key regulator of grain number per spike in wheat. #IWGSC workshop #PAG33

@ajwhall.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social presenting the latest results from the 10+ Wheat Genomes Project: a wheat pan-transcriptome revealing genetic diversity and gene expression patterns across cultivars. #IWGSC workshop #PAG33

It’s a start for #PAG33 with #IWGSC workshop chaired by Kellye Eversole and Josh Stein

In 10 min, #IWGSC workshop #PAG33. Looking forward to seeing you all there in Town & Country A

Attending #PAG33 later this week? Make sure to attend the #IWGSC Workshop on Sat 10 @8:00AM 👉Program: plan.core-apps.com/pag33/event/...

Reminder: A conversation with Pamela Ronald is this week. Join Us! 🗓️ 18 December | 🕗 11:00 am US EST | 5:00 pm CET | Midnight China Standard Time ✍️ Sign up here: tinyurl.com/3j34ffjt

Missed today’s IWGSC webinar by Vijay Tiwari? The recording is now available on our YouTube channel! 🎥 youtu.be/UPlel0a3ss4

Ancient Grain Genomics to simplify gene discovery and deployment in wheat

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We are hosting two events at #PAG33! 📅 10 Jan 2026, San Diego, CA, USA 🌟 Leadership Workshop (4–6:10 PM) + speed networking 🍽️ WIG Dinner (7 PM, Café Coyote) 🎟️ Register to the dinner here: wig2026.eventbrite.com Join us for learning, connection & community. Looking forward to seeing many of you!

⏳ 3 days left! Can we engineer better wheat by looking back 10,000 years? Vijay Tiwari’s 11 Dec webinar will walk you through a genomics pipeline that’s helping breeders rediscover lost genes and deploy them today. 🌱 Don’t miss it → tinyurl.com/2hxrctzx

🧬Meet the wild relatives of wheat and the genes we almost left behind. Join Vijay Tiwari on 11 Dec as he unpacks how ancestral wheat species and modern genomics are unlocking resistance to leaf rust and powdery mildew. 🔗 Sign up: tinyurl.com/2hxrctzx

🎉 Congratulations to Anna Backhaus, winner of the 2026 IWGSC–Feuillet Early Career Award! Anna leads a research group at @leibnizipk.bsky.social She will present her work on wheat genebank genomics during the #IWGSC workshop at #PAG33. 🎤 Read her interview: tinyurl.com/ytb6x8jd

Join us for a conversation with Pamela Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social , a universally recognized leader in plant genetics, a food security pioneer, and an enthusiastic advocate for sustainable agriculture. 🗓️ 🗓️ 18 December | 🕗 11:00 am US EST ✍️ Sign up here: tinyurl.com/3j34ffjt

🌾 Can ancient wheat help future-proof our crops? Join Vijay Tiwari on 11 Dec 2025 to explore how wild wheat relatives and genomics can unlock resilience genes. 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/2hxrctzx #IWGSC #WheatGenomics #CropScience

Congratulations @philippaborrill.bsky.social 👏👏👏

John Innes Centre@johninnescentre.bsky.social · 12mo ago

NEWS - International award for group leader recognises excellence in wheat genetics and genomics Dr Philippa Borrill @philippaborrill.bsky.social recently visited Italy to accept the Carlotta Award at the International Conference ‘From Seed to Pasta V’. okt.to/pUTHXA

Couldn’t make it to today’s webinar presented by Ping Yang (CAAS, China)? You can now watch the recording on the #IWGSC YouTube channel! 🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/Q8ELXSFcWyY?...

Exploration and precision editing of host factors to develop bymovirus resistant cereal crops

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⏳ Just a few days left! Barley is the key to unlocking virus resistance in wheat. 🌾 On 16 Oct, Ping Yang will share how host factor editing is reshaping cereal disease resistance. 💥 Secure your spot: tinyurl.com/3jsd2bta

🧬 RNA viruses hijack host proteins, but what if we could block them at the source? Join Ping Yang to explore how editing host factors in barley and wheat could build durable resistance to bymoviruses. 🌱 Don’t miss this #IWGSC webinar! 🔗 Sign up: tinyurl.com/3jsd2btaJ

🔔 Reminder! Received your PhDs between 2016 and 2026? Apply for the IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Awardand present your research at #PAG33. Plus, receive a travel stipend to attend the conference! 🗓Deadline: 26 Sept 2025 More info: wheatgenome.org/news/call-fo...