Maxwell Ware, first author of A Chlorophyte alga utilizes alternative electron transport for primary photoprotection Current position: Post-doctoral fellow at Colorado State University Education: M.Sci in Biological Sciences, University of Birmingham (UK); PhD in Biological and Chemical Sciences,…

Nutrient amendment experiments suggest that B12 limits phytoplankton growth in many aquatic ecosystems.  Eukaryotic algae cannot synthesize B12 and must instead obtain it from certain B12-producing prokaryotes. In many algae, B12 is required as a cofactor for the B12-dependent Met synthase enzyme (METH),…

Plant small secreted peptides (SSPs) have emerged as an important class of regulatory molecules involved in plant growth, development, plant-microbe interactions, and stress tolerance. SSPs are typically encoded within preproteins of 100–250 amino acids, that are subsequently processed into shorter…

Joseph Gage, first author of Ten Years of the maize Nested Association Mapping Population: Impact, Limitations, and Future Directions Current Position: NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in the Buckler Lab at Cornell University Education: B.S. in Plant Sciences and Communications from Cornell University; M.S.…

Over 80 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been described in ripe kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.), with the most important odor-active compounds  typically being straight-chain esters and C6 aldehydes and alcohols. Another odorant proposed to be important in the flavor of ‘Hort16A’, one of three…

Erin Louise Baggs, first author of Convergent loss of an EDS1/PAD4 signaling pathway in several plant lineages reveals co-evolved components of plant immunity and drought response Current Position: PhD Candidate, Krasileva Lab, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley Education:…

Chao Zhang, first author of OsATM safeguards accurate repair of meiotic double-strand breaks in rice Current Position: Lecturer, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Non-scientific…

Fruit ripening results in changes in pigmentation, enhanced aromas and flavors, and flesh softening. The ripening process involves massive changes in gene expression patterns. RIPENING INHIBITOR (RIN) is a transcription factor that plays a major role in regulating fruit ripening in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).…