Guo-Qian Yang, first author of “Activation and negative feedback regulation of SlHY5 transcription by the SlBBX20/21–SlHY5 transcription factor module in UV-B signaling” Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai, China). Education: PhD’s degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Bachelor’s […]
Bikram D. Pant, first author of “Overexpression of Arabidopsis nucleolar GTP-binding 1 proteins confers drought tolerance in rice” Current Position: Research Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Institute for Agricultural Biosciences. Education: Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany; M.Sc. in Botany and […]
Poorwa Kamal Badola, co-first author of “MicroRNA858a, its encoded peptide, and phytosulfokine regulate Arabidopsis growth and development” Current Position: Senior Research Fellow (SRF) Education: Ph.D. in Science (2021): CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India Non-scientific interests: Travelling, reading books Brief bio: I have completed my Ph.D. from CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India, a renowned […]
Ashish Sharma, co-first author of “MicroRNA858a, its encoded peptide, and phytosulfokine regulate Arabidopsis growth and development” Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Education: Ph.D. in Science (2020): CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India Masters in Biochemistry, (2013): University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India Bachelors in Sciences (2011): University of Allahabad, […]
Luca Piccinini, first author of “A synthetic switch based on the orange carotenoid protein to control blue-green light responses in chloroplasts” Current Position: PhD candidate, Plantlab, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy Education: B.Sc. in Biotechnology and M.Sc. in Molecular Biotechnology, University of Pisa, Italy Non-scientific Interests: Archery, hiking and reading fantasy […]
Sanbon Chaka Gosa, co-first author of “Out of the blue: Phototropins of the leaf vascular bundle sheath mediate the regulation of leaf hydraulic conductance by blue light” Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Prof. Andrew Leakey’s research group at the Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Education: Ph.D. and M.Sc. in […]
Yael Grunwald, co-first author of “Out of the blue: Phototropins of the leaf vascular bundle sheath mediate the regulation of leaf hydraulic conductance by blue light” Current Position: TBD Education: PhD in Plant Physiology and MSc in Environmental Biology, both at the Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Rehovot, Israel), BSc in […]
Xun Liao, first author of “Mitochondrion-encoded circular RNAs are widespread and translatable in plants” Current Position: Postgraduate student, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China Education: B.S., College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China Non-scientific Interests: Watching movies, history Brief bio: I am a postgraduate student in Dr. Yafeng Zhang’s lab at […]
Zhihao Jiang, first author of “Barley stripe mosaic virus γb protein targets thioredoxin h-type 1 to dampen salicylic acid–mediated defenses” Current Position: Post-doc, Center for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tübingen (ZMBP), Tübingen, Germany Education: Ph.D. in college of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; B.S from Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China. Non-scientific Interests: […]