Entries by Mary Williams

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Valentin Couvreur

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Valentin Couvreur, first author of Going with the flow: multiscale insights into the composite nature of water transport in roots Current Position: FRS-FNRS postdoctoral researcher, University of Louvain, Earth and Life Institute Education: PhD in Agronomical Sciences and Biological Engineering, University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Non-scientific Interests: Group dynamics and personality types, literature of anticipation, […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Christine Scoffoni

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Christing Scoffoni, first author of The causes of leaf hydraulic vulnerability and its influence on gas exchange in Arabidopsis thaliana Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Los Angeles Education: PhD (University of California, Los Angeles),  MS (Université Bordeaux I), BS (Université Aix-Marseille III) Non-scientific Interests: Teaching, music, Netflix, camping and […]

Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Rosa Micol-Ponce

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Rosa Micol-Ponce, first author of Arabidopsis RIBOSOMAL RNA PROCESSING 7 is required for 18S rRNA maturation Name: Rosa Micol-Ponce Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Biology and Geology, University of Almería, Almería, Spain. Education: BS in Biology, University of Alicante (Spain). MS and PhD in Bioengineering, University Miguel Hernández (UMH), Elche (Spain). Non-scientific Interests: Travelling, tennis, […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Li-jie Zhou

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Li-jie Zhou, first author of The SUMO E3 ligase MdSIZ1 targets MdbHLH104 to regulate plasma membrane H+-ATPase activity and iron homeostasis Current Position: Lecturer, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China. Education: Ph.D. in Agriculture (2018), Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China Non-scientific Interests: Music, Books, Traveling. Brief bio: As a Ph.D. student, […]

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 […]