Mendel Lane Perkins, first author of "Monolignol export by diffusion down a polymerization-induced concentration gradient"  Current Position: PhD Candidate, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Education: MSc in Biological Sciences, University of Calgary,…

Misato Kawai, first author of "Regulation of ammonium acquisition and use in Oryza longistaminata ramets under nitrogen source heterogeneity" Current Position: Admatechs Co. Ltd. R&D division Education: Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University Non-scientific Interests:  A…

Chang et al. discover the phenotypic consequences of different isoforms of Coat Protein Complex II genes in the moss Physcomitrium patens. Background: Vesicles that form on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and are bound for the Golgi apparatus are coated in a complex of proteins known as Coat Protein…

Laxman Adhikari, first author of “Genetic Characterization and Curation of Diploid A-Genome Wheat Species”  Current Position: Post-doc Fellow at Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). Education: M.S in Plant and…

Hua Qin, first author of "Orchestration of ethylene and gibberellin signals determines primary root elongation in rice"   Current Position: Assistant Investigator, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) Education: Postdoc and Ph.D., (Biochemistry…

Yang Ou, first author of "Essential roles of SERKs in the ROOT MERISTEM GROWTH FACTOR-mediated signaling pathway" Current Position: Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, China Education: Ph.D, College of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, China; B.S., College of Life…

Noack et al. provide insight into the biosynthesis of an important plasma membrane lipid. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab135 Lise Noack and Yvon Jaillais Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Univ Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAE, F-69342,…

Sanghun Lee, first author of "Broad spectrum fungal resistance in sorghum is conferred through the complex regulation of an immune receptor gene embedded in a natural antisense transcript" Current Position: Research Associate of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue University, USA Education: BS…