Graham Moore (scientist)

Professor Graham Moore (born March 1958) is a British scientist, an internationally recognised researcher and Director of the John Innes Centre, Norwich.[1][2][3] Most of his research has focused on understanding cereal genetics.[4]

Graham Moore
BornMarch 1958 (age 65)
Awards(1998) Royal Society Darwin Medal, (with Michael D. Gale) (2018) Rank Prize for Nutrition, with Professor J. K. Edwards
Scientific career
FieldsPlant Science, Biology
InstitutionsJohn Innes Centre
Websitehttps://www.jic.ac.uk/people/graham-moore/

Professor Moore developed the pioneering concept of cereal ‘Synteny’, for which he was awarded the Royal Society Darwin Medal in 1998. His research provides an understanding of the control of pairing and crossover between related chromosomes in wheat and enables genes from wild relatives to be incorporated into the wheat genome.

His research aims to understand the genes involved in the temperature sensitivity of meiosis. In 2021 Professor Moore's research group characterised the gene, ZIP4, which has profound effects on the production of seeds in wheat. Professor Moore’s group took advantage of new wheat research technology to explain genetic elements.[5]

He is internationally recognised for his work, and in 2018 he was jointly awarded the Rank Prize for Nutrition[6] for his contribution to pioneering research which enabled plant breeders to exploit genomics to develop improved wheat cultivars.

Since 2007 he has coordinated the BBSRC-funded cross-institutional wheat programme, Designing Future Wheat, involving eight UK institutions.

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References
  1. Hill, Chris (14 July 2022). "World-renowned wheat researcher will lead crop science centre". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. "Professor Graham Moore". John Innes Centre. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. "Professor Graham Moore (Nbi Partnership Limited) - Director Profile - Endole". suite.endole.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. "Pick of the Crop". www.science.org. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. Martín, Azahara C.; Alabdullah, Abdul Kader; Moore, Graham (8 November 2021). "A separation-of-function ZIP4 wheat mutant allows crossover between related chromosomes and is meiotically stable". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 21811. Bibcode:2021NatSR..1121811M. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-01379-z. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 8575954. PMID 34750469.
  6. "Nutrition Winners Archive". Rank Prize. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. Darwin Medal, Royal Society, retrieved 14 July 2011
  8. "Professor Graham Moore recognised for exceptional contribution to wheat research". News from AA Farmer. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. "Nutrition Winners Archive". Rank Prize. Retrieved 8 December 2021.


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