Arabidopsis thaliana-associated Pseudomonas diversity and evolution
Plant Science Research WeeklyThere is not much available information regarding the evolutionary aspects of one of the most studied pathosystem in plant biology: Arabidopsis thaliana and Pseudomonas. Karazov et al. performed various surveys in Arabidopsis wild populations, for the detection and characterization of their associated…
Auxin regulates shoot stem cells
Plant Science Research WeeklyAuxin and cytokinin play critical roles in determination of cell fate in the shoot apical meristem (SAM). Until now auxin's role was thought to be confined to the peripheral zone (PZ), promoting cell differentiation and organogenesis, mediated by AR5/MP. However, studies using GC-MS have shown the presence…
Co-expression networks for strawberry flower and fruit development
Plant Science Research WeeklyThe diploid strawberry (Fragaria vesca) is a useful model system for understanding non-climacteric ripening and seed-to-fruit cross-tissues communication. Previously, spatial and temporal transcriptome data from the strawberry fruit and flowers was generated. Shahan and colleagues combine the transcriptome…
Review: Applying synthetic biology and genetic engineering to photosynthesis
Plant Science Research WeeklyPhotosynthesis is a complex process that has the potential to be greatly improved through human modifications. However, these modifications have been limited by two main factors: the high degree of conservation of the components, and the multiprotein complexes that require specifically modified proteins…
What We're Reading: July 20th
WWR Full PostThis week we have a short edition as the editor and many of the contributors have been busy at the Plant Biology meeting in Montréal, Canada. This was a hugely successful conference by all accounts. You can get a glimpse of it from the level of activity on Twitter - see #PlantBio18. Besides great scientific…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Said Hafidh
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesSaid Hafidh, first author of Dynamics of Nicotiana tabacum pollen sequestrome defined by subcellular coupled omics
Current Position: Research fellow, Institute of Experimental Botany (IEB), Prague
Education: BSc and PhD at the University of Leicester (2002-2009)
Non-scientific Interests: Cycling,…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Jing Wang
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesJing Wang, first author of AnnAt1 and AnnAt2 regulate Arabidopsis primary root growth in response to sugar
Current Position: Ph.D candidate in University of Texas
Education: Master of Science in Shandong University, China
Non-scientific Interests: Cooking, hiking and traveling
Brief bio:…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Lin Zhang
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesLin Zhang, first author of Nucleus-encoded Protein BFA1 Promotes Efficient Assembly of the Chloroplast ATP Synthase Coupling Factor 1
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Education: PhD in Developmental Biology…
Alternate careers after PhD
BlogPart of the "Self Reflection" series by and for early-career researchers
These chapter of the “Self-reflection Series” was conceived to provide an insight for early-career scientist into options after defending their PhD dissertation, especially because many natural science degrees are (almost)…