Alan Wanke, co-first author of “Fungi hijack a ubiquitous plant apoplastic endoglucanase to release a ROS scavenging β-glucan decasaccharide to subvert immune responses” Current Position: Research Assistant in the group of Dr Sebastian Schornack (Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) Education: PhD in Plant Sciences at University of Cologne/Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding […]
Balakumaran Chandrasekar, co-first author of “Fungi hijack a ubiquitous plant apoplastic endoglucanase to release a ROS scavenging β-glucan decasaccharide to subvert immune responses” Current Position: Assistant Professor (Plant Biotechnology), Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Science and Technology (BITS-Pilani), Pilani, India Education: Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, […]
Alexandra Burgess, co-first author of “A future in 3D: analysing morphology in all dimensions” Current Position: Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of Nottingham, UK Education: BA in Biological Sciences, University of Oxford, UK; PhD in Biosciences, University of Nottingham, UK Non-scientific Interests: walking my dogs, reading, gardening Brief bio: I am interested in quantifying how […]
Li et al. developed a new tool called LeafNet for segmenting and quantifying stomata and pavement cells. Background: Stomata are microscopic openings in the leaf epidermis that allow for oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange between a plant and the atmosphere. The phenotypes of stomata and the surrounding pavement cells, including their numbers, sizes, and other […]
Iftikhar Ali, first author of “The poly(A) polymerase PAPS1 mediates pollen maturation by regulating sperm cell differentiation in plants” Current Position: Assistant Professor of Botany, University of Swat, Pakistan Education: Ph.D and Postdoc, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Non-scientific Interests: Hiking and reading books Brief bio: Dr. Iftikhar […]
Diego López Márquez, co-first author of “PAMP-triggered genetic reprogramming involves widespread alternative transcription initiation and an immediate transcription factor wave” Current Position: Postdoc at Peter Brodersen`s lab (University of Copenhagen). Education: PhD in Advanced Biotechnology (University of Málaga, Spain). MSc in Advanced Biotechnology (University of Málaga, Spain). BSc in Biology (University of Málaga, Spain). Non-scientific […]
Axel Thieffry, co-first author of “PAMP-triggered genetic reprogramming involves widespread alternative transcription initiation and an immediate transcription factor wave” Current Position: Bioinformatics Project Manager, Intomics A/S, Lyngby, Denmark Education: BSc Biotechnics & Medical Imagery (Haute-Ecole en Hainaut, Belgium), MSc Bioinformatics (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden), PhD Computational and RNA Biology, (University of Copenhagen, Denmark). […]
Craig Schenck, first author of “Natural Variation Meets Synthetic Biology: Promiscuous Trichome-Expressed Acyltransferases from Nicotiana“ Current Position: Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry University of Missouri Education: NSF Postdoctoral Fellow Michigan State University, Ph.D. Botany, University of Wisconsin, MS and BS Plant Biology, Ohio University Non-scientific interests: gardening, biking, running, brewing Brief Bio: I’m currently an […]
A. N. M. Rubaiyath Bin Rahman, first author of “The Absorption of Water from Humid Air by Grass Embryos During Germination” Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Education: Ph.D. in Plant Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong; M. Sc. in Botany, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; B. Sc. […]