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Plant Science Research Weekly: August 26, 2022

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An experimental protocol for teaching CRISPR/Cas9 in a post-graduate plant laboratory course: An analysis of mutant-edited plants without sequencing Experience is the best teacher, so hand-on learning is invaluable for students of biology. If you have the opportunity to teach with a laboratory course…

Li Yu: The Plant Cell First Author

Li Yu, first author of "Eudicot primary cell wall glucomannan is related in synthesis, structure and function to xyloglucan" Current position: Research Associate at University of Cambridge with Prof. Paul Dupree. Education: PhD in Biochemistry Department from the Northeast Normal University, China…

Sina Fischer: Plant Physiology First Author

Sina Fischer, first author of "Transcriptional network underpinning ploidy-related elevated leaf potassium in neo-tetraploids" Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham, UK Education: PhD in molecular Biology, University of Bayreuth, Germany Non-scientific Interests: Cycling…

OUT OF THE BLUE and into the leaf veins

Grunwald et al. explore how blue light regulates leaf water balance https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac089 By Y. Grunwald, S. Gosa, T. Torne Srivastava, M. Moshelion and N. Moran. The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture,…

Luyan Zhou: The Plant Cell First Author

Luyan Zhou, co-first author of “Phytochrome Interacting Factor Regulates Stomatal Aperture by Coordinating Red Light and Abscisic Acid” Current Position: Master degree candidate at Yangzhou University, China Education: B.Sc. at Yangzhou University, China Non-scientific Interests: Reading,…

Qian Li: The Plant Cell First Author

Qian Li, co-first author of “Phytochrome Interacting Factor Regulates Stomatal Aperture by Coordinating Red Light and Abscisic Acid” Current Position: Master degree candidate at Yangzhou University, China Education: B.Sc. at Yangzhou University, China Non-scientific Interests: Reading and…

Weiwei Fang: The Plant Cell First Author

Weiwei Fang, first author of “TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3 Regulates Phytochrome B Abundance and Signaling to Fine-tune Hypocotyl Growth” Name: Weiwei Fang Current position: Post-doctoral researcher at University of Milan (starting in September 2022). Education: PhD in Plant Cell and Molecular…

Peng Wang: Plant Physiology First Author

Peng Wang, first author of "Transcript and metabolite network perturbations in lignin biosynthetic mutants of Arabidopsis" Current Position: Scientist at PACT Pharma Education: Ph.D. Biochemistry at Purdue University; B.Sc. Biology at Nanjing University Non-scientific interests: Hiking, playing…