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Yiming Yu: The Plant Cell First Author

Yiming Yu, co-first author of "Multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 editing of DNA methyltransferases in rice uncovers a class of non-CG methylation specific for GC-rich regions" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, School of Life Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China Education: B.S.…

Xiaoqian Chu: The Plant Cell Author

Xiaoqian Chu, co-first author of HBI Transcription Factor-Mediated ROS Homeostasis Regulates Nitrate Signal Transduction Current Position: Job hunting Education: PhD in Botany at Shandong University Non-scientific Interests: Reading, Music, Museums Brief bio: I started my PhD study and accepted…

Jia-Gang Wang: The Plant Cell Author

Jia-Gang Wang, co-first author of HBI Transcription Factor-Mediated ROS Homeostasis Regulates Nitrate Signal Transduction Current Position: Shanxi Agricultural University, Professor Education:   2011.09-2016.06, Shandong Agricultural University, Master and Ph.D. in Cell Biology 2007.09-2011.06…

Maternal control of seed size through the ovule

Li et al. investigate how Arabidopsis seed size is controlled by maternal tissues. By Ying Ju Li, Yang Yu and Ying Hua Su, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, China  Background: Seed size is determined by the coordinated development…

Zhiwu Dan: Plant Physiology First Author

Zhiwu Dan, first author of "The metabolomic landscape of rice heterosis highlights pathway biomarkers for predicting complex phenotypes" Current Position: Postdoctoral, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Education: PhD in Genetics, Wuhan University Non-scientific Interests: gardening, fishing,…

Lihong Hao: The Plant Cell First Author

Lihong Hao, co-first author of "VPS18-regulated vesicle trafficking controls the secretion of pectin and its modifying enzyme during pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Associate Professor at Shanxi University. Education: Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Biology at Peking University, B.S.…

Jiao Shi: The Plant Cell First Author

Jiao Shi, co-first author of "VPS18-regulated vesicle trafficking controls the secretion of pectin and its modifying enzyme during pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Project Manager Education: Ph.D. in Peking University, P. R. China Non-scientific Interests: Reading, hiking Brief…

Saiying Hou: The Plant Cell First Author

Saiying Hou, co-first author of "VPS18-regulated vesicle trafficking controls the secretion of pectin and its modifying enzyme during pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China Education: B.S. in College of Biological…