Plantae Presents: Yuling Jiao and Lilan Hong Recorded March 24 Yuling Jiao: Stochastic gene expression drives mesophyll protoplast regeneration in Arabidopsis Yuling Jiao is a Research Group Leader at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,…

Shivani Bhatia, first author of A cellular expression map of epidermal and subepidermal cell layer‐enriched transcription factor genes integrated with the regulatory network in Arabidopsis shoot apical meristem Current Position:  Looking for a suitable position Education:  Ph.D. in Plant Molecular…

Yang Yu, co-first author of The Arabidopsis MATERNAL EFFECT EMBRYO ARREST45 Protein Modulates Maternal Auxin Biosynthesis and Controls Seed Size by Inducing AINTEGUMENTA Current Position: PhD candidate in Prof. Xian Sheng Zhang’s lab at Shandong Agricultural University, Shangdong, China Education:…

Bezrutczyk et al. use single cell RNA-seq to show that SWEET13 proteins in maize bundle sheath cells are specialized in nutrient transport to the phloem. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa055. By Margaret Bezrutczyk and Wolf B. Frommer, Institute for Molecular Physiology, Heinrich-Heine-University…

Ying Ju Li, co-first author of The Arabidopsis MATERNAL EFFECT EMBRYO ARREST45 Protein Modulates Maternal Auxin Biosynthesis and Controls Seed Size by Inducing AINTEGUMENTA Current Position: In the job Education: BE in college of life sciences, Shangdong Agricultural University, Shangdong, China;…

Yang Li, co- first author of AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 18–HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 module regulates floral organ identity in rose (Rosa hybrida) Current Position: Postdoc in Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Beijing Botanical Garden, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Education:…

Jiwei Chen, co- first author of AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 18–HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 module regulates floral organ identity in rose (Rosa hybrida) Current Position: Postdoc in Shenzhen University Education: Ph.D. in College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Bachelor in…

Richard Breia, first author of Plant SWEETs: from sugar transport to plant-pathogen interaction and more unexpected physiological roles Current Position: Junior Researcher at CBMA, University of Minho Education: Bachelor in Applied Biology, Master in Plant Molecular Physiology and PhD in Biology Non-scientific…