Li Qin, first author of “The ARP2/3 complex, acting cooperatively with Class I formins, modulates penetration resistance in Arabidopsis against powdery mildew invasion” Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Prof. Yangdou Wei, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan Education: Ph.D. in Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. M.Sc. in Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural […]
Matteo Grenzi, co-first author of “Simultaneous imaging of ER and cytosolic Ca2+ dynamics reveals long-distance ER Ca2+ waves in plants” Current position: PhD student, Department of Biosciences, University of Milan (Italy) Education: B.Sc. in Biology and M.Sc. in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Milan (Italy) Non-scientific Interests: Piano playing, Hiking, Running, Manga Brief bio: […]
Michal Pyc, co-first author of “LDIP Cooperates with SEIPIN and LDAP to Facilitate Lipid Droplet Biogenesis in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Research Scientist at Willow Biosciences (Burnaby, Canada) Education: B.Sc., M.Sc. in Biology at Queen’s University (Canada); Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph (Canada) Non-scientific Interests: hiking, snowboarding, history, philosophy […]
Satinder Gidda, co-first author of “LDIP Cooperates with SEIPIN and LDAP to Facilitate Lipid Droplet Biogenesis in Arabidopsis” Education: M.Biotechnology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) (New Delhi, India); Ph.D in Biology at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) Non-scientific Interests: cooking, yoga Brief bio: As a student at the All India Institute of […]
Harel Bacher, first author of “Wild emmer introgression alters root-to-shoot growth dynamics in durum wheat in response to water stress” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Education: B.Sc., M.Sc. and currently a Ph.D. at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, […]
Guoqiang Huang, first author of “AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 6 and 7 control the flag leaf angle in rice by regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis of lamina joints” Current position: Postdoc at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Education: B.S. in Shandong Agricultural University; Ph.D in Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Non-scientific Interests: Playing badminton. Brief Bio: I […]
Boominathan Mohanasundaram, first author of “The unique bryophyte-specific repeat-containing protein SHORT-LEAF regulates gametophore development in moss” Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, MO, USA Education: PhD in Biology at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER-Pune), Non-scientific Interests: Hiking, moss hunting and terrarium maintenance Brief bio: My passion for plants led me to […]
Justus Niemeyer, first author of “Real-time Monitoring of Subcellular H2O2 Distribution in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii“ Current Position: PhD student in Prof. Michael Schroda’s lab in the Department of Molecular Biotechnology & Systems Biology, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany Education: Bachelor in Biosciences and Master in Microbial and Plant Biotechnology from the TU Kaiserslautern Non-scientific Interests: I enjoy […]
Dietmar Gerald Mehlhorn, first author of “Looking for a Safe Haven: Tail-anchored Proteins and their Membrane Insertion Pathways“ Current Position: PhD student in Prof. Dr. Christopher Grefen’s lab for Molecular & Cellular Botany at the Ruhr-University Bochum. Education: BSc in Biosciences at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. MSc in Biology (Cellular and Molecular Biology of […]