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Xiaoxiao Li: The Plant Cell First Author

Xiaoxiao Li, co-first author of “Ectopic expression of BOTRYTIS SUSCEPTIBLE1 reveals its function as a positive regulator of wound-induced cell death and plant susceptibility to Botrytis” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at Zhejiang University Education: M.S., Zhejiang A&F University Non-scientific…

Haiyan Cao: Plant Physiology First Author

Haiyan Cao, first author of "AtPRMT5-mediated AtLCD methylation improves Cd2+ tolerance via increased H2S production in Arabidopsis" Current position: Ph.D. candidate in Botany, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China Education: M.S. in Cell Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China B.S. in Bioscience,…

Natalie A. Henkhaus: Plant Direct First Author

Natalie A. Henkhaus, first author of "Removing systemic barriers to equity, diversity, and inclusion: Report of the 2019 Plant Science Research Network workshop “Inclusivity in the Plant Sciences”" Current Position: Genomics Field Application Scientist at Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Education:…

AHA2 is involved in ABA-induced stomatal closure

Author et al. explore the role of plasma membrane H +-ATPases in ABA-induced stomatal closure. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac106 By Zhizhong Gong1, 2 and Dan Pei1 1State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing,…

Sun-Ju Rhee: Plant Physiology First Author

Sun-Ju Rhee, first author of "Virus-induced gene silencing for in planta validation of gene function in cucurbits" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, Chung-Ang University, Republic of Korea. Education: Postdoctoral researcher. Dept. of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. Dept.…

Jiawei Xiong: The Plant Cell First Author

Jiawei Xiong, first author of  “The deubiquitinating enzymes UBP12 and UBP13 positively regulate recovery after carbon starvation by modulating BES1 stability in Arabidopsis thaliana” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Sichuan University Education: Bachelor’s degree, Sichuan Agricultural…

Ana González Moreno: Plant Physiology First Author

Ana González Moreno, first author of “3D (x-y-t) Raman imaging of tomato fruit cuticle: microchemistry during development” Current Position: Ph.D. Student in Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" (IHSM-UMA-CSIC)  Education:Master…