
A New Tool for Visualizing Protein-Protein Interactions
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWinkler et al. describe a tool to visualize and quantify protein-protein interactions inside Nicotiana benthamiana cells. The Plant Cell (2021) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab004
Background: Interactions between proteins (protein-protein interactions, PPIs) are an essential aspect of how life…

Plantae Webinar: Launch and advance a career in science without a PhD
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Plantae Webinar: Launch and advance a career in science without a PhD
Recorded Thursday, April 22nd
About This Webinar
Many of our career conversations focus on what’s next after a plant science PhD, but there are other ways to be extremely successful in this field without a doctorate. In…

Recognizing Plant Physiology author Thomas D Alcock
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Thomas D Alcock, first author of Magnesium and calcium over-accumulate in the leaves of a schengen3 mutant of Brassica rapa
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Crop Physiology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Education: PhD in plant nutrition at University…

What I Wish I had Known When I Started Grad School
Blog, Plantae Webinars, Professional DevelopmentPlantae Webinar: What I Wish I had Known When I Started Grad School
When: Tuesday, April 13th at 2 PM EDT
11 AM PDT (UTC-7) | 1 PM CDT (UTC-5) | 2 PM EDT (UTC-4)
About This Webinar
This semester, many graduate students are embarking on a new unprecedented journey. The ASPB Early Career…

Chlamydomonas genomics: no longer going it alone
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBy Rory J. Craig, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh
Craig and colleagues report the sequencing and gene annotations of close and more distant relative of the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, an emerging model organism for plant biology.
Background: The single-cell…

Recognizing Plant Direct author Antoni Sanchez-Ortiz
Plant Direct: Author Profiles
Antoni Sanchez-Ortiz first author of Water stress assessment on grapevines by using classification and regression trees
Current Position: Professor and Winemaker
Education: Degree in Chemistry, Degree in Enology, MS in Human Nutrition and Metabolism
Non-scientific Interests: Bonsai and Forest…

Recognizing The Plant Cell author Shajahan Anver
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Shajahan Anver, co-first author of Gene expression evolution in pattern-triggered immunity within Arabidopsis thaliana and across Brassicaceae species
Current Position: Research Associate, Department of Genetics Evolution and Environment & UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London
Education: …

Recognizing Plant Physiology author Lennart Verbraeken
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Lennart Verbraeken, first author of Drought affects the growth rate and duration of maize organs but not the inter-organ coordination of growth
Current Position: Predoctoral fellow at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology.
Education: M.Sc. in Bioscience Engineering: Agricultural sciences…

Chlamydomonas keeps the rhythm going
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBy Patrice Salomé, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Salomé and Merchant analyze hundreds of RNA-seq samples in the single-cell green alga and discover vast co-expression potential and surprising residual synchronized expression across samples derived from cultures…
