Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Mike Muszynski
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesMike Muszynski, first author of The Maize Hairy Sheath Frayed1 (Hsf1) Mutation Alters Leaf Patterning Through Increased Cytokinin Signaling
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi…
The Future of Our Food Systems: Insights into GMOs
BlogBy Sessen Daniel, Modesta Abugu, Aya Bridgeland, Godwin James and Pratheek Pandesha
Our project aims at introducting genetic engineering in agriculture to 8th-9th graders, debunking some fake news on GMOs and enabling students to address the issue with a "scientific consciousness". The lesson…
Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Delf Kah
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesDelf Kah, co-first author of Durotropic growth of pollen tubes
Current Position: PhD student at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Education: M.Sc. in Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Non-Scientific Interests: music, cooking, chess
Brief Bio: I am a PhD student…
Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Ronny Reimann
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesRonny Reimann, co-first author of Durotropic growth of pollen tubes
Current Position: Editor for chemistry and biology at the publishing house C.C.Buchner, Germany
Education: PhD in Biology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany; M.Sc. in Biotechnology, HS Lausitz - University of Applied Sciences,…
KETCHing up with gametogenesis: nucleocytoplasmic import and cell cycle control
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefIn eukaryotes, active import of large signaling molecules and proteins over 40kD in the nucleus is mediated by aptly named “importin” proteins. As there are considerably fewer importins than there are cargos, determining how cargo-transporter specificity is mediated constitutes a challenging issue…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Taro Kimura
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesTaro Kimura, first author of Arabidopsis ROOT PHOTOTROPISM2 is a Light-Dependent Dynamic Modulator of Phototropin1
Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher at Niigata University
Education: Ph.D, Master of Science and BSc at Niigata University
Non-scientific Interests: reading, driving, baseball
Brief…
A GDSL Lipase Facilitates Ethylene Signaling in Rice
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhao et al. investigate the function of a GDSL lipase in ethylene signaling in rice roots The Plant Cell (2020). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00840
By He Zhao and Jinsong Zhang, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Background: The plant hormone ethylene…
Informational Interview with Dr. A Peyton Smith, Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University
Profiles of Plant ScientistsInformational Interview by Aya Bridgeland, ASPB Conviron Scholar
Dr. A. Peyton Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University. Dr. Smith studies soil organic matter and microbiome characterization and how they interact with soil physical…
Perspective: What is replication? (PLOS Biol)
Plant Science Research WeeklyThis is an interesting paper and certainly one to share with students. Nosek and Errington argue that how we usually think of as “replication”, repeating a study and observing the same results, is incorrect. Instead, they argue for abroader definition of replication, as something that supports the…