Monika Chodasiewicz, first author of “2′,3′-cAMP treatment mimics stress molecular response in Arabidopsis thaliana” Current Position: Assistant Professor at Center for Desert Agriculture, KAUST Saudi Arabia Education: PhD in Plant Science at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany MSc in Biotechnology at University of Szczecin, Poland BSs in Biotechnology at University of Szczecin, […]
Yuya Kumagai, first author of “Introduction of a second ‘Green Revolution’ mutation into wheat via in planta CRISPR/Cas9 delivery” Current Position: Assistant Professor Education: Ph.D., Hokkaido University, Japan Non-scientific Interests: hiking, swimming, traveling Brief bio: I received my Ph.D. from Hokkaido University. During my Ph.D. work, I studied on molecular and biochemical mechanisms of marine polysaccharide-relating […]
Maddalena Salvalaio, first author of “Root electrotropism in Arabidopsis does not depend on auxin distribution but requires cytokinin biosynthesis” Current Position: Research Technician Education: Bsc in Biology and Msc in Evolutionary Biology , University of Padova, Italy Non-scientific Interests: Spending time with family (including my dog Molly) and friends, going to fitness classes, reading crime fiction books, […]
Mengting Zhang, co-first author of “Salicylic acid carboxyl glucosyltransferase UGT87E7 regulates disease resistance in Camellia sinensis“ Current Position: Master Student, Anhui Agricultural University Education: B.S.from Southwest University of Science and Technology (2018) Non-scientific Interests: Handcrafting and playing badminton Brief bio: I graduated from Southwest University of Science and Technology in agriculture in 2019 (B.S). During […]
Yunqing Hu, first co-first author of “Salicylic acid carboxyl glucosyltransferase UGT87E7 regulates disease resistance in Camellia sinensis“ Current Position: Master Student, Graduated from Anhui Agricultural University Education: B.S.from Hunan Agricultural University (2018), M.S. from State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization of Anhui Agricultural University (2021). Non-scientific Interests: Reading, music and playing badminton […]
Mohammed Abu-Dieyeh, first author of “Biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in plant roots and rhizosphere soil from different arid land environment of Qatar” Current Position: Acting Department Head, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Qatar University. Education: B.Sc. and M.Sc., University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan. PhD, McGill University, Canada. Brief bio: Dr. Abu-Dieyeh achieved honor degrees […]
Shan Jiang, first author of “The UBP14-CDKB1; 1-CDKG2 cascade controls endoreduplication and cell growth in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing, China). Education: Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology (Wuhan University of Technology); Master’s and PhD’s degrees in Genetics (Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese […]
Mou Zhang, first author of “Aquaporin OsPIP2;2 Links the H2O2 Signal and a Membrane-anchored Transcription Factor to Promote Plant Defense” Current Position: Postdoc, Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, China Education: Ph.D., Nanjing Agricultural University, China. M.S., Yunnan Agricultural University, China. B.S., Guangdong Ocean University, China. Non-scientific Interests: Cooking, Watching movies, Cycling. Brief bio: In 2014, […]
Lisa Désirée Westrich, co-first author of “Fast and global reorganization of the chloroplast protein biogenesis network during heat acclimation” Current Position: PhD student in the laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Eukaryotes at the Technische Universtität Kaiserslautern Education: M. Sc. in Microbial and Plant Biotechnology and B. Sc. in Biology at the Technische Universtität Kaiserslautern Non-scientific Interests: Bouldering, cooking […]