Christian R. Boehm, first author of Recent advances and current challenges in synthetic biology of the plastid genetic system and metabolism Current Position: Research Associate at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany / Research Affiliate of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, Cambridge, England Education: PhD in Plant Sciences, […]
ICAR2018 Workshop on Public Engagement, June 28, 2018 Communicating Science in the Age of Fake News: Broadening Your Impact ICAR2018 Workshop on Public Engagement, June 28, 2018 Background As part of an NSF-funded Research Coordination Network grant, the North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee (NAASC) has organized workshops at the last four International Conferences on Arabidopsis […]
Jisheng Li, first author of Hydrogen sulfide disturbs actin polymerization via S-sulfhydration resulting in stunted root hair growth Current Position: Associate professor, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, China Education: Ph.D in Lanzhou University, China Non-scientific Interests: Playing with my son, science fiction and history of the world. Brief bio: During my doctoral studies at Lanzhou […]
Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are a set of six-carbon volatile molecules that are produced in response to wounding and herbivore activity and contribute to plant defences including indirect defences. As yet, the pathways involved in production and removal of GLVs are largely not known. Tanaka et al. identified an enzyme involved in this process, CINNAMALDEHYDE […]
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). Photosynthesis and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]