Fan Zhang, co-first author of “Rice catalase OsCATC is degraded by E3 ligase APIP6 to negatively regulate immunity” Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow in the group of Dr. Yuese Ning, Institute of Plant Protection/State Key laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Chinese…

Xiaoman You, co-first author of “Rice catalase OsCATC is degraded by E3 ligase APIP6 to negatively regulate immunity" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China Education: PhD in Crop Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Nanjing…

Huang et al. elucidate the relationship between fatty acid biosynthesis and seed maturation in Arabidopsis. By Ruihua Huang and Shengchun Zhang  Background: Storage substances such as starch, protein, and oil in crop seeds are major sources of food for humans. These substances mainly accumulate…

We’re excited to announce the publication of The Plant Cell’s latest Teaching Tool, "Plants and Python," by Robert VanBuren, Alejandra Rougon-Cardoso, Erik J. Amézquita, Evelia L. Coss-Navarrete, Aarón Espinosa-Jaime, Omar Andres Gonzalez-Iturbe, Alicia C. Luckie-Duque, Eddy Mendoza-Galindo, Jeremy…

Guoqiang Yuan, co-first author of “SWOLLEN TAPETUM AND STERILITY 1 Is Required for Tapetum Degeneration and Pollen Wall Formation in Rice" Current Position: Job hunting Education: Sichuan Agricultural University (Bachelor and Ph.D.) Non-scientific Interests: badminton, basketball, cooking Brief…

Xiaokun Wang, co-first author of “Characterization of regulatory modules controlling leaf angle in maize” Current Position: PhD Student at College of Agriculture, Shandong Agricultural University, China. Education: College of Agriculture of Qingdao Agricultural University (Bachelor), College…

Xianglan Wang, co-first author of “Characterization of regulatory modules controlling leaf angle in maize” Current Position: professor at College of Agriculture, Shandong Agricultural University, China Education: Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese…

Shuxian Huang, first author of “The plant ESCRT component FREE1 regulates peroxisome-mediated turnover of lipid droplets in germinating Arabidopsis seedlings” Current Position:  Research Associate, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Education: Ph.D. in The Chinese…