Entries by Mary Williams

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Lucas Busta

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Lucas Busta, first author of Identification of genes encoding enzymes catalyzing the early steps of carrot polyacetylene biosynthesis Current Position: NSF Plant Genome Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Nebraska Education: 2016 Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry University of British Columbia, 2011 B.Sc. Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology University of Minnesota-Duluth Non-scientific Interests: Hiking, biking, camping, and music […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Kazunari Nozue

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Kazunari Nozue, first author of Network analysis reveals a role for salicylic acid pathway components in shade avoidance Current Position:  Staff Research Associate, University of California, Davis, California Education: Ph. D and M.S. in Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan; B.A. in Liberal Arts, International Christian University Non-scientific Interests:  Travel, soccer, and Data analysis for biology, sports (synchronized […]

What We’re Reading: October 26th

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This week’s edition is guest edited by Arif Ashraf, a PhD student at Iwate University, Japan and Graduate Student Ambassador of ASPB. His research interest is understanding the hormonal interplay in primary root development of Arabidopsis thaliana. He blogs about plant science (http://www.aribidopsis.com/). Arif is available in twitter (@aribidopsis) and Google plus (+Arif).   NRT1.1-related […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Eleanore T. Wurtzel

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Eleanore T. Wurtzel, first author of Changing form and function through carotenoids and synthetic biology Current Position: Professor, Lehman College and The Graduate School, The City University of New York Education: B.S. in Biochemistry, Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (SUNY Stony Brook); Postdoctoral fellowships in Plant Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (Brookhaven National Laboratory; Cold […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Sakharam Pralhad Waghmare

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Sakharam Pralhad Waghmare, first author of SNAREs SYNTAXIN OF PLANTS 121 (SYP121) and SYP122 mediate the secretion of distinct cargo subsets Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, University of Glasgow Education: PhD, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield. Non-scientific Interests: Watching documentaries/ talk shows/ stand-up comedy shows, listening to […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Cindy L. Sigler

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Cindy L. Sigler, first author of Parts-prospecting For a High-efficiency Thiamin Thiazole Biosynthesis Pathway Current Position: Graduate Research Fellow, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Education: B.S. (2016) in Plant Science, University of Florida, Gainesville Florida Non-scientific Interests:  Cycling, kayaking, dancing, and insect curation Brief bio: ​ In high school, I began working as a research […]

New Teaching Tool, “A bioinformatics pipeline for exploring transcriptional regulation in plants”

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We’re excited to announce the publication of The Plant Cell’s latest Teaching Tool, “A bioinformatics pipeline for exploring transcriptional regulation in plants,” by Amy Marshall-Colon, Mary Williams and Kranthi Varala, available without subscription at Plantae.org. It is difficult to conceptualize genome-wide transcriptional regulation and even more challenging to organize, analyze, and visualize data at this […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Maurizio Camagna

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Maurizio Camagna, first author of Enzyme fusion removes competition for geranylgeranyl diphosphate in carotenogenesis Current Position: PhD Student at Nagoya University Non-scientific Interests: Traveling, gardening, programming, learning languages, drinking and brewing beer, magnets Brief Bio: I first pursued a career in computer science, though after discovering the fascinating world of biology, I couldn’t help but […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Peitong Wang

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Peitong Wang, first author of Arsentate Induced CHLOROSIS 1/ TRANSLOCON at the outer envelope membrane of CHLOROPLASTS 132 Protects Chloroplasts from Arsenic Toxicity Current Position: PhD student. State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China Education: B.S. in Agricultural resources and environment, […]