Nam V. Hoang, first author of "The Gynandropsis gynandra genome provides insights into whole-genome duplications and the evolution of C4 photosynthesis in Cleomaceae" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Wageningen University, The Netherlands Education: PhD in Plant Genomics at The University…

Mao Suganami, first author of "Effective use of legacy data in a GWAS improves the credibility of QTL detection in rice" Current Position: Assistant Professor at Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Fermentation Sciences, Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan Education: PhD…

Stepien et al. explore how an auxiliary U1 snRNP protein interacts with RNA polymerase II to regulate co-transcriptional processing of microRNAs. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac278 Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are single-stranded, usually 21-nt-long, RNAs that regulate basic developmental processes…

Stefanie Böhmer, first author of "Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants deficient for Old Yellow Enzyme 3 exhibit increased photooxidative stress" Current Position: Post-doc at Photobiotechnology group, Ruhr University Bochum Education: B.Sc. Biology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany (2011 – 2014) M.Sc.…

Linhan Sun, first author of "Analyses of Cullin1 homologs reveal functional redundancy in S-RNase-based self-incompatibility and evolutionary relationships in eudicots" Name: Linhan Sun Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Education: B.S. in…

Ihsan Muhammad, first author of "Melatonin priming enhances maize seedling drought tolerance by regulating the antioxidant defense system" Current Position: Post-Doctoral Researcher at Guangxi University, Guangxi, China Education: Ph.D. in Physical Geography (Soil Science), College of Urban and…

Derui Liu, co-first author of "BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE1 internalization can occur independent of ligand binding" Current Position: Professor at College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China Education: PhD at CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai…

Nicolas et al. explore the mechanisms regulating CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON expression in axillary meristem initiation. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac269 Antoine Nicolasa,b and Patrick Laufsa a Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), 78000, Versailles,…