Ning Zhang, first author of “Loss of function of the bHLH transcription factor Nrd1 in tomato enhances resistance to Pseudomonas syringae“ Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research/Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA Education: PhD in Horticulture and Crop Science at the Ohio State University, USA; Master in Silviculture at Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University, […]
Liang Zhang, first author of “The tetratricopeptide repeat protein OsTPR075 promotes heading by regulating florigen transport in rice” Current Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China Education: Ph.D., Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Non-scientific Interests: Calligraphy Brief bio: I graduated from Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy […]
Chan Liu, first author of “AP1/2β-Mediated Exocytosis of Tapetum-Specific Transporters Is Required for Pollen Development in Arabidopsis thaliana.” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate (job hunting), Lanzhou University, China Education: Master degree from Zhejiang Normal University, China Non-scientific Interests: Reading, Yoga, Mountain climbing Brief Bio: My interest in scientific research was inspired by Dr. Jianwei Pan. Although I interacted […]
Ana Laura Alonso-Nieves, first author of “The pho1;2a′-m1.1 allele of Phosphate1 conditions misregulation of the phosphorus starvation response in maize (Zea mays ssp. mays L.)” Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Unidad de Genómica Avanzada LANGEBIO-CINVESTAV, Guanajuato, México. Education: B.S. from University of Guadalajara in Jalisco, México; M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Unidad de Genómica Avanzada LANGEBIO-CINVESTAV […]
Ming Chen, first author of “Rapid Growth of Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis): Cellular Roadmaps, Transcriptome Dynamics, and Environmental Factors” Current Position: PhD student, Nanjing Forestry University Education: BSc Jiangsu Normal University Non-scientific Interests: Tennis, Travelling and Crocheting Brief bio: Since 2016, I have been working in the bamboo research group of Prof. Yulong Ding and Prof. […]
Lei Li, first author and co-correspondence author of “Defects in autophagy lead to selective in vivo changes in turnover of cytosolic and organelle proteins in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Professor, Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses, Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, 300071 Tianjin, China Education: BSs Shandong Normal University, MSc […]
Cunman He, first author of “The retrograde signalling regulator ANAC017 recruits the MKK9-MPK3/6, ethylene, and auxin signalling pathways to balance mitochondrial dysfunction with growth” Current position: Research officer, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia Education: MS, School of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China PhD, School of Life Science, the Australia Research Council Centre of Excellence […]
Kulaporn Boonyaves, first author of “Interplay between ARABIDOPSIS Gβ and WRKY transcription factors differentiates environmental stress responses” Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore Education: PhD in Plant Biology at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ), Switzerland; MSc in Biotechnology at Mahidol University, Thailand; BSc in Biochemistry at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. […]
Daniel DeGennaro, first author of “Initiation of aboveground organ primordia depends on combined action of auxin, ERECTA family genes, and PINOID” Current Position: Senior Account Manager for Bio-Rad Laboratories Education: Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville B.S. in Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Non-scientific […]