Joel Masanga first author of Physiological and ecological warnings that dodders pose an exigent threat to farmlands in Eastern Africa Current position; PhD Candidate in Prof. Steven Runo’s group, and Lab Manager (Plant Transformation Laboratory) at the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Kenyatta University, Kenya. Education; MSc. (Plant Biotechnology) from Jomo Kenyatta University of […]
Gary Yates, co-first author of A Recombineering Pipeline to Clone Large and Complex Genes in Chlamydomonas Current Position: Senior Research Associate and head of product development at PharmaSeeds Education: BSc (Hons) in Genetics from the University of Glasgow. PhD from the University of Durham. Non-scientific interests: I was a professional musician for a number of […]
Tom Emrich-Mills, co-first author of A Recombineering Pipeline to Clone Large and Complex Genes in Chlamydomonas Current position: PhD student, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, UK Education: MSc (Biochemistry) and BSc (Biology) from the University of Manchester, UK Non-scientific interests: Hiking, cooking, music production Brief bio: In 2017 I was invited […]
Martin Bouda, first author of Xylem network connectivity and embolism spread in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences Education: PhD Yale University, School of the Environment, New Haven, CT; BA University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Non-scientific Interests: Nature conservation policy, cycling, family time. Brief […]
Jay Wason, first author of Xylem network connectivity and embolism spread in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) Current Position: Assistant Professor at the University of Maine School of Forest Resources Education: PhD State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY; BS University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Non-scientific Interests: Hiking, fishing, sailing, […]
Plantae Presents: Malcolm Bennett and Edith Pierre-Jerome Feb 17 – 10am EST, 3pm GMT, 4pm CET Malcolm Bennett: BREAKTHRU: uncovering how roots can sense and penetrate hard soils The hidden half of plant biology has been an enduring interest throughout Malcolm Bennett‘s 20-year research career as Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Nottingham. His […]
Shrikaar Kambhampati co-first author of The soybean (Glycine max L.) cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase multigene family; Identification of natural variations for altered cytokinin content and seed yield Current Position: Research Scientist in Dr. Doug Allen’s lab, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO, USA Education: Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, London, ON Canada; M.Sc., Trent University, […]
Nguyen Ngoc Hai co-first author of The soybean (Glycine max L.) cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase multigene family; Identification of natural variations for altered cytokinin content and seed yield Current Position: MSc candidate, Environmental and Life Sciences, Trent University Education: BSc Biotechnology, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Non-scientific Interests: gym, dancing, league of legends, rollerblade, freeline […]
Hua Yang author of Predominantly inverse modulation of gene expression in genomically unbalanced disomic haploid maize Current Position: Postdoc at University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, US Education: BS in Plant science and technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, China; PhD in Crop genetics and breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China Non-scientific Interests: I love to listen […]