Moona Rahikainen, co-first author of ACONITASE 3 is part of the ANAC017 transcription factor-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction response Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher in the laboratory of Asst. Prof. Saijaliisa Kangasjärvi at the University of Helsinki, Finland Education: PhD and MSc in molecular plant biology (University of Turku, Finland) Non-scientific Interests: Drawing, knitting and reading Brief bio: […]
Busche and colleagues undertook a genetic screen to identify new components of the TOR signaling pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana and revealed a link between sensing of nutrient levels and protein translation. By Michael Busche, University of California-Berkeley, and Jacob O. Brunkard, University of Wisconsin-Madison Background: TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN (TOR) is a highly conserved protein kinase […]
Yingjun Yu, co-first author of BBX19 fine-tunes the circadian rhythm by interacting with PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATOR proteins to facilitate their repressive effect on morning-phased clock genes Current position: PhD candidate in Prof. Lei Wang’s lab at Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: B.S. in Northwest A&F University, China Non-scientific Interests: Reading, Music etc. Brief […]
Li Yuan, co-first author of BBX19 fine-tunes the circadian rhythm by interacting with PSEUDO-RESPONSE REGULATOR proteins to facilitate their repressive effect on morning-phased clock genes Current Position: Postdoc at Henan University, China Education: Ph.D. in Cell Biology, Hebei Normal University Non-scientific Interests: playing badminton Brief bio: I started the research of Chronobiology under the supervision […]
Yang Hu, First Author of GridFree: A Python Package of Image Analysis for Interactive Grain Counting and Measuring Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate, Washington State University, USA Education: MS in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D. in Computer Science (Washington State University, USA) Non-scientific Interests: Cooking, reading history, playing bridge, and building LEGO. Brief bio: My interdisciplinary […]
Rachael Ann DeTar, first author of Loss of inner-envelope K+/H+ exchangers impairs plastid rRNA maturation and gene expression Current Position: Ph.D. student Education: I graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Colorado State University (CSU, Fort Collins, CO) in 2014. I then joined the Molecular Plant Sciences (MPS) graduate program […]
Zahir Ali, first author of CRISPR/Cas systems versus plant viruses: engineering plant immunity and beyond Current Position: Research Scientist, Laboratory for Genome Engineering & Synthetic Biology, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia Education: Ph.D. Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Gyeongsang National University, South Korea. Non-scientific Interests: Exploring nature, hiking, and long drive. […]
Zachary Beamer, first author of Aquaporin Family Lactic Acid Channel NIP2;1 Promotes Plant Survival Under Low Oxygen Stress in Arabidopsis Current Position: Graduate Teaching Assistant, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Education: BSc in Biological Sciences and Chemistry (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA) Non-scientific Interests: Cooking, cycling, water polo Brief bio: During my undergraduate education, I […]
Luca Morelli, first author of Light signals generated by vegetation shade facilitate acclimation to low light in shade-avoider plants Current Position: pre-doctoral fellow with prof. Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion at IBMCP research centre in Valencia Education: Master’s degree in Plant and Microbe Biotechnology (University of Pisa), currently a PhD student in Plant Biology and Biotechnology at the […]