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Recognizing Plant Direct author Shivani Bhatia

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…

Recognizing The Plant Cell author Yang Yu

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:…

A SWEET route for phloem loading in maize

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…

Recognizing The Plant Cell author Ying Ju Li

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;…

Recognizing Plant Physiology author Yang Li

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:…

Recognizing Plant Physiology author Richard Breia

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…

Plant Scientist Highlight: Barbara McClintock

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Barbara McClintock was born on June 16th, 1902 in Hartford, Connecticut, and was raised in Brooklyn, NY. She was one of four children of Sara and Thomas McClintock. She received her bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees from Cornell, completing her education in 1927. She defied norms at the time…