Huc et al. discover a method for bypassing the triploid block via chemically induced epimutagenesis using 5-Azacytidine. Background: Hybridization of plants with different chromosome numbers is often hindered by reproductive barriers established after fertilization. This is because the correct balance…

Yunfei Wu, first author of "The sucrose transport regulator OsDOF11 mediates cytokinin degradation during rice development" Current Position: Yangzhou University Education: KyungHee University Doctor Non-scientific Interests: Read, travel Brief bio: From 2012 to 2018, I conducted my Ph.D.…

Yuxiang Hu, first author of "Sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase 1 regulates sheath-to-panicle transport of non-structural carbohydrates during rice grain filling" Current Position: PhD Student at Nanjing Agricultural University Education: B.S. in Yangzhou University Non-scientific…

Wang et al. explore cellulose deposition in maize seeds. Qun Wang and Rentao Song China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China Background: Plant seeds are mainly classified into two types: one with a persistent endosperm as in cereals, and the other with a transient endosperm as in…

José Dinneny (he/him) was born in 1978 in Key West, Florida where his parents had taken up an adventurous life of sailing the Caribbean and living on a small sailboat, which had been named “Patches” owing to the many repairs the ship needed. José’s family faced significant hardships when his…

Taylor Beaulieu (she/her) is currently a third year graduate student at UC-Riverside (UCR). She received her BS in Plant Biology from UCR and also received a minor in Education. She originally spent her undergraduate education training to become a K-12 science teacher which gave her training experience…

By Sjon Hartman, PhD Prof. Yunde Zhao completed his PhD in biochemistry at the University of Michigan under the supervision of Prof. Michael Marletta. He subsequently pursued a postdoc at Joanne Chory’s lab at the Salk Institute. In 2002, he started his lab at the University of California, San Diego,…

Lung et al. demonstrate that acyl-CoA-binding proteins initiate oxylipin signaling to help soybean adapt to the salty environment. The Plant Cell (2021) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab306 By Shiu-Cheung Lung and Mee-Len Chye, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China Background:…