Ian Mackay

Independent consultant, quantitative genetics, plant breeding, crop science.

[Ian Mackay @IanJMackay]

Alex here, Mac's oldest son. Dad passed away peacefully 2 weeks ago today, surrounded by family. His funeral is being held on Tuesday 4th July at 2.30pm UK time and will be live streamed for anyone that would like to attend virtually. Details enclosed.

[Ian Mackay @IanJMackay]

My Twitter activity - never high – will reduce to zero in the near future. I’ve got terminal prostate cancer which has just about run its course. I still follow things, though it has become much harder to concentrate. It’s been a gas anyway. So long, Mac / Ian

[Ian Mackay @IanJMackay]

@breederphil @niabgroup Very very sad news. The ideal boss for me for many years. And a friend indeed.

[Ian Mackay @IanJMackay]

My Twitter activity - never high – will reduce to zero in the near future. I’ve got terminal prostate cancer which has just about run its course. I still follow things, though it has become much harder to concentrate. It’s been a gas anyway. So long, Mac / Ian

[Ian Mackay @IanJMackay]

https://t.co/KnfqGNTicN
Ruth Kelly, Water UK chair, told the BBC: "…overspills of untreated sewage onto beaches and into rivers over the past few years. We're sorry that we didn't act sooner, but we get it."

"We get it" was the corporate apology from Waystar in Succession.

[HowellP @breederphil]

Mixed messages in St Ives this morning….

[Ian Mackay @IanJMackay]

Nice paper Nick. On good data, I feel.

[Nick Fradgley @nickfradgley]

NEW PAPER OUT! In @plantgenome

Maintenance of UK bread baking quality: Trends in wheat quality traits over 50 years of breeding and potential for future application of genomic-assisted selection

https://t.co/HGk6OEgwYx

@KertonMC @StephanieSwarbr @AlisonRBentley @niabscience

[WSU Winter Wheat @wsuwheat]

I am looking for a full time technician to help manage the field component of the breeding program. Pass along if you know of anyone interested. https://t.co/obw4gv9SFu

[Bingjie Li @BingjieLi5]

Our BBSRC project is launched to integrate genomics and transcriptomics to empower feed efficiency in dairy population. Postdoc position will be opened soon so feel free to contact ([email protected]) if interested. @BBSRC @SRUC @dadyo32 @leenybum
https://t.co/JNPyta8Xby

[James Murray @jwm_imperial]

@IanJMackay Work looks interesting, but I would want to see 15N2 incorporation. Nitrogen "fixation" experiments are extremely prone to contamination with environmental ammonia. Some information in this review (I am a coauthor) https://t.co/gMx9lWbOTL

[Ian Mackay @IanJMackay]

https://t.co/E6qgOWXK5D

[UoD Life Sciences @UoDLifeSciences]

Pls RT: Funded #PhD: BARley Industrial Training NEtwork (BARIToNE) CTP
This programme will train the next generation of #barley scientists.
5 studentships available with a start date of Sept 2023
App Deadline: 19 May 2023
Info & to apply: https://t.co/oq6UHdzANI

[Ian Mackay @IanJMackay]

https://t.co/r1zwO4GsAQ

[Jonathan Pritchard @jkpritch]

Here's the current table of contents (Part 4 not started yet). I hope to present a unified treatment of popgen data and theory, human history, and human trait genetics.

I'll be open to sharing drafts with people soon (ping me if you have an interest).

[Jonathan Pritchard @jkpritch]

Sharing this in case it's useful: I find that students often have a hard time conceptualizing quantitative parameters in genomics and popgen

Here's a cheat-sheet I put together for teaching. It's also part of a textbook I have been writing on human genetics (more on that below)

[Mario Caccamo @mcaccamo]

This is significant milestone, as it is the first time in decades that the introduction of new legislation seeks to enable, rather than restrict, the use of advanced genetic technologies for agriculture and food production.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Commercial development of gene-edited food now legal in England https://t.co/AaktiRSYdC

[in silico Plants @insilicoplants]

NEW!
🌿🧬Multi-trait ensemble genomic prediction and simulations of recurrent selection for long-term genetic gains in #wheat

@nickfradgley @niabgroup @plantsci @AlisonRBentley @breederphil @IanJMackay @mscott0106 @RichardMott7 @james_f_cockram

https://t.co/zmM72pDH8N

[CJ Yang @hataraku_cj]

‼️#undergraduate #research opportunities in the Principal's Research Group @SRUC @IanJMackay:

1. Impacts of speed breeding on barley epigenomics and shovelomics
2. Microbe-dependent heterosis in barley
3. Vertical farming with speed hydroponics
https://t.co/ntcSe7p6cY
RT pls :)

[Ian Mackay @IanJMackay]

A chance to do some interesting research with us in the Principal’s research group @SRUCPrincipal and to spend the summer in Edinburgh.

[CJ Yang @hataraku_cj]

‼️#undergraduate #research opportunities in the Principal's Research Group @SRUC @IanJMackay:

1. Impacts of speed breeding on barley epigenomics and shovelomics
2. Microbe-dependent heterosis in barley
3. Vertical farming with speed hydroponics
https://t.co/ntcSe7p6cY
RT pls :)

[Matthew Clark @matholomoo]

@Ajwhall M&S sell/sold a bread made from the UK elite wheat Soissons, which is a founder of the NIAB MAGIC population, and that our BBSRC wheat pan-genome project sequenced. @james_f_cockram @NHM_Science