Create new opportunities to exploit barley resources and accelerate breeding
Lead Research Organisation:
James Hutton Institute
Department Name: Cell & Molecular Sciences
Abstract
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Organisations
- James Hutton Institute (Lead Research Organisation)
- University of Arizona (Collaboration)
- Universidade de São Paulo (Collaboration)
- IPK Gatersleben (Collaboration)
- Nanjing Agricultural University (Collaboration)
- University of Southampton (Collaboration)
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics (Project Partner)
- University of Dundee (Project Partner)
Publications
Puliasis SS
(2023)
ProtView: A Versatile Tool for In Silico Protease Evaluation and Selection in a Proteomic and Proteogenomic Context.
in Journal of proteome research
Jayakodi M
(2024)
Structural variation in the pangenome of wild and domesticated barley
in Nature
| Description | Following on a workshop meeting, we have discussed the need to harmonise all barley data to be more accessible the end user. There still have time on the project for partners to travel. |
| Exploitation Route | Some discussion are ongoing for the possibility to create a barley protein atlas and we aim to build up a larger consortium to explore this idea, perhaps via the submission of a COST action project (October deadline) |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink |
| Description | contribute to Scottish Science Advisory Council consultation on Engineering Biology |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Feedbacks are provided at this stage. No decisions have been made. |
| Description | Follow on fund |
| Amount | £249,956 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | APP2126 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2023 |
| End | 11/2025 |
| Description | High Growth Spinout Programme (HGSP) company creation |
| Amount | £200,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Scottish Enterprise |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2024 |
| End | 07/2025 |
| Description | Pioneer award |
| Amount | £199,727 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/Y513192/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2024 |
| End | 06/2025 |
| Description | SCAnDi: Single-cell and single molecule analysis for DNA identification |
| Amount | £511,898 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/Y010655/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2024 |
| End | 03/2025 |
| Description | Syngenta UK Life Sciences Studentship Programme |
| Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Syngenta International AG |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Start | 09/2025 |
| End | 09/2029 |
| Description | The development and evolution of grain abscission in the Triticeae |
| Amount | £1,768,228 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/Y016149/1 |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2024 |
| End | 06/2028 |
| Description | The regulatory role of alternative splicing in response to Zinc deficiency in rice, International Exchanges 2023 Cost Share (NSFC) |
| Amount | £12,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2024 |
| End | 03/2026 |
| Description | Alternative splicing for rare paediatric diseases |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We are applying our developed computational methods to detect alternative splicing more accurately and sensitively in short-and long-read data in rare paediatric diseases. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Prof Dianna Barrelle generated the RNA-seq and long read data for a cohort of patients. Her team will evaluate and validate the results from our method. Advice and discussions are carried out around the limitations of our methods and new progress on the method development and improvements are made. |
| Impact | Several possible grant proposals to GOSH and BBSRC |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | BarleyPlus |
| Organisation | IPK Gatersleben |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Following on discussion between the Hutton and IPK, we have discussed a new project to exploit Hordeum bulbosum introgression line. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Each partners are bringin their own expertise to analyse newly created line containing genes increasing genetic recombination. |
| Impact | The Project has been submitted to BBSRC for funding and qualifiedfor stage 1 with an invitation to submit to stage 2. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | BarleyPlus |
| Organisation | University of Arizona |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Following on discussion between the Hutton and IPK, we have discussed a new project to exploit Hordeum bulbosum introgression line. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Each partners are bringin their own expertise to analyse newly created line containing genes increasing genetic recombination. |
| Impact | The Project has been submitted to BBSRC for funding and qualifiedfor stage 1 with an invitation to submit to stage 2. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Collecting User feedback on short read pipelines |
| Organisation | IPK Gatersleben |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Established new short read pipelines |
| Collaborator Contribution | Testing and collecting user feedbacks through research group from IPK Dr. Beate Fraust, developing RTD for common beans. |
| Impact | 3D RNA-seq workshop in IPK (https://www.denbi.de/training/1469-3d-rna-seq-a-flexible-and-powerful-tool-for-differential-expression-and-alternative-splicing-analysis-of-rna-seq-data-for-biologists) |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Regulation of transcript switching in response to temperature changes in barley and rice. |
| Organisation | Universidade de São Paulo |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My team has developed a long-read data analysis pipeline to construct accurate and comprehensive transcriptome annotation for accurate alternative splicing analysis. Rice needs a high-quality transcriptome, so my team is helping Dr. Cristiane Calixto create such resources using the tool we developed. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Dr Cristiane Calixo and her team will evaluate the methods we developed and provide data to improve the usability and advise the limitations of our process. The method is currently being filed for patent. The collaboration with her will help us improve the case for the patent to be granted. |
| Impact | A joint publication and proposal is currently underdevelopment. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | The regulatory role of alternative splicing in response to Zinc deficiency in rice |
| Organisation | Nanjing Agricultural University |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My group focuses on the development of novel and cutting-edge computational methods for high throughput data, with a focus on accurate and fast transcript quantification for alternative splicing analysis using RNA-seq data. The cutting-edge computational tools developed in my lab are applied on a range of sequencing datasets developed in Prof Luqing Zheng's labs to improve the understanding of the function of Zinc in rice development. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Prof Luqing Zheng and his team are validating the results from our analysis and providing useful advice on the improvement of our methods and tools. The innovations are made based on these collaborations and we are also seeking funding to enlarge the scope and improve the depth of this collaboration |
| Impact | We have successfully obtained an exchange grant from Royal Society "International Exchanges 2023 Cost Share (NSFC), Royal Society, 2024-2026". There are also several collaborative publications in the making. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | common bean RTD |
| Organisation | IPK Gatersleben |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Using our established short-read pipeline, we are testing and collecting user feedback through collaborations with a research group from IPK. Dr. Beate Fraust visited us in Dundde and we trained her to use RTDBox for developing RTD for common beans. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Feedbacks are provided on what to improve for RTDBox |
| Impact | common bean RTD |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Title | Helium |
| Description | Helium web based plant pedigree visualization tool. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Impact | Will be used to form the basis of grant application as well as a new manuscript on plant pedigree visualization. |
| URL | https://helium.hutton.ac.uk |
| Company Name | Sharp Genomic Analysis Limited |
| Description | |
| Year Established | 2024 |
| Impact | the company yet to be officially spin-out |
| Description | 3D RNA-seq - A flexible and powerful tool for differential expression and alternative splicing analysis of RNA-seq data for biologists |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | 20 postgraduate students attended a training workshop I organized at the Nanjing Agricultural University , China, 10-11 August 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Baillie Gifford Investment Managers Meeting at Glensaugh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Talk on the information systems work we do under IBH and BARGAIN to Baillie Gifford regional fund managers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Barley Genetic Network sponsor |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The barley genetic netwrok was organized in Dundee this year and was only possible with the sponsor of a travel grant form BBSRC which allowed some exchanges between Hutton and IPK. This has prompt the initiation of new collaboration such as COST action initiative whihc is currently under developement and a student trip to be organized in the next few months to learn about a new technique at IPK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | EMBL EBI Training Course Plant genomes: from data to discovery |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Around 40 participants who were selected to attend from an application process. A week of talks and lectures on a wide variety of topics ranging from the use of worldwide data resources including Grameme, Ensembl and Hutton developed tools Germinate and GridScore. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.ebi.ac.uk/training/events/plant-genomes-data-discovery/ |
| Description | German Plant Breeding Conference 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Plant breeding conference held in Geisenheim University in Germany. Poster presented and engagement with conference atendees. Increased interest in the use of GridScore and Germinate software developed by Hutton. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.gpz-breeding-conference-2024.de/ |
| Description | Global Crop Diversity Summit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (International Plant Treaty), hosted the Global Crop Diversity Summit on 14 November 2023. An in-person and live-streamed event under the patronage of the German Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Held at the Französischer Dom in Berlin, the Summit raised political awareness of the important role that crop diversity plays in securing nutritious agri-food systems for us all, and strengthen cooperation among seed banks around the world to increase their impact. The Summit will further contribute to preparations for Climate COP 28 in December 2023 in Dubai, where the Crop Trust will present key findings on the importance of crop diversity for mitigation and adaptation to climate change the negotiators. The Global Crop Diversity Summit brought together key stakeholders from the global Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) community and other agrifood system actors to discuss the crucial importance of crop diversity and genebanks. Through these discussions, actions were identified to increase political awareness and strengthen and empower genebanks to catalyze the transformation of our agrifood systems and play a leading role in achieving the new targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework. The Summit has also contributed to preparations for Climate COP 28, where the Crop Trust will present key findings on the importance of crop diversity for mitigation and adaptation to climate change to the negotiators. The key issues and actions discussed at the Summit are summarized in this Communique. The urgency of food system transformation Humanity finds itself at a critical juncture. We must urgently transform our agrifood systems if we are to resolve the linked, overlapping crises of food and nutrition insecurity, climate change, and loss of biodiversity that humanity faces. Urgent action must be taken before emergencies multiply, the climate reaches tipping points, vital ecosystems are destroyed, and our crop and tree diversity is lost forever. Action must be taken to transform global, regional and local agrifood systems to provide more sustainable and nutritious food to the world's population, and to be more inclusive, bringing a wide range of economic and development benefits to all people. Plant diversity is at the heart of food system transformation Plant diversity contributes to transforming agrifood systems towards greater productivity, health, sustainability, resilience and equity in a number of interacting ways. Food and nutrition security: Genetic diversity within crops enables the development of more productive, more resilient, more nutritious varieties, providing wider choices to farmers and consumers. A more diverse agriculture can mean a more diverse and healthy diet for all. Environmental sustainability and resource efficiency: Agrifood systems that are diversified over time and space are also more economically and environmentally sustainable. Climate change adaptation: Farmers can more easily adapt to new climatic conditions and reduce their vulnerability to climate change if they have at their disposal a wide diversity of crops and varieties, safeguarding food production under increasingly challenging, and uncertain, conditions. Resilience and risk mitigation: Agrifood systems that are more diverse are less susceptible to pests, diseases, and market fluctuations, as well as climate change. Crop diversity acts as a natural defence mechanism, reducing the risk of large-scale crop losses. Social equity: The most marginalized individuals in society are often the most reliant on agriculture, and also serve as the most vital guardians of crop and tree diversity. Inclusive agrifood systems that enhance the diversity, quality, and affordability of planting materials, and provide access to diversity, empower vulnerable communities by increasing income and bolstering resilience. Inclusive agrifood systems support smallholder farmers, indigenous and local communities to manage and conserve the rich biodiversity of plants upon which the world depends for food and nutrition. With a climate-resilient agriculture centered around a rich combination of diverse crops and trees, agrifood systems can be abundantly productive and health-sustaining, while regenerating the environment. Action is needed within the global PGRFA community to promote greater awareness of these important contributions that plant diversity can make to agrifood systems transformation. A pivotal role for genebanks in agrifood system transformation and achieving new Global Biodiversity Framework targets Genebanks stand as guardians of agricultural biodiversity, on-farm conservation efforts of farmers. Their significance extends beyond merely safeguarding crop diversity: they are repositories of solutions, innovation and resilience. In an era marked by climate uncertainties, genebanks offer a vast treasure trove of diversity that can enhance the adaptability, resilience and nutritional value of our agrifood systems. Through collaborative research and knowledge sharing, genebanks can empower breeders and scientists worldwide to develop climate-resilient, nutritious, and high-yielding crop varieties, and farmers to diversify their production landscapes. That also means more choice for consumers. Genebanks are essential in our pursuit of sustainable agriculture, and we must harness their potential to the fullest in support of the transformation of agrifood systems. The recent adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity is an important milestone for genebanks around the world. Genebanks are at the forefront in the realization of Target 4 of the Framework, which calls for maintaining and restoring the genetic diversity of native, wild and domesticated species to maintain their adaptive potential. Genebanks should be proactive and take leadership for the achievement of this new global target and engage with new and existing partners to enhance the complementarity of ex situ conservation with other approaches, such as accelerating deployment of biodiversity-friendly practices in agriculture (as called for in Target 10). Supporting national efforts It is essential to recognize the importance of genebanks in climate policy, in action on nutrition, in biodiversity conservation, in emergency relief efforts, and in development planning. While benefiting many different agendas, the continued existence and availability of crop diversity is often taken for granted. To empower genebanks, they need to be adequately included in national and international funding priorities and program design. National stakeholders play a crucial role in championing the cause of crop diversity conservation and sustainable use at the policy level, including both in genebanks and on-farm, through the realization of Farmers' Rights and other means. National stakeholders need support to elevate the profile of genebanks in these critical agendas. The need for closer collaboration Genebanks cannot fulfill their transformative potential by working in isolation. They must work toward a global genebank partnership by promoting division of labor, knowledge exchange, cross-sectoral collaboration, mutual learning and joint research. We call on all genebanks the world over to work more closely together, and with their diverse users and other stakeholders, to put crop diversity where it truly belongs, at the heart of efforts to address global food security, climate resilience, and sustainability challenges. The International Plant Treaty provides a unique multilateral policy framework and platform to enable genebanks to flourish, connect and support each other. There is much that genebanks around the globe can do together in the years to come. They should learn from each other, share services and responsibilities for crops that are hard to conserve, help each other when emergencies hit one or the other, build capacities and share technologies and good practices, and reduce the digital divide. A call to action on funding The sustainable operation, maintenance and expansion of genebanks, and increased collaboration, require significant resources. Crop diversity needs a broad and coordinated approach to financing among multilateral organisations, governments, philanthropic organizations, private sector partners, and individuals to invest in the future of genebanks. Financial support will enable plant diversity collections to be protected and enlarged, infrastructure improved for the conservation of both seeds and vegetative material, and capacity strengthened for research and the use of diversity. Collaborative action can help to secure the wealth of diversity that will sustain our agrifood systems into an uncertain future. To empower genebanks to contribute to and effect meaningful change in agrifood systems, sufficient, guaranteed financial resources are crucial. Investments are needed to upgrade and future-proof storage facilities and associated infrastructure, implement robust documentation and information systems, and support research to investigate the potential of genebank holdings to meet user needs now and in the future. Safety back-ups of genebank collections, especially of field collections, are also essential. An annual "Crop Diversity Day" To continue to highlight and advocate for the vital role that genebanks play in climate change adaptation and global food security, the co-organizers will explore with stakeholders the idea of an annual "Crop Diversity Day". This will serve to raise awareness of the global importance of crop diversity for the world, and as a global platform bringing together policymakers, scientists, genebank practitioners, farmers, consumers and other relevant stakeholders to share knowledge and experience, reflect on progress to protect crop diversity, and advocate for increased support. In conclusion Empowering genebanks to catalyze the transformation of agrifood systems requires a concerted effort by all sectors of society. Governments, the seed and food processing industries, the research community, civil society, the financial sector, multilateral agencies must all work together to achieve a collective vision of an effective and efficient global genebank system that works to put crop and tree diversity at work to transform agrifood systems for the benefit of all, everywhere. Advanced technologies, better collaboration, supportive policies, capacity building, and closer engagement with the users of crop diversity, including local and indigenous communities, are key elements in unlocking the potential of genebanks. But all this takes financial resources. Only by investing adequately in genebanks can we ensure the conservation, documentation, and - crucially - the use of crop diversity. By investing adequately in genebanks we transform agrifood systems to be more productive, healthy, resilient, sustainable, and equitable - for the benefit of all of humanity, and of our planet. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.croptrust.org/global-crop-diversity-summit/ |
| Description | IBH Microscopy Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | We organized a tour of the IBH facilities, showcasing our new microscopy suit and the associated barley work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | International Barley Hub Industry Stakeholder Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | International Barley Hub Industry Stakeholders event bringing together around 100 people from different companies invovled in the barley supply chain from maltsters through to distillers, seed merchants to farmers. Invited talk titled "Bit, Byte, Cookies and Chips - Software development supporting IBH" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | International Lathyrus Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk on the the software tools that we are creating under BARGAIN and how they can be applied to other crops (Grasspea). Approx 60 conference guests attended with interest in how crops with smaller research budgets can leverage tools from larger projects to their benefit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.vibconferences.be/events/international-lathyrus-day |
| Description | International Workshop on Translational Genomics in Cereals (April 28th - 30th 2025) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Crop translational genomics leverages genomic data to enhance breeding techniques and improve crop performance. Over the past decade, technological advances have enabled the sequencing of an increasing number of crop genomes, facilitating deeper genetic analysis of crop traits. Despite this progress, applying research findings to practical breeding remains a significant challenge. A priority for genomics-assisted breeding will be the development of crops resilient to changing environments. This workshop will explore recent advancements and future directions for translating genomic research into field applications in the cereal crops barley, wheat, rye and their wild relatives. Approaches such as genetic mapping, genomic selection, and sequence-assisted characterization rely on rapid genotyping of large populations and have been effective in breeding for qualitative traits, where single genes have substantial effects. However, understanding the complex genetic architectures of quantitative traits like yield and flowering time requires further basic research. This includes studying gene regulation, gene interactions, and integrating genomic data with high-throughput phenotyping to enable targeted breeding interventions. Place: Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Germany Organizers: Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences James Hutton Institute This workshop is supported by the Mobility Programme of the Sino-German Center for Research Promotion (https://www.dfg.de/en/about-us/international-cooperation/dfg-abroad/beijing) and by BBSRC International Partnering Award BB/V018906/1. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Introduction to Bioinformatics |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I taught at courses for "Introduction to Bioinformatics" to an audience of 25 at University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 14 August, 2024 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | New Meiosis Game at Plant Power Day 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A game called "Meiosis Race" was invented by Isabelle Colas for a stakholder event. The game is based on the famou snake and ladder game, and the players have to start at the beginning of the process called meiosis and reach the formation of Pollen. Along the way, players can have funding boost, good or detrimental mutation and still need to draw the best pollen. This game is to explain the complexity of meiosi and the constraits of breeding. It shows the importance of scientific discovery and investment to reach the best targets. The poster become live this year by printing each of the image on a large step. Player could jump from one step to another and play with their family. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Plant Digital Commons - Conservation to Consumption Invited Workshop (Cornell, Ithaca, USA) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshop to create a white paper on how PGR can be more effectively used by reasearch and industry. Looking at how we create digital commons that can be used to make data more accessible to interested groups. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Plant Power Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Plant Power day is an annual event usually around May. The university of Dundee and The James Hutton co-organize this public engagement event. I created a number of digital material for the online event. They constituted of finding differences on various microscopy image, a meiosis race game, word finding games around cell biology and meiosis. We also deliver a face to face workshop on chromosome remodeling from salt dough when covid restricted got lifted. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022,2023 |
| Description | Plant Power day 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In addition to the chromosome remodelling workshop that we do every year, this year we also had a new activity related to the meiosis art item. Public used the set of card made on cerals straw to create their unique chromosome recombination. People of various age had fun making one or more design, asking question about how chromosome can do it because they can't even see them. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Primer for Advanced 'Omics' Approaches |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I taught one day workshop titled "Primer for Advanced 'Omics' Approaches", EastBio Doctoral Training Program master class in Dundee, UK, 31 Jan, 2025 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | transcriptome data analysis training workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | we have held a transcriptome data analysis training workshop, including developing high quality transcript reference datasets for accurate quantification (Zhang et al, 2017; Zhang et al, 2022 ) and using 3D RNA-seq to carry out comprehensive and high quality gene expression analysis. The 3D RNA-seq app (Guo et al., 2021) has been developed at the James Hutton Institute with over 8,700 users globally and cited 49 times by plant, animal and human studies since 2019. The workshop was attended by 18 participants, from students, post-docs and permanent staff from the IPK including three participants travelling from Poland. All participants had a chance to run through the app with a test dataset and were keen to use it on their own datasets afterward. Overwhelmingly positive feedbacks have been received through different channels. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.denbi.de/training/1469-3d-rna-seq-a-flexible-and-powerful-tool-for-differential-expressi... |