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External positions
Principal Investigator, The James Hutton Institute
6 Jan 2003 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Roots2Resilience: Root phenotyping and genetic improvement for rotational crops resilient to environmental change (Root2Res) (Joint with Arvalis (Lead), James Hutton Institute, RSK Afas Limited and 20 other organisations)
Bulgarelli, D. (Investigator) & Hein, I. (Investigator)
1/09/22 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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Building a Strategic Link to Enable Enhanced Crop Breeding and Crop Production in Indonesia (GCRF - Academic Exchange Visits) (Joint with Enza Zaden Ltd and EWINDO Seed Company)
Birch, P. (Investigator), Hein, I. (Investigator) & Huitema, E. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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Potato Improvement in Mutiple LMIC Countries (Joint with JHI & CIP) (GCRF)
Birch, P. (Investigator) & Hein, I. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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Improving Disease Resistance, Drought Tolerance and Digestibility in Vietnamese Rice for Food Security and a Circular Economy (GCRF)
Halpin, C. (Investigator), Hein, I. (Investigator) & Waugh, R. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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Phased potato genome assembly and association genetics enable delineation of the H1 resistance locus against potato cyst nematodes
Cheung, Y. W., Brown, L., Adams, T. M., Harrower, B., Kaur, A., McKenzie, G., Orr, J., Price, J., Singh, V., Smith, M., Bayer, M. (Lead / Corresponding author) & Hein, I. (Lead / Corresponding author), 12 Mar 2026, In: Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 139, 12 p., 92.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A latent invader: transcriptomics reveals Cercospora zeina’s stealth infection strategy of maize and immune-activating effectors
Nadasen, T., Buitendag, C., Visser, R., Welgemoed, T., Hein, I. (Lead / Corresponding author) & Berger, D. K., 7 Nov 2025, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 16, 1703682.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Correction to: HISS: Snakemake-based workflows for performing SMRT-RenSeq assembly, AgRenSeq and dRenSeq for the discovery of novel plant disease resistance genes (BMC Bioinformatics, (2023), 24, 1, (204), 10.1186/s12859-023-05335-8)
Adams, T. M. (Lead / Corresponding author), Smith, M., Wang, Y., Brown, L. H., Bayer, M. M. & Hein, I., 7 Feb 2025, In: BMC Bioinformatics. 26, 1, 1 p., 43.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Effects of agronomical practices on potato growth, nutritional profile, and suitability for frying
Bruno, F., Hein, I., Jorat, M. E., Ledbetter, M., Harrower, B., Davies, B., Sturrock, K., Montague, G., Knott, M., McNamara, G. & Fiore, A. (Lead / Corresponding author), 11 Apr 2025, In: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 105, 7, p. 3983-3992 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resistify: A novel NLR classifier that reveals Helitron-associated NLR expansion in Solanaceae
Smith, M. (Lead / Corresponding author), Jones, J. T. & Hein, I., Jan 2025, In: Bioinformatics and Biology Insights. 19, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Hescott-Meredith Memorial Award
Hein, I. (Recipient), 19 Nov 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Brian Cox Prize for Excellence in Public Engagement with Research: Project of the Year
Duce, S. (Recipient), Abbott, J. (Recipient), Procter, J. (Recipient), Soares, B. (Recipient), Barton, G. (Recipient), Hale, J. (Recipient), Bos, J. (Recipient), Lakin, L. (Recipient), Frediani, K. (Recipient), Adams, T. (Recipient), Escudero Martinez, C. (Recipient), Harrower, B. (Recipient), Hein, I. (Recipient), Houston, K. (Recipient), Huitema, E. (Recipient), Macaulay, M. (Recipient), Mateos, B. (Recipient), Mcallister, T. (Recipient), Mchugh, K. (Recipient), Robertson-Albertyn, S. (Recipient) & Shadbolt, J. (Recipient), 2 Feb 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Plant Science events at Over the Garden Wall 2025
Cameron, A. (Organiser), Bulgarelli, D. (Presenter), Fu, Y. (Presenter), Gaur, N. (Presenter), Martinho, C. (Presenter), Cheung, W. (Presenter), Boevink, P. C. (Presenter), Roberts, A. G. (Presenter), Macaulay, M. (Presenter), Houston, K. (Presenter), Hein, I. (Speaker), McKenzie, G. (Speaker) & Clark, L. (Presenter)
1 Nov 2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Pint of Science 2025
Atkinson, R. (Organiser), Hein, I. (Speaker), Houston, K. (Speaker), Ganley, I. (Speaker), Li, X. (Speaker), Munro, F. (Speaker), Hall, G. (Speaker) & McSorley, H. (Speaker)
19 May 2025 → 21 May 2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Accessibility Video Project - Opening our Doors to the Public
Cameron, A. (Organiser), Soave, S. (Contributor), Stanley-Wall, N. (Contributor), Rosazza, T. (Contributor), Ganley, I. (Contributor), Singh, F. (Contributor), Sammler, E. (Contributor), Filipe Soares, R. (Contributor), Spinelli, L. (Contributor), Findlay, G. (Contributor), Hogg, E. (Contributor), Espejo Serrano, C. (Contributor), Prescott, A. (Contributor), Januschke, J. (Contributor), Pelisch, F. (Contributor), Bel Borja, L. (Contributor), Horn, D. (Contributor), Ridgway, M. (Contributor), Owen-Hughes, T. (Contributor), Sundaramoorthy, R. (Contributor), Barton, G. (Contributor), Sknepnek, R. (Contributor), Zachariae, U. (Contributor), Duce, S. (Contributor), McKim, S. (Contributor), Pugh, L. (Contributor), Griffin, J. (Contributor), Hein, I. (Contributor), Gilroy, E. M. (Contributor), McKenzie, G. (Contributor), Ly, T. (Contributor), Kar, A. (Contributor), Hastie, J. (Contributor), Postis, V. (Contributor), Dawson, A. (Contributor), Fyfe, P. (Contributor), Semenova, O. (Contributor), Robinson, D. (Contributor), Gray, D. (Contributor), Cabrita Gulyurtlu, S. (Contributor), Zollman, D. (Contributor), Spiteri, V. (Contributor) & Webb, T. (Contributor)
2022 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Gatsby masterclass
Bulgarelli, D. (Organiser), Robertson-Albertyn, S. (Organiser), Abbott, J. (Presenter), Hein, I. (Presenter), Hurst, C. (Contributor), Bos, J. (Contributor) & Escudero-Martinez, C. (Contributor)
7 Nov 2022Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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LOVE IN A WETTER CLIMATE
Hein, I. (Speaker)
8 Jul 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar