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Macarena Forner

John Innes Centre

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Genomics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Mark A. SmedleyiD· 2 shared Şadiye HaytaiD· 2 shared Simon GriffithsiD· 2 shared Abdul Kader AlabdullahiD· 1 shared Alison Hinchliffe· 1 shared Anna E. BackhausiD· 1 shared Clare ListeriD· 1 shared Cristóbal UauyiD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Integrating Green Revolution Rht-1 Alleles in Diverse Wheat Landraces Using CRISPR/Cas9, Cytosine Base Editing and Prime Editing

Mark A. Smedley, Rajani Awal, Vladimir Nekrasov, Sirisha Kaniganti, Macarena Forner, Abdul Kader Alabdullah, Simon Griffiths, Şadiye Hayta

This paper uses CRISPR/Cas9, base editing, and prime editing to generate Rht-1 variants in diverse wheat landraces, reducing plant height and creating agronomically useful traits.

bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Controlling GRF4-GIF1 Expression for Efficient, Genotype-Independent Transformation Across Wheat Cultivars

Şadiye Hayta, Mark A. Smedley, Meltem Bayraktar, Macarena Forner, Anna E. Backhaus, Clare Lister, Martha Clarke, Cristóbal Uauy, Simon Griffiths

This study develops an optimized Agrobacterium-mediated wheat transformation protocol using GRF4-GIF1, enabling efficient, genotype-independent transformation across multiple wheat cultivars.

The Plant Journal · Mar 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Highly efficient genome editing in barley using novel LbCas12a variants and impact of sgRNA architecture

Tom Lawrenson, Alison Hinchliffe, Macarena Forner, Wendy Harwood

The paper reports high-efficiency genome editing in barley using novel LbCas12a variants and evaluates their performance compared to existing variants and guide architectures.

bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2022 · PreprintGenomics