Entries by Mary Williams

Plantae Fellow Danielle Roodt wins prestigious award

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South African Women in Science Awards Danielle Roodt, a Plantae Fellow and PhD candidate in the Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) Programme of the University of Pretoria, was recently awarded a South African Department of Science and Technologies ‘DST-Albertina Sisulu Doctoral Fellowships’. The award, formerly the Department of Science and Technology Doctoral Fellowship, was renamed this year in honor of Mama Albertina Sisulu, a prominent women’s […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Andrew Elliott

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Andrew Elliott, first author of A Cycloheximide-Sensitive Step in Transverse Microtubule Array Patterning Current Position:  Postdoctoral Fellow, Oncological Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah Education:  PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University Bloomington Non-scientific Interests:  Snowboarding, rock climbing, hiking, and concerts Brief bio:  My graduate work in the lab of Dr. Sidney Shaw focused on […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Qin Hu

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Qin Hu, first author of GhCPK33 negatively regulates defense against Verticillium dahliae by phosphorylating GhOPR3 Current Position: Post-Doctoral position at the National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University (China)  Education: PhD in Crop Science, Huazhong Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: Traveling, reading and swimming and cooking. Brief bio: During my doctoral studies at Huazhong […]

Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Byung Ha Lee

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Byung Ha Lee, first author of Arabidopsis protein kinase D6PKL3 is involved in formation of distinct plasma-membrane aperture domains on the pollen surface Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Molecular Genetics and Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, United States Education: Ph.D (2012) / M.S. (2008) from the Department of Biology, Kyungpook National […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Asis Shrestha

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Asis Shrestha, first author of An ancestral allele of pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase1 promotes proline accumulation and drought adaptation in cultivated barley Current Position: Doctoral student, Plant Breeding, INRES, University of Bonn, Germany Education: Masters of Science in Agriculture Sciences and Resource Management in Tropics and Sub-tropics, University of Bonn, Germany Non-scientific interests: Traveling, hiking, music and […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Shumaila Muzammil

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Shumaila Muzammil, first author of An ancestral allele of pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase1 promotes proline accumulation and drought adaptation in cultivated barley Education: Doctorate, University of Bonn, Germany Non-scientific interests: Traveling, reading Brief Bio: I completed my MSc (hons) Agriculture from University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. In 2012, I joined Department of Plant Breeding, University of Bonn […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Jesús Beltrán

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Jesús Beltrán, first author of Specialized Plastids Trigger Tissue-specific Signaling for Systemic Stress Response in Plants Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at The Pennsylvania State University Education: BSc in Biology, MPhil in Biology, PhD in Biology-Plant Science Non-scientific Interests: Parks, art, wildlife documentaries Brief bio: My first research experience was at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) […]

Mentoring Lessons from Plants (Pub. Philos. J.)

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Everybody mentors, but usually without much training in how to be an effective mentor. I recommend that you have a look at Beronda Montgomery’s short article, “From Deficits to Possibilities: Mentoring Lessons from Plants on Cultivating Individual Growth through Environmental Assessment and Optimization.” The article makes the simple but effective suggestion that most of us […]