I don’t think that 2018 will be on too many lists of “favorite years”; nevertheless, there have been many bright spots. My personal highlights all center on interactions with early-career scientists, whose energy and enthusiasm propel plant science towards the future. In 2018 I had the pleasure of working with two groups of bright and […]
Linhan Sun, first author of S-Locus F-Box Proteins Are Solely Responsible for S-RNase-Based Self-Incompatibility of Petunia Pollen Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in the Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology at The Pennsylvania State University, USA Education: B.S. in Horticultural Science (July 2015), China Agricultural University, Beijing, China Non-scientific Interests: Basketball, Reading, Running Brief bio: During […]
Mian Gu, first author of OsPHT1;3 Mediates Uptake and Translocation of Phosphate under Extremely Low Phosphate Regime Current Position: Visiting scholar, Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan; Associate Professor, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China Education: 2006-2011, Ph.D, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University; 2002-2006, […]
Mingxing Chang, first author of the OsPHT1;3 Mediates Uptake, Translocation and Remobilization of Phosphate under Extremely Low Phosphate Regimes Current position: PhD student of Nanjing Agriculture University Education: PhD student, MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing […]
Tatyana Radoeva, first author of A robust auxin response network controls embryo and suspensor development through a bHLH module Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biochemistry, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands Education: PhD, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands; MSc Industrial Biotechnology, Sofia University, Bulgaria Non-scientific Interests: Traveling, reading, blogging, fashion & beauty Brief bio: I had […]
Feng Wang, first author of SlHY5 Integrates Temperature, Light and Hormone Signaling to Balance Plant Growth and Cold Tolerance Current Position: Associate Professor, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Ministry of Education; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design & Application Technology (Liaoning), Shenyang 110866, […]
Mingda Luan, first author of Vacuolar phosphate transporters contribute to systemic Pi homeostasis vital for reproductive development in Arabidopsis Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at Northwest University Education: PhD, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Non-scientific Interests: Table tennis, running, movies, travelling Brief bio: I was trained in plant molecular biology and nutrient metabolism by […]
John I. Hendry, first author of Genome-scale fluxome of Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 using transient 13C-labeling data Current Position: Post-doctoral Research Scholar, Pennsylvania State University Education: BS Industrial Biotechnology, Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India; PhD Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India Non-scientific Interests: Theology, current affairs, politics and history. Brief bio: During my PhD […]
Shuang Li, first author of Histone Acetylation Cooperating with AREB1 Transcription Factor Regulates Drought Response and Tolerance in Populus trichocarpa Current Position: Ph.D, State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China Education: BS, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China Non-scientific Interests: Travelling, mountain hiking and watching movies Brief […]