Chundong Niu, co-first author of “Methylation of a MITE insertion in the MdRFNR1-1 promoter is positively associated with its allelic expression in apple in response to drought stress” Current Position: Post-doctoral in College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China Education: Master’s degree in Nanjing Agricultural University; PhD’s degree in Northwest A&F University Non-scientific Interests: […]
Edwige Souleyre, first author of “Alcohol Acyl Transferase Genes at a High Flavor Intensity Locus Contribute to Ester Biosynthesis in Kiwifruit” Current Position: Scientist, Kiwifruit New Cultivar group, Fruit Quality team, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand. Education: BSc and MSc in Cell Biology and Physiology, University of […]
Sjoerd Woudenberg, first author of “Deep Origin and Gradual Evolution of Transporting Tissues: Perspectives from across the Land Plants” Current Position: PhD student, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University and Research Education: MSc in Biology (Wageningen University) Non-scientific Interests: Nature, especially plants and birds, gardening and sports Brief bio: Currently, I am working on my PhD-project […]
Yajun Leng, first author of “Arabidopsis ERdj3B coordinates with ERECTA-family receptor kinases to regulate ovule development and the heat stress response” Current Position: Postdoc, Tsinghua University Education: Ph.D. from China Agricultural University B.S. from Shandong Agricultural University; Non-scientific Interests: Badminton, Animation Brief bio: During my Ph.D. studies under Prof. Li-Qun Chen at China Agricultural University, […]
Jing Hui, first author of “The Mycorrhiza-Specific Ammonium Transporter ZmAMT3;1 Mediates Mycorrhiza-dependent Nitrogen Uptake in Maize Roots” Current Position: China Agricultural University, Research Assistant Education: Ph.D. degree from China Agricultural University; Bachelor degree from Northwest A&F University Non-scientific Interests: Playing Ping-pong and reading Brief bio: I got my Ph.D. degree from the College of Resources […]
Lin Meng, first author of “NAC transcription factor TgNAP promotes tulip petal senescence” Current Position: Searching Education: PhD in Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China Non-scientific Interests: Basketball Brief bio: In 2015, I joined the research group of Professor Jihong Liu at Huazhong Agricultural University to study the abiotic stress response mechanism […]
Chiara Bernardini, first author of “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus accumulation in the phloem inhibits callose and reactive oxygen species” Current position: Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Florida, USA Education: PhD in Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Udine, Italy Non-scientific interests: outdoor, cooking and reading Brief bio: My research focuses on the interaction of the phloem-restricted pathogens with […]
Kumud Saini, first author of “High temperature restricts cell division and leaf size by coordination of PIF4 and TCP4 transcription factors” Current position: Research Associate, Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University, UK Education: MSc. Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Hyderabad, India; Ph.D. Biology, University of Antwerp, Belgium Non-scientific interests: Oil portraits, Hiking, CrossFit Brief: I am passionate […]
Wenfeng Ye, first author of “Belowground and aboveground herbivory differentially affect the transcriptome in roots and shoots of maize” Current Position: Post-Doctor, Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Research in Chemical Ecology, University of Neuchâtel (UniNE), Neuchâtel, Switzerland Education: Ph.D. in Entomology, Laboratory of Insect Chemical and Molecular Ecology, Zhejiang University (ZJU), Zhejiang, China; M.Agr in […]