Yiping Wang, first author of “Arabidopsis MAPKK kinases YODA, MAPKKK3, and MAPKKK5 are functionally redundant in development and immunity” Current Position: Associate researcher, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China Education: PhD in Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; B.S. in Lanzhou University, China Non-scientific Interests: Hiking Brief bio: My […]
Yi-Xuan Fu, first author of “In Vivo Diagnostics of Abiotic Plant Stress Responses Via In Situ Real-Time Fluorescence Imaging” Current Position: MS student in the Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, China. Education: MS in Biochemistry and Plant Protection at the College of Chemistry, Central […]
Pete Apicella, first author of “Delineating genetic regulation of cannabinoid biosynthesis during female flower development in Cannabis sativa“ Current Position: Actively seeking a new industry role in plant and/or fungal biology research and development Education: MSc., Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut; B.S., Horticulture, Department of Plant Science and Landscape […]
Guoren He, first author of “WUSCHEL-Related Homeobox Genes Cooperate with Cytokinin Signalling to Promote Bulbil Formation in Lilium lancifolium” Current Position: Lecturer, Shanghai Normal University, China Education: PhD in Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; M.S in Nanjing Forestry University, China; B.S. in Huaiyin Institute of Technology, China Non-scientific Interests: […]
Amey Redkar, first author of “Conserved Secreted Effectors Contribute to Endophytic Growth and Multi-Host Plant Compatibility in a Vascular Wilt Fungus” Current Position: Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellow, Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune, India Education: Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany; M.Sc. in Botany, Savitribai Phule […]
Hans van Veen, co-first author of “Ethylene augments root hypoxia tolerance via growth cessation and reactive oxygen species amelioration” Current Position: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Utrecht University Education: MSc Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (University of Groningen); PhD Plant Sciences (Utrecht University) Non-scientific Interests: Outdoors, Swimming, Jazz Brief bio: My main research interest is how plants integrate growth […]
Chenyang Wang, co-first author of “T-LOC: a comprehensive tool to localize and characterize the T-DNA integration sites” Current position: Undergraduate in the College of Biological Science, China Agriculture University (CBS, CAU) Intern at Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IPP, CAAS) Non-scientific Interests: Art, fiction, and cooking Brief bio: Currently, I am […]
Zeeshan Z. Banday, first author of “Friend or Foe: Hybrid proline-rich proteins determine how plants respond to beneficial and pathogenic microbes” Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, The University of Chicago, USA Education: Ph.D. Life Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi M.Sc. Biochemistry Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh B.Sc. Biology and Chemistry University […]
XinMeng Gui, first author of “Phytophthora effector hijacks the host pre-mRNA splicing machinery to modulate small RNA and plant immunity” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China. Education: Ph.D. in College of life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University. Non-scientific Interests: Travelling, Cooking. Brief bio: I started my PhD study in Prof. Yongli Qiao’s […]