International Wheat genome Sequencing Consortium
@wheatgenome.bsky.social
The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) is an international, collaborative consortium, established in 2005 by a group of wheat growers, plant scientists, and public and private breeders.
Website: https://www.wheatgenome.org/
Website: https://www.wheatgenome.org/
🎉 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
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
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🎉 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
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
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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
🗓️ 🗓️ 18 December | 🕗 11:00 am US EST
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November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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
🗓️ 🗓️ 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
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
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🌾 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
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 👏👏👏
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’.
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Dr Philippa Borrill @philippaborrill.bsky.social recently visited Italy to accept the Carlotta Award at the International Conference ‘From Seed to Pasta V’.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Congratulations @philippaborrill.bsky.social 👏👏👏
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?...
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/Q8ELXSFcWyY?...
Exploration and precision editing of host factors to develop bymovirus resistant cereal crops
YouTube video by International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium
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October 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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?...
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/Q8ELXSFcWyY?...
⏳ 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
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
October 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
⏳ 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
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
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
October 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🧬 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
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...
🗓Deadline: 26 Sept 2025
More info: wheatgenome.org/news/call-fo...
September 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🔔 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...
🗓Deadline: 26 Sept 2025
More info: wheatgenome.org/news/call-fo...
🚨 Webinar Alert!
How can we stop barley and wheat viruses like BaYMV, BaMMV & WYMV? 🌾
Join Ping Yang on 16 Oct 2025 for insights into host factor editing and recessive resistance strategies in cereals.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/3jsd2bta
How can we stop barley and wheat viruses like BaYMV, BaMMV & WYMV? 🌾
Join Ping Yang on 16 Oct 2025 for insights into host factor editing and recessive resistance strategies in cereals.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/3jsd2bta
September 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🚨 Webinar Alert!
How can we stop barley and wheat viruses like BaYMV, BaMMV & WYMV? 🌾
Join Ping Yang on 16 Oct 2025 for insights into host factor editing and recessive resistance strategies in cereals.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/3jsd2bta
How can we stop barley and wheat viruses like BaYMV, BaMMV & WYMV? 🌾
Join Ping Yang on 16 Oct 2025 for insights into host factor editing and recessive resistance strategies in cereals.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/3jsd2bta
🏆 Nominations are now open for the IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Award! Present your research at the #IWGSC workshop during #PAG33 & receive a travel stipend to attend the conference in San Diego.
🗓Deadline: 26 Sept 2025
Application & eligibility: wheatgenome.org/news/call-fo...
🗓Deadline: 26 Sept 2025
Application & eligibility: wheatgenome.org/news/call-fo...
September 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🏆 Nominations are now open for the IWGSC-Feuillet Early Career Award! Present your research at the #IWGSC workshop during #PAG33 & receive a travel stipend to attend the conference in San Diego.
🗓Deadline: 26 Sept 2025
Application & eligibility: wheatgenome.org/news/call-fo...
🗓Deadline: 26 Sept 2025
Application & eligibility: wheatgenome.org/news/call-fo...
Missed today’s IWGSC webinar presented by Agnes Szabo-Hever? The recording is now available on the #IWGSC YouTube channel!
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/nkHqB2gWfZg
📄 Slides available here: tinyurl.com/2j3uedwt
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/nkHqB2gWfZg
📄 Slides available here: tinyurl.com/2j3uedwt
Novel insights on the genetics of susceptibility to necrotrophic fungal pathogens of wheat
YouTube video by International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Missed today’s IWGSC webinar presented by Agnes Szabo-Hever? The recording is now available on the #IWGSC YouTube channel!
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/nkHqB2gWfZg
📄 Slides available here: tinyurl.com/2j3uedwt
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/nkHqB2gWfZg
📄 Slides available here: tinyurl.com/2j3uedwt
⏳ Final Countdown! Just days left until Agnes Szabo-Hever
@ndsuofficial.bsky.social webinar on fungal pathogen susceptibility in wheat.
💥 Learn how new discoveries on necrotrophic effectors are reshaping our understanding of disease resistance.
🌿 Secure your spot now: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
@ndsuofficial.bsky.social webinar on fungal pathogen susceptibility in wheat.
💥 Learn how new discoveries on necrotrophic effectors are reshaping our understanding of disease resistance.
🌿 Secure your spot now: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
July 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
⏳ Final Countdown! Just days left until Agnes Szabo-Hever
@ndsuofficial.bsky.social webinar on fungal pathogen susceptibility in wheat.
💥 Learn how new discoveries on necrotrophic effectors are reshaping our understanding of disease resistance.
🌿 Secure your spot now: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
@ndsuofficial.bsky.social webinar on fungal pathogen susceptibility in wheat.
💥 Learn how new discoveries on necrotrophic effectors are reshaping our understanding of disease resistance.
🌿 Secure your spot now: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
🌾Agnes Szabo-Hever @ndsuofficial.bsky.social will reveal groundbreaking insights into how susceptibility genes interact with necrotrophic effectors in hard red spring wheat and durum wheat.
📅 Don’t miss the webinar on 17 July 2025 at 11 AM EDT!
🔗 Sign up today: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
📅 Don’t miss the webinar on 17 July 2025 at 11 AM EDT!
🔗 Sign up today: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
June 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🌾Agnes Szabo-Hever @ndsuofficial.bsky.social will reveal groundbreaking insights into how susceptibility genes interact with necrotrophic effectors in hard red spring wheat and durum wheat.
📅 Don’t miss the webinar on 17 July 2025 at 11 AM EDT!
🔗 Sign up today: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
📅 Don’t miss the webinar on 17 July 2025 at 11 AM EDT!
🔗 Sign up today: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
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🌱 Women in Genomics Coffee & Chat 🧬
🗓️ June 24 | 8am PT | 11am ET | 5pm CET
☕ Connect with others in plant & animal genomics
💬 Talk careers, support & community
🔗 tinyurl.com/djmtjuxw
Come say hi! #Genomics #WomenInSTEM #SciComm
🗓️ June 24 | 8am PT | 11am ET | 5pm CET
☕ Connect with others in plant & animal genomics
💬 Talk careers, support & community
🔗 tinyurl.com/djmtjuxw
Come say hi! #Genomics #WomenInSTEM #SciComm
June 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🌱 Women in Genomics Coffee & Chat 🧬
🗓️ June 24 | 8am PT | 11am ET | 5pm CET
☕ Connect with others in plant & animal genomics
💬 Talk careers, support & community
🔗 tinyurl.com/djmtjuxw
Come say hi! #Genomics #WomenInSTEM #SciComm
🗓️ June 24 | 8am PT | 11am ET | 5pm CET
☕ Connect with others in plant & animal genomics
💬 Talk careers, support & community
🔗 tinyurl.com/djmtjuxw
Come say hi! #Genomics #WomenInSTEM #SciComm
Join Agnes Szabo-Hever @ndsuofficial.bsky.social on 17 July 2025 at 11 AM EDT for a deep dive into the genetics of wheat disease susceptibility. 🌾
Discover how novel host-pathogen interactions affect resistance to tan spot and septoria nodorum blotch.
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
Discover how novel host-pathogen interactions affect resistance to tan spot and septoria nodorum blotch.
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
June 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Join Agnes Szabo-Hever @ndsuofficial.bsky.social on 17 July 2025 at 11 AM EDT for a deep dive into the genetics of wheat disease susceptibility. 🌾
Discover how novel host-pathogen interactions affect resistance to tan spot and septoria nodorum blotch.
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
Discover how novel host-pathogen interactions affect resistance to tan spot and septoria nodorum blotch.
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/yh8bc3au
Missed Simon Griffiths's webinar? The recording is now available on YouTube!
🎥 youtu.be/X0kZZktBChE
#IWGSC #Phytobiomes #Genomics
🎥 youtu.be/X0kZZktBChE
#IWGSC #Phytobiomes #Genomics
Breeding: Why we need to start all over again
YouTube video by International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium
youtu.be
May 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Missed Simon Griffiths's webinar? The recording is now available on YouTube!
🎥 youtu.be/X0kZZktBChE
#IWGSC #Phytobiomes #Genomics
🎥 youtu.be/X0kZZktBChE
#IWGSC #Phytobiomes #Genomics
🔔 Final Countdown! Just days left until Simon Griffiths @johninnescentre.bsky.social
webinar on wheat breeding innovation.
💡 Discover why we need to start over and how genomics is rewriting the future of wheat.
🌱 Secure your spot now: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
webinar on wheat breeding innovation.
💡 Discover why we need to start over and how genomics is rewriting the future of wheat.
🌱 Secure your spot now: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
May 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🔔 Final Countdown! Just days left until Simon Griffiths @johninnescentre.bsky.social
webinar on wheat breeding innovation.
💡 Discover why we need to start over and how genomics is rewriting the future of wheat.
🌱 Secure your spot now: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
webinar on wheat breeding innovation.
💡 Discover why we need to start over and how genomics is rewriting the future of wheat.
🌱 Secure your spot now: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
This past Saturday, the #IWGSC celebrated Earth Day in Natick, MA, as part of its outreach for the IWGSC Wheat Diversity Project: plant biology through microscopes, a “match the seed to the veggie” game, and seeds to take home. A fun community event!
In collaboration with New England Sci-Tech🌱🔬
In collaboration with New England Sci-Tech🌱🔬
May 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This past Saturday, the #IWGSC celebrated Earth Day in Natick, MA, as part of its outreach for the IWGSC Wheat Diversity Project: plant biology through microscopes, a “match the seed to the veggie” game, and seeds to take home. A fun community event!
In collaboration with New England Sci-Tech🌱🔬
In collaboration with New England Sci-Tech🌱🔬
We are putting the spotlight on @michaelalaux.bsky.social, long-time IWGSC member & driving force behind the IWGSC Data Repository at URGI (INRAE).
🔗 Read his interview: wheatgenome.org/people/leade...
🔗 Read his interview: wheatgenome.org/people/leade...
April 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We are putting the spotlight on @michaelalaux.bsky.social, long-time IWGSC member & driving force behind the IWGSC Data Repository at URGI (INRAE).
🔗 Read his interview: wheatgenome.org/people/leade...
🔗 Read his interview: wheatgenome.org/people/leade...
🚨 Webinar Alert! 🚨
Join Simon Griffiths @johninnescentre.bsky.social on 15 May 2025 @ 11 AM EDT for an eye-opening discussion on why we need to rethink wheat breeding.
Learn how cutting-edge genetics and genomics can unlock lost diversity to secure future yields
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
Join Simon Griffiths @johninnescentre.bsky.social on 15 May 2025 @ 11 AM EDT for an eye-opening discussion on why we need to rethink wheat breeding.
Learn how cutting-edge genetics and genomics can unlock lost diversity to secure future yields
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
April 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🚨 Webinar Alert! 🚨
Join Simon Griffiths @johninnescentre.bsky.social on 15 May 2025 @ 11 AM EDT for an eye-opening discussion on why we need to rethink wheat breeding.
Learn how cutting-edge genetics and genomics can unlock lost diversity to secure future yields
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
Join Simon Griffiths @johninnescentre.bsky.social on 15 May 2025 @ 11 AM EDT for an eye-opening discussion on why we need to rethink wheat breeding.
Learn how cutting-edge genetics and genomics can unlock lost diversity to secure future yields
🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
A round-up of the #IWGSC activities in 2024: Data & Highlights.
👉Check it out: www.wheatgenome.org/news/2024-sn...
👉Check it out: www.wheatgenome.org/news/2024-sn...
March 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A round-up of the #IWGSC activities in 2024: Data & Highlights.
👉Check it out: www.wheatgenome.org/news/2024-sn...
👉Check it out: www.wheatgenome.org/news/2024-sn...
Can wheat keep up with climate change and food security demands? 🤔 Simon Griffiths @johninnescentre.bsky.social will explore how precision breeding can transform the future of wheat genetics.
📅 Webinar: 15 May 2025 at 11 AM EDT!
🔗 Sign up today: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
📅 Webinar: 15 May 2025 at 11 AM EDT!
🔗 Sign up today: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
March 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Can wheat keep up with climate change and food security demands? 🤔 Simon Griffiths @johninnescentre.bsky.social will explore how precision breeding can transform the future of wheat genetics.
📅 Webinar: 15 May 2025 at 11 AM EDT!
🔗 Sign up today: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
📅 Webinar: 15 May 2025 at 11 AM EDT!
🔗 Sign up today: tinyurl.com/2k78bmmh
Tanushree Halder's webinar recording is now live on the IWGSC YouTube channel. Check it out here: youtu.be/znzRiyU1V_w?...
Proteomic insights into protein biomarkers for root trait improvement in bread wheat
YouTube video by International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium
youtu.be
March 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Tanushree Halder's webinar recording is now live on the IWGSC YouTube channel. Check it out here: youtu.be/znzRiyU1V_w?...
Just a few days left! Join Tanushree Halder next Thursday (13 March) to explore the role of proteomics in improving wheat root traits for sustainable agriculture.
👉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Just a few days left! Join Tanushree Halder next Thursday (13 March) to explore the role of proteomics in improving wheat root traits for sustainable agriculture.
👉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Congrats @cristobaluauy.bsky.social 👏
PRESS RELEASE - Professor Uauy appointed as Director of the John Innes Centre
Following an international search, we are delighted to announce that Professor @cristobaluauy.bsky.social has been appointed as the next Director of the John Innes Centre.
www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
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Following an international search, we are delighted to announce that Professor @cristobaluauy.bsky.social has been appointed as the next Director of the John Innes Centre.
www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
@ukri.org
Professor Uauy appointed as Director of the John Innes Centre | John Innes Centre
Following an international search, Professor Cristóbal Uauy has been appointed as the next Director of the John Innes Centre. Professor Uauy is internationally recognised for his significant…
www.jic.ac.uk
February 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Congrats @cristobaluauy.bsky.social 👏