India Partnership: Studying diverse growth dynamics in leaves
Lead Research Organisation:
John Innes Centre
Department Name: Cell and Develop Biology
Abstract
Abstracts are not currently available in GtR for all funded research. This is normally because the abstract was not required at the time of proposal submission, but may be because it included sensitive information such as personal details.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Enrico Coen (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Whitewoods CD
(2017)
Growth and Development of Three-Dimensional Plant Form.
in Current biology : CB
Coen E
(2017)
On genes and form.
in Development (Cambridge, England)
Coen E
(2016)
Resolving Conflicts: Modeling Genetic Control of Plant Morphogenesis.
in Developmental cell
Fox S
(2018)
Spatiotemporal coordination of cell division and growth during organ morphogenesis.
in PLoS biology
| Description | Ideas that emerged from the award were incorporated in reviews on growth and shape of leaves and helped formulate ideas for further research. |
| Exploitation Route | The principles of leaf growth in diverse contexts may be useful for breeding or understanding diverse leaf shapes. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Description | Article STEMM Champion: Sam Fox |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor article about Sam Fox (Coen Lab) as a STEMM Champion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.techcorridor.co.uk/articles/tech-corridor-women-in-steam-the-scientists/ |
| Description | Biophysics & Development Seminar at Flatiron Institute - New York University. The seminar took place virtually due to COVID |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online seminar |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Chelsea Flower Show |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 157 000 attendees at the Chelsea Flower Show had the opportunity to Engage with our research at our Silver Award Winning Exhibition at the Chelsea flower show. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://genetics.org.uk/news/centenary-garden-exhibit-at-chelsea-flower-show-2019/ |
| Description | ERC Scientific Seminar: From planes to cups - The development and evolution of leaf shape |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Webcast |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Genetic Pioneers: The Evolution and Development of Species Diversity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Virtual seminar at Institute of Biology of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Interview article in school science magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Sam Fox was interviewed for an article in a school magazine on the 7th March 2018. The interview was about her job as a plant scientist and the route educationally she took to get into that role. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Interview for Today's Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Enrico Coen: Modeling Plant Genetics. Interview transcript with Today's Science. Available online |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://online.infobaselearning.com/Direct.aspx?aid=99270&pid=WE59 |
| Description | Knowledge exchange: Engagement with Project Collaborators |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Visit of Krishna Reddy to Coen lab and attendence with S. Fox to Genetic Society Annual Meeting 'from Genes to Shape'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Linking Cell Biology to Morphogenesis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dynamic Cell IV online conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Norwich Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Engagement activities with Norwich Science Festival on how genetics influences how plants grow and plant form |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Organisation, running and teaching on Undergraduate Summer School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The students are influenced in their career choices - many are inspired to do a PhD following attendance. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2022 |
| URL | https://www.jic.ac.uk/training-careers/summer-schools/international-undergraduate/ |
| Description | Oxford University Biological Society webseminar & Q and A: From planes to cups - The development and evolution of leaf shape |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Webcast |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Podcast interview with Daily Mail on Covid-19 testing in Norwich |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Podcast interview with Daily Mail on Covid-19 testing in Norwich |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-daily-show-with-andrew-pierce/id1488665239?i=1000474468439 |
| Description | Podcast interview with Jane Perrone on Leaf and shape etc |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Podcast interview with Jane Perrone on Leaf and shape etc |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/2020/5/29/episode-142-leaf-botany-part-one-shape |
| Description | Press release: "How Snapdragons keep their colour: signposting trick reveals evolutionary mechanism" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A press release was completed on the story and released to the John Innes Centre website with a link to collaborators and the paper. The story was also then promoted via the social media platform including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. To promote the story further distribution platforms including 'Eurekaalert' (for a science specific audience) and 'Vuelio' (for a more general audience) were used. Own contacts were also followed up including local news reporters to ensure the paper and story was well publicised. The press release led to the following articles: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/science/snapdragons-colors-genes.html https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/environment/norwich-scientists-discovery-of-genetic-gymnastics-in-snapdragons-brings-new-insight-into-evolution-1-5294260 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/snapdragons-spanish-pyrenees https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171116142146.htm |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.jic.ac.uk/news/how-snapdragons-keep-their-colour-signposting-trick-reveals-evolutionary-... |
| Description | Press release: "How Snapdragons keep their colour: signposting trick reveals evolutionary mechanism" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A press release was completed on the story and released to the John Innes Centre website with a link to collaborators and the paper. The story was also then promoted via the social media platform including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. To promote the story further distribution platforms including 'Eurekaalert' (for a science specific audience) and 'Vuelio' (for a more general audience) were used. Own contacts were also followed up including local news reporters to ensure the paper and story was well publicised. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.jic.ac.uk/news/how-snapdragons-keep-their-colour-signposting-trick-reveals-evolutionary-... |
| Description | Press release: "Leap forward in understanding plant organ growth" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A press release was completed on the story and released to the John Innes Centre website with a link to collaborators and the paper. The story was also then promoted via the social media platform including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. To promote the story further distribution platforms including 'Eurekaalert' (for a science specific audience) and 'Vuelio' (for a more general audience) were used. Own contacts were also followed up including local news reporters to ensure the paper and story was well publicised. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.jic.ac.uk/press-release/new-model-is-a-leap-forward-in-understanding-plant-organ-growth/ |
| Description | Press release: "Leaves possess a molecular compass" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A press release was completed on the story and released to the John Innes Centre website with a link to collaborators and the paper. The story was also then promoted via the social media platform including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. To promote the story further distribution platforms including 'Eurekaalert' (for a science specific audience) and 'Vuelio' (for a more general audience) were used. Own contacts were also followed up including local news reporters to ensure the paper and story was well publicised. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.jic.ac.uk/news/leaves-possess-a-molecular-compass/ |
| Description | Press release: "Snapdragon enters the genomic age" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A press release was completed on the story and released to the John Innes Centre website with a link to collaborators and the paper. The story was also then promoted via the social media platform including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. To promote the story further distribution platforms including 'Eurekaalert' (for a science specific audience) and 'Vuelio' (for a more general audience) were used. Own contacts were also followed up including local news reporters to ensure the paper and story was well publicised. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.jic.ac.uk/press-release/snapdragon-enters-the-genomic-age/ |
| Description | Research and Support Staff Accessible Science Talks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Inspiring and informing |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Science Cafe Public talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Enrico Coen and Scott Boden gave a joint Science Cafe talk entitled 'Cereals and Snapdragons' to the general public in Oct 2018 as a part of the Norwich Science Festival. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Skype interview with MSc student from Central St Martins University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Discussions and advice on carnivorous plants, our research and scientific thinking for creation of an installation exploring plants in the environment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Smithsonian magazine coverage of modelling work on how plants make leaves |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Coverage of our Science publication on understanding how leaf shape evolved through the study of carnivorous plants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/deciphering-how-plant-genes-drive-weird-wonderful-dive... |
| Description | Soapbox Science Norwich Science Festival: how plants shape their leaves |
| 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 | On the 27th October 2018 Beccy Horn in the Coen Lab stood on a raised platform in Norwich City Centre and spoke to the genral public about their research that understands how the different shapes of leaves are formed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Splendid Failure: Role of Stresses and Polarity in Directing Morphogenesis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Plant development workshop in University of Lausanne |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Splendid Failure: Role of Stresses and Polarity in Directing Morphogenesis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited speaker to speak at Israeli Society for Developmental Biology Seminar Series. Presented virtually |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Talk at the Norwich Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | On the 24th October 2016 Enrico Coen gave a talk titled: "Why is a Snapdragon like a Fruit-fly?" to the general public at the Norwich Science Festival 2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Visit to home educated students |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Science discussion with home educated school children |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Women of the Future 2017 Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | The 3rd Women of the Future Conference took place on Wednesday 29th November 2017. 170 young girls from 17 schools across Norfolk and Suffolk attended the unique event. The event is specifically aimed at Year 10 girls, and aims to raise aspirations, broaden horizons and facilitate engagement with world class scientists and leaders and promote careers in STEMM subjects. The lack of women in STEMM careers continues to be a real cause for concern for employers. At the John Innes Centre we are committed to promoting equality and diversity for all our staff and students and in addition recognise the importance of inspiring the next generation of female STEMM professionals. Having first been launched in 2015, this year's event built on the success of the previous two conferences, giving the participants a great chance to meet and speak with more than 27 female role models and exhibitors from a diverse range of industries. There was also fascinating line-up of speakers that included science author and presenter Dr Emily Grossman, Senior Advisor for Medical Applications at CERN Dr Manjit Dosanjh, and JIC Research Fellow Dr Philippa Borrill. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.jic.ac.uk/blog/women-of-the-future-2017/ |
| Description | Women of the Future Conference 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | The Women of the Future 2018 event took place with 200 girls from yr 10 (14-15 yr olds) 5 GEN female people involved: -Speakers Jemima Brinton & Mikhaela Neequaye (Jemima is a researcher in crop genetics, Mikhaela is a Phd student in food nutrition). Science Chat on the Sofa with Speakers (Auditorium) -Chaired by Samantha Fox -Closing Remarks - Samantha Fox -Meet a professional session: Mikhaela Neequaye, Natalie Wager, Jess Hughes, Penny Hundleby |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.jic.ac.uk/blog/the-story-of-women-of-the-future-2018/ |
| Description | Year 10 Science Camp |
| 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 | Schools |
| Results and Impact | We introduced year 10 science students to life as a scientist and working in our labs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.jic.ac.uk/training-careers/work-experience/year-10-science-camp/ |
| Description | YouTube video created: Evolutionary Genetics of Snapdragons |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 'A Flying Visit to the Antirrhinum Hybrid Zone in the Pyrenees' Take a tour through the hybrid zone in the Pyrenees where a population of magenta Antirrhinum pseudomajus on the east meets a yellow Antirrhinum striatum population to the west and form a rainbow of hybrid flowers over a 1km stretch. Read about how our study of this region revealed how small RNA helps maintain diversity in the region. The video creates interest and communicates to the general public the research that takes place in the Coen Lab. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP7fSn1eaE&feature=youtu.be |
| Description | YouTube video: movie explaining the relationship between growth and division in plants |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Sam Fox (Coen Lab) and Ruby O'grady in our communications team created a video explaining the relationship between growth and division in plants after a new model was published. The video had 1587 views from the JIC tweet alone on 13.03.19 and another 250 on the JIC YouTube Channel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvXBYL7WUDA |
| Description | Youth STEMM Award mid-term conference 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 80 students from 8 schools in Norfolk and Suffolk attended the Youth STEMM award mid-term conference on the 26th February 2019. There were 2 talks from John Innes Centre scientists and 10 interactive stands including the Coen Lab, who displayed a range of plants and research, explaining to the students what they do for their job. Feedback from the event indicated that 95% of those that completed a feedback form (53/80) felt the event was informative as it highlighted a range of different STEMM careers out there. 80% said the event had made them inspired to pursue a STEMM related career, or take a STEMM subject at higher education. ""This exhibit has inspired me to take a higher education level in biology or as a job." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Youth STEMM Mid Term conference 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | On the 6th March 12 schools with 146 students (aged 13-17) participated in the YSA midterm conference at the JIC Conference Centre. The event had a combination of science talks and interactive activities as a part of the STEMM showcase. The Coen lab exhibited their research on evolution, development of shape and form and genetics at the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |