Investigator / Supervisor details

NameProfessor Simon Griffiths
Current InstitutionJohn Innes Centre
Current DepartmentCrop Genetics
Institution websitehttp://www.jic.ac.uk
Previous Institutions

Current Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
BB/S020101/1 Improving wheat grain quality by exploiting novel sources of genetic variation Co-investigator 30,489 Research Grant
BB/T004290/1 AAFC IWYP Aligned Call: Increasing Wheat Yield with Multi-omics Principal Investigator 203,911 Research Grant
BB/T014237/1 Delivering high dietary fibre via improved wheat cultivars and products Principal Investigator 106,123 Research Grant
BB/T018291/1 Bilateral wheat improvement workshop with BalticWheat network Co-investigator 9,905 Research Grant
BB/W005972/1 Unlocking the potential of wheat grain heterogeneity using machine learning-enabled machine vision Principal Investigator 203,301 Research Grant
BB/X003000/1 21EJP SOIL: Tuning the wheat root microbiome to improve soil health and optimize rhizosphere nitrogen cycling and availability Co-investigator 508,144 Research Grant
BBS/E/C/000I0280 DFW - Designing Future Wheat - Work package 3 (WP3) - Germplasm Co-investigator 70,199 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000C0635 Understanding the genetics of abiotic stress tolerance in hexaploid wheat Principal Investigator 73,932 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA526 Genes to reduce plant height without increasing disease Co-investigator 155,935 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000PR8000 Germplasm Resources Unit Co-investigator 717,905 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000PR9779 Increased efficiency and sustainability Co-investigator 3,541,356 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000PR9781 Germplasm Principal Investigator 5,004,697 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000PR9782 Data access and analysis Principal Investigator 2,994,318 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000PR9789 Innovative Approaches, Technologies and Resources Co-investigator 1,504,591 Institute Project

Completed Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
BB/E023568/1 From rice to orphan crops: robust high throughput genetic markers for all the grasses. Principal Investigator 69,019 Research Grant
BB/F014996/1 Manipulation of cell wall synthesis to improve the dietary fibre composition of wheat flour Principal Investigator 90,016 Research Grant
BB/H004351/1 Optimization of wheat and oilseed rape straw co-products for bio-alcohol production Co-investigator 468,116 Research Grant
BB/H009698/1 Exploiting novel genes to improve resource use efficiency in wheat. Principal Investigator 274,477 Research Grant
BB/H012370/1 Genetic diversity and yield stability for increased resilience against climate change in the UK Principal Investigator 285,973 Research Grant
BB/H020810/1 Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement Co-investigator 167,403 Training Grants
BB/I002545/1 Enhancing diversity in UK wheat through a public sector prebreeding programme Co-investigator 1,666,780 Research Grant
BB/I01750X/1 Development and validation of a flexible genotyping platform for wheat Principal Investigator 174,103 Research Grant
BB/I020942/1 Genetic improvement of wheat to reduce the potential for acrylamide formation during processing. Principal Investigator 96,879 Research Grant
BB/K003712/1 The first step in engineering nitrogen fixing cereals; transferring the capability to perceive rhizobial bacteria (sLOLA) Co-investigator 1,982,543 Research Grant
BB/K003712/2 The first step in engineering nitrogen fixing cereals; transferring the capability to perceive rhizobial bacteria (sLOLA) Co-investigator 42,295 Research Grant
BB/L024543/1 13TSB_N4L2CRD: High Fibre Wheat for Healthier White Bread Principal Investigator 60,048 Research Grant
BB/L027127/1 UK and Central European linkages for wheat genetics, physiology, and breeding Principal Investigator 11,996 Research Grant
BB/M020525/1 Exploiting variation in wheat land races to optimise dietary fibre content and viscosity in commercial wheats Co-investigator 199,255 Research Grant
BB/N001001/1 Developing novel types of low protein wheat for breadmaking Principal Investigator 161,811 Research Grant
BB/N013360/1 Indo-UK Centre for the improvement of Nitrogen use Efficiency in Wheat (INEW) Co-investigator 1,346,096 Research Grant
BB/N019628/1 Catalysing collaboration and exchange between wheat scientists in the UK and West Asia Co-investigator 9,889 Research Grant
BB/N020421/1 15-IWYP. A genetic diversity toolkit to maximise harvest index by controlling the duration of developmental phases Principal Investigator 682,957 Research Grant
BB/R020981/1 Catalysing collaborations between wheat scientists in the UK and Central Asia Co-investigator 10,081 Research Grant
BBS/E/J/000C0617 Understanding the genetic mechanisms controlling yield and quality in wheat Principal Investigator 1,158,531 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA316 From rice to orphan crops: robust, high throughput genetic markers for all the grasses Principal Investigator 3,210 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA339 Manipulation of cell wall synthesis to improve the dietary fibre composition of wheat flour Principal Investigator 57,812 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA358 Adaptive winter wheat populations: development, genetic characterisation and application Principal Investigator 133,621 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA393 The DEFRA Wheat Genetic Improvement Network 2 Principal Investigator 458,702 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA394 Optimization of wheat and oilseed rape straw co-products for bio-alcohol production Co-investigator 197,867 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA399 Exploiting novel genes to improve resource use efficiency in wheat Principal Investigator 166,303 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA414 Genetic diversity, and yield stability for increased resilience against climate change in the UK Principal Investigator 94,273 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA444 Enhancing diversity in UK wheat through a public sector prebreeding programme Co-investigator 150,836 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA454 Breeding to Optimise Chinese Agriculture Principal Investigator 7,079 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA462 Development and validation of a flexible genotyping platform for wheat Principal Investigator 34,190 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA466 Genetic improvement of wheat to reduce the potential for acrylamide formation during processing Principal Investigator 78,743 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA471 Genetics and physiology of wheat development to flowering: tools to breed for improved adaptation and yield potential Principal Investigator 210,931 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA514 Flowering Time Pathways Underlying Quantitative variation in heading date of wheat Principal Investigator 59,010 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA518 The first step in engineering nitrogen fixing cereals; transferring the capability to perceive rhizobial bacteria (sLOLA) Co-investigator 395,820 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA625 Developing novel types of low protein wheat for breadmaking Principal Investigator 13,348 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA635 15-IWYP. A genetic diversity toolkit to maximise harvest index by controlling the duration of developmental phases Principal Investigator 28,535 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA638 Exploiting phenology and adaptation to improve nitrogen use in wheat Principal Investigator 16,677 Institute Project
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