When: Monday, November 15, 2021  10 AM PST (UTC-8)  | 12 PM CST (UTC-6) | 1 PM EST (UTC-5) About This Webinar This webinar and discussion will focus on how Early Career Researchers (ECRs) can get involved with their communities through political action or activism. Guest speaker Hallie Thompson…

Qin et al. show that the ARP2/3 complex and formins act cooperatively to orchestrate the actin patch formation and regulate the penetration resistance against fungal invasion. The Plant Cell (2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab170  By Li Qin and Yangdou Wei. Department of Biology, University…

Choon-Peng Chng, first author of "Chloroplast membrane lipid remodeling protects against dehydration by limiting membrane fusion and distortion" Current Position: Post Doc in Prof. Changjin Huang’s research group at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University…

Meng-Rong Chuang, first author of "Chloroplast import of an intermembrane space protein is facilitated by translocon components Toc75 and Tic236" Current Position: Research Assistant at Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan Education: MS in Institute of…

Hong Zhao, first author of “Origin, Loss and Regain of Self-Incompatibility in Angiosperms” Current Position: Postdoc Fellow, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Education: B.S. from Lanzhou University (2014); Ph.D. from Institute of…

As part of our ongoing commitment to creating a vibrant and engaging community for plant scientists, we launched the Plantae Fellow Program in 2016. So far, we have had 119 Fellows join the program and this year we are pleased to welcome 25 new Fellows to the 2022 class!  The role of the Fellows…

Pyc and Gidda et al. investigate the role of the lipid droplet biogenetic protein LDIP. Plant Cell.  https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab179 Michal Pyc, John Dyer and Robert Mullen, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada, U.S. Department of Agriculture,…

Jean-Philippe Mauxion, first author of "SlKIX8 and SlKIX9 are negative regulators of leaf and fruit growth in tomato" Current Position: PhD student, Fruit Development, Flowering and Environemental constraints team at INRAE Bordeaux, France Education:  Master Biology AgroSciences Bordeaux Non-scientific…