Genome editing through CRISPR/Cas9 holds so much promise for plant breeders, including potentially the ability to overcome the public’s displeasure with conventional GMOs. Still, the gene-editing RNAs and enzymes must get into the plant cell in order to work. Banakar et al. have compared three methods…

Review. Diatom molecular research comes of age:  Model species for studying phytoplankton biology and diversity Diatoms are photosynthetic eukaryotes and contribute substantially to global carbon fixation. They are distantly related to green plants, having shared the same primary endosymbiotic event,…

Nagashima et al. investigate molecular mechanisms for the sorting of a membrane protein KORRIGAN 1 (KOR1) in plant cells. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00714 By Y. Nagashima1, and H. Koiwa1,2 1Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center and Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas…

Meng Xie, first author of Identification of functional single nucleotide polymorphism of Populus trichocarpa PtrEPSP-TF and determination of its transcriptional effect Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Department of Plant Sciences,…

Yasuhito Sakuraba, first author of Multilayered regulation of membrane-bound ONAC054 is essential for abscisic acid-induced leaf senescence in rice Current Position: Professor (Assistant), Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, Japan Education: Ph.D. in Life Science, Hokkaido University,…

Qi Li, first author of Perception of damaged self in plants Current Position: Postdoc at University of Florida Education: BS and PhD in Shandong Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: music, running, hiking Brief bio: I am a postdoctoral associated at University of Florida, supervised…

Kyaw Aung, first author of Pathogenic bacteria target plant plasmodesmata to colonize and invade surrounding tissues Current Position: Assistant Professor Education: PhD in Plant Biology from Michigan State University, MS and BS in Horticulture from National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan Non-scientific…

Cindy M. Munoz, first author of Dimensionless Numbers to Study Cell Wall Deformation of Stiff Mutants of Phycomyces blakesleeanus Current Position: Faculty in Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Design, and Computing, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado Education: PhD…