“I am constantly impressed by the quality of research I see coming out of Scotland’s higher education and research centres, and today’s fascinating tour shed light on the continuous innovation at the James Hutton Institute" Mr Richard Lochhead MSP, the Scottish Government’s Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science, today visited the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie to hear about world leading research in land, crop, waters and the environment. During his visit, Mr Lochhead was briefed about the progress of the International Barley Hub and the Advanced Plant Growth
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Marc is senior scientist in Environmental and Biochemical Sciences at the James Hutton Institute. He Work Package Co-ordinator for water resources and flood risk management. Hi background as a catchment biogeochemist gives him a vast understadning across different disciplines, including hydrology, chemistry and ecosystems.
"The detailed variations at the level of the bacterial isolate, plant species and tissue type all need to be considered in risk assessments" The complex landscape of plants and microbe interaction means that food safety specialists should consider fine detail and cannot generalise when carrying out risk assessments, new research by James Hutton Institute scientists has shown. Fresh produce is an important vehicle for transmission of disease-causing bacteria like Eschericia coli, and experimental evidence shows that they can colonise plants as secondary hosts, but differences in the capacity to
Jenni is a highly experienced Research Scientist in the Ecological Sciences Group at the James Hutton Institute. With a research career spanning over eighteen years, her expertise primarily lies in the field of insect ecology. Invertebrates play a crucial role in nearly all ecosystems, contributing to vital processes such as nutrient cycling, natural pest control, pollination of crops and wildflowers, and serving as a food source for other organisms. Jenni's research focuses on understanding the effects of key stressors, including climate change, land management practices, plant diseases, and
Paul is a grassland researcher at SRUC in Future Farming Systems - Dairy Research and Innovation Centre, with research interests in soil structure and compaction, greenhouse gas emissions/atmospheric chemistry from grassland production, and agroecology.
Mark is a plant scientist at the James Hutton Institute in ecological sciences and his current research interests include monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions as part of the Centre for Sustainable Cropping at Balruddery, Examination of machine learning and datamining techniques for data analyses and examination of nitrogen budgets within crop systems incorporating legumes.
Gemma is a post doctoral scientist at SRUC working on precision livestock farming research activities, as well as supporting the capacity in greenhouse gas emissions from livestock systems.
Stewart is a researcher at the Moredun Research Institute and the main area of his research is the development of novel methods of disease control and diagnosis for the ectoparasitic mite Psoroptes ovis. Part of his current research, funded by DEFRA, involves mapping the host response to infestation with P. ovis elucidating the signalling pathways involved with a view to identifying novel methods of intervention and discovering potential vaccine candidates for disease control. He is also the current president of the Easter Bush Research Consortium (EBRC) Postdoctoral Society.
Keith is a research scientist a the Moredun Research Institute with particular interests in moelecular immunology and immunogenetics with a focus on genes and proteins in livesitck populations controlling recognition and the response to infection.