Archive: April, 2023

Huixue Dong, first author of "GSK3 phosphorylates and regulates the Green Revolution protein Rht-B1b to reduce plant height in wheat" Current Position: Lecturer, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, China Education: Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Non-scientific…

Xiaojing Dong, first author of "14-3-3 proteins facilitate the activation of MAP kinase cascades by upstream immunity-related kinases" Current Position: Research Assistant, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Education: Ph.D., China Agricultural University, China Non-scientific Interests:…

Xiaowen Shi, co-first author of "SCARECROW maintains the stem cell niche in Arabidopsis root by ensuring telomere integrity" Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, Northwest A & F University Education: 2019.09 -        Northwest A & F University, Ph.D. Candidate 2015.09 - 2018.06…

Bingxin Wang, co-first author of "SCARECROW maintains the stem cell niche in Arabidopsis root by ensuring telomere integrity" Current Position: PhD Candidate at Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: 2015-2019, Northwest A & F University, Biotechnology,…

Ting Pan et al. reveal a molecular mechanism to deal with DNA replication stress in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell (2022). Ting Pan, Shan Gao, Xiaoyu Cui, Lili Wang and Shunping Yan College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China  Background:…

What is Academic Mentorship? Mentorship is defined as an act of supporting individuals to improve and achieve their goals in one or more areas of their personal life or career. Mentors are expected to help mentees set realistic achievable goals, to encourage or challenge people to reach them at their…

Kong, Li, Xue, Wei, et al. investigate the regulatory modules of tassel and ear development in response to simulated shade in Zea mays. By Dexin Kong1, Qing Liu1 and Haiyang Wang1,2 1State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural…

Deslandes-Hérold et al. explore the integration of the PRK/Rubisco shunt into green embryo photosynthesis and metabolism. Gabriel Deslandes-Hérold, Melanie R. Abt, and Samuel C. Zeeman, ETH Zurich Background: Light promotes the accumulation of storage lipids during development of oilseeds with…