Marschal Bellinger (he/him) earned his doctorate in Plant Sciences from the University of California, Riverside where his research in was focused on cell shape determination in maize through live-cell imaging of microtubule organization at the cell cortex during mitosis and interphase. He grew up in…

Jaishree is a joint MSCA fellow at the EcoScience, Chemistry and Molecular Biology units at Aarhus University (Denmark). Her PhD at INRAE (France) focused on understanding whether altruism and cooperation, the abilities to help one another, exist in plants. She believes that the biggest benefit that…

Yang et al. find complex interactions between primary metabolism and plant immunity. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab283 By Jian Hua, Leiyun Yang, Zhixue Wang, Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA Background: Plant NLR…

By Guada Fernández-Milmanda, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor Professor Ronald Pierik completed his PhD in the lab of Drs. Eric Visser and Hans de Kroon in Radboud University, The Netherlands, researching the role of ethylene in neighbor-induced shade avoidance. After completing his…

Anjil Kumar Srivastava, co-first author of "The conjugation of SUMO to the transcription factor MYC2 functions in blue light-mediated seedling development in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK  Education: PhD;…

Moumita Srivastava, co-first author of "The conjugation of SUMO to the transcription factor MYC2 functions in blue light-mediated seedling development in Arabidopsis" Current Position:   Protein Scientist, Iksuda Therapeutics, Newcastle, UK Education:  PhD; Biotechnology, National Institute…

Ana Arnaiz, first author of "Hydroxynitrile lyase defends Arabidopsis against Tetranychus urticae" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Education: PhD in Biotechnology and Genetic Resources of Plants and Associated Microorganisms Non-scientific…

Wu et al. uncover a mechanism underlying chalkiness, an important grain quality trait in rice. Background: With improved living standards, the demand for better grain quality has become a challenge in rice production areas. Rice chalkiness, i.e., endosperm containing opaque regions, seriously reduces…