emilieknight.bsky.social
Research assistant in the Borrill lab. I work on wheat genetics and am involved in projects on senescence, micronutrient contents in the grain and I have optimised a method aimed at identifying direct targets of transcription factors in wheat.
👤 Joined on 13 March 2025
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@emilieknight.bsky.social🤭I hear I caused some worry that I’d just left England for another job! No fear! I was in 🇩🇪 for the @embolableadership.bsky.social Training for Postdocs Such valuable time thinking about leadership, teams, communication, emotional intelligence & most importantly what kind of leader I want to become
Show PostWe’re excited to share out wheat spatial transcriptomics paper, published today in Science Advances - url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/zvF1C0YKzm...
Show PostThis week I participated in @pintofscience.uk to present my research at the @johninnescentre.bsky.social identifying genes important for controlling ageing and protein in wheat.🌾 It was exciting to discuss my science with the public!💬 Thoroughly recommend getting involved in the future!✨ #pint26
Show PostVACANCY - We’re looking for a Research Assistant to join our Crop Genetics department, with tasks involving growing wheat lines, testing the plants for cold tolerance and phenotyping. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/re... Deadline - 2 June 2026 Salary - £28,890 - £35,670 Contract - 12 months, full-time
Show PostSo pleased that I was given the opportunity to present my work again to the #genetics & #genomics forum @microbiologysociety.org #microbio26. If you missed your chance to ask me questions on genomic rearrangements & the impact these have on #AMR please feel free to find me or ping me a message 😊
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