John Innes Centre

John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre (JIC)
Former name
  • The John Innes Horticultural Institute (JIHI) (1910-1960)
  • The John Innes Institute (JII) (1960-1994)
MottoUnlocking Nature's Diversity
Established1909; 115 years ago (1909)
Field of research
DirectorGraham Moore
Staff389[1]
LocationNorwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
52°37′20″N 1°13′18″E / 52.62219189202393°N 1.22169524681226°E / 52.62219189202393; 1.22169524681226
Affiliations
Websitejic.ac.uk

The John Innes Centre (JIC), located in Norwich, Norfolk, England, is an independent centre for research and training in plant and microbial science founded in 1910. It is a registered charity (No 223852) grant-aided by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the European Research Council (ERC) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is a member of the Norwich Research Park.[2][3] In 2017, the John Innes Centre was awarded a gold Athena SWAN Charter award.[4]

  1. ^ Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2016 (PDF) (Report). John Innes Centre.
  2. ^ "The John Innes Institute". Nature. 202 (4930): 337–338. 1964. Bibcode:1964Natur.202U.337.. doi:10.1038/202337e0.
  3. ^ Humphries, E. C. (1964). "The John Innes Institute". Nature. 204 (4955): 232. Bibcode:1964Natur.204..232H. doi:10.1038/204232a0.
  4. ^ "The Gold Standard: John Innes Centre receives Athena SWAN Gold award". John Innes Centre. Retrieved 14 November 2017.