Entries by Linda Palmer

Recognizing Plant Direct author Joanna Friesner

April 15, 2021 in , , /by

Joanna Friesner, first author of Broadening the impact of plant science through innovative, integrative and inclusive outreach Current Position: Executive Director, North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee (NAASC) Education: PhD in Genetics, University of California, Davis Non-scientific Interests: Exercising; advocating for social & racial justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion; drinking coffee; manatees; vegetarianism; sarcasm & self-made […]

Recognizing The Plant Cell author Kirk Amundson

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Kirk Amundson, first author of Rare instances of haploid inducer DNA in potato dihaploids and ploidy-dependent genome instability Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, University of California Davis, Davis CA USA Education: B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Minnesota Non-scientific interests: Skiing, brewing beer, hiking, and occasionally, singing. Brief bio: I completed my B.S. in biochemistry at the […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology author Lu-Shen Li

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Lu-Shen Li, first author of Calmodulin-Binding Protein 60b is a central transcriptional activator of immunity Current Position: PhD candidate in Prof. Yan Zhang’s lab at Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, China Education: BS in College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, China; doctoral candidate at Shandong Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: listening to classic music, reading […]

Recognizing The Plant Cell author Carmen Martín-Pizarro

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Carmen Martín-Pizarro, first author of The NAC transcription factor FaRIF controls fruit ripening in strawberry Current position: Postdoc at the Institute for Mediterranean and Subtropical Horticulture (IHSM – UMA – CSIC) Education: BSc in Biological Science and PhD in Molecular Biology (University of Málaga – UMA) Non-scientific Interests: I love travelling and going to the […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology author Paula Henarejos-Escudero

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Paula Henarejos-Escudero, first author of A dopamine-based biosynthetic pathway produces decarboxylated betalains in Chenopodium quinoa Current Position: PhD Student in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Murcia Education: Biotechnology degree, Master degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. Non-scientific Interests: Nature. Brief bio: Paula joined the Biochemistry and Enzyme Biotechnology group in 2016 with a collaboration […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology author Thomas D Alcock

April 13, 2021 in /by

Thomas D Alcock, first author of Magnesium and calcium over-accumulate in the leaves of a schengen3 mutant of Brassica rapa Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Crop Physiology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Germany Education: PhD in plant nutrition at University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Non-scientific Interests: Playing music, hiking in the mountains, exploring […]

Recognizing Plant Direct author Antoni Sanchez-Ortiz

April 12, 2021 in /by

Antoni Sanchez-Ortiz first author of Water stress assessment on grapevines by using classification and regression trees Current Position: Professor and Winemaker Education: Degree in Chemistry, Degree in Enology, MS in Human Nutrition and Metabolism Non-scientific Interests: Bonsai and Forest Bathing Brief bio: I was born in December 4th, 1978 in the Spain’s Pyrenees. After my previous […]

Recognizing The Plant Cell author Shajahan Anver

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Shajahan Anver, co-first author of Gene expression evolution in pattern-triggered immunity within Arabidopsis thaliana and across Brassicaceae species Current Position: Research Associate, Department of Genetics Evolution and Environment & UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London Education:   BSc (University of Peradeniya), MS & PhD (University of California Davis) Non-scientific Interests:  Reading history and sci-fi, Museum […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology author Lennart Verbraeken

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Lennart Verbraeken, first author of Drought affects the growth rate and duration of maize organs but not the inter-organ coordination of growth Current Position: Predoctoral fellow at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology. Education: M.Sc. in Bioscience Engineering: Agricultural sciences at Ghent University, Belgium. Non-scientific interests: Train travel, hiking, home brewing, languages Brief bio: […]