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TSL scientist Dr Ksenia Krasileva awarded prestigious European Research Council starting grant
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Dr Ksenia Krasileva, group leader at The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) and the Earlham Institute (EI), a €1.5M starting grant (over five years) to investigate the immune system of our most important crops.
New Investigator Award to help arrest global cereals killer
Dr Ksenia Krasileva, Group Leader at The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) and the Earlham Institute (EI), has been awarded a New Investigator Award from the BBSRC to fund research into the cereal killer - wheat yellow rust.
How the tomato avoids entanglements with a dodder
Researchers from Tübingen and The Sainsbury Laboratory uncover the mechanism which triggers host plant resistance against parasitic plants.
TSL statement on the outcome of the EU referendum
TSL is proud to be an international organisation, and as such we employ 42% of our staff from other countries in the EU and a further 24% from the rest of the world. To maintain our status as a world-leading research institute we must be able to continue to hire the best, regardless of nationality.
TSL receives DEFRA approval for potato field trials
DEFRA have approved The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich’s application to conduct field trials of GM potato crops on a designated trial site at the Norwich Research Park between 2016 and 2019.
New technique accelerates isolation of late blight resistance genes from a wild potato relative
A team of scientists from The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) and The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) have developed a new method to accelerate isolation of plant disease resistance genes.
Nornex Report on Ash Dieback Published
Open access to data has enhanced the ability of the scientific community to respond to emerging threats like ash dieback disease.
