Huang et al. unravel the roles of ethylene in tomato fruit growth and ripening. Background: Fruit development is an intriguing evolutionary strategy that functions in both seed protection and seed dispersal. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) has long been used as a model system to uncover mechanisms underlying fruit growth and ripening. The phytohormone ethylene serves as […]
Qianwen WANG, co-first author of “Wildsoydb DataHub: an online platform for accessing soybean multiomic datasets across multiple reference genomes” Current Position: Lecturer at School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University. Education: PhD in The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Non-scientific interests: traveling, water sports, painting and music. Brief bio: I received my Ph.D. from […]
Lucie Schröder, first author of “The photosynthesis apparatus of European mistletoe (Viscum album)” Current Position: PhD student, Institute of Plant Genetics, Leibniz University Hannover Education: BSc and MSc in Plant Biotechnology, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Non-scientific Interests: plants, travelling, gaming Brief bio: After completing my BSc degree, I started a research project in the Plant […]
Agata Stepien, first author of “Chromatin-associated microprocessor assembly is regulated by the U1 snRNP auxiliary protein PRP40” Current Position: Postdoc, AMU, Poland Education: PhD, AMU, Poland; Msc, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland Non-scientific Interests: reading, singing and chasing after my kids Brief bio: When I received my Engineer and MSc degree in biotechnology from […]
Gregoire Le Provost, co-first author of “Gene expression and genetic divergence in oak species highlights adaptive genes to soil water constraints” Current position: Researcher at INRAE (France) since 2005, Biogeco Unit Education: Ph.D. (Molecular Biology), University of Bordeaux 1, France Non-scientific interests: outdoor activities (beekeeping, Kayak fishing, running and hiking) Brief bio: I am fascinated […]
Benjamin Brachi, co-first author of “Gene expression and genetic divergence in oak species highlights adaptive genes to soil water constraints” Current position: Researcher Education: PhD from the University of Lille, France Non-scientific interests: cycling, reading, guitar playing Brief bio: I’m an evolutionary biologist, interested in the selective mechanisms that generate phenotypic variation between and within […]
Shan Jiang, co-first author of “An SNW/SKI-INTERACTING PROTEIN influences endoreduplication and cell growth in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing, China). Education: B.Sc., Biotechnology, Wuhan University of Technology Ph.D, Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Non-scientific Interests: Travelling Brief […]
Bolun Meng, co-first author of “An SNW/SKI-INTERACTING PROTEIN influences endoreduplication and cell growth in Arabidopsis” Current Position: PhD Student, Henan University. Education: Bachelor, Henan University of Technology; Master, South China Normal University Non-scientific interests: physical fitness; movies; music Brief bio: I joined the State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement of Henan University […]
Christian Silva, first author of “Botrytis cinerea infection accelerates ripening and cell wall disassembly to promote disease in tomato fruit” Current Position: Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors Education: Ph.D. in Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, 2021; B.S. in Molecular Genetics, University of Rochester, 2016 Non-scientific Interests: Cooking and biking, hiking with my corgi, jazz […]