Entries by Mary Williams

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Pablo Pulido

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Pablo Pulido, first author of CHLOROPLAST RIBOSOME ASSOCIATED supports translation under stress and interacts with the ribosomal 30S subunit Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) of Munich, Germany. Education: PhD in Redox Biology, Department of Vegetal Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Seville. Non-scientific Interests: Photography, travelling, diving, reading. Brief bio: Since early […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Nikolay Manavski

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Nikolay Manavski, first author of CHLOROPLAST RIBOSOME ASSOCIATED supports translation under stress and interacts with the ribosomal 30S subunit Current Position: Postdoc at IBMP-CNRS, Strasbourg, France Education: Diploma and PhD in Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Plant Biology, University of Hamburg, Germany. Non-scientific Interests: Running, cooking, reading, meditation. Brief bio: I’m interested in understanding how […]

Introducing the journal Plant Physiology, featuring EIC Mike Blatt

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Editor-in-Chief Mike Blatt talks about the journal Plant Physiology, how online communication accelerates the pace of scholarly publishing, and the need to express key research findings in an accessible way. “What I often encourage authors to do when they prepare manuscripts is to think about the sound bite – what is the one, most-important thing […]

It Takes a Community to Mentor a Scientist

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Summary: Mentors have crucial roles in supporting the development of young scientists, but one mentor may not be enough. Previously I wrote that It takes a community to raise a scientist, here I elaborate on the roles of mentors. One mentor to rule them all? Nope. As scientists progress through their careers, their mentoring responsibilities […]

Powering Epigenetics through the 1C Pathway

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By Lisa Smith and Nathan Butler Epigenetic modifications in plants repress transposable elements to maintain genome stability and facilitate adaptation to changing environmental conditions by regulating the expression of some genes. Furthermore, conditions such as disease stress can alter the epigenetic machinery to impact gene expression and genome stability. Addition of methyl groups to DNA […]

Disability in Research: Emily May Armstrong

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“I speak so openly about being a disabled woman in science because, well, I’m a disabled woman in science. There’s virtually none of us out there and speaking about it. We are invisible, imaginary, and crossing multiple intersections with very little for it. Disabled people, as a whole, are hidden away. How many disabled doctors, manicurists, teachers, […]

Recognizing featured Plant Cell first authors: Shoji Segami

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Shoji Segami, first author of Vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase and Cytosolic Soluble Pyrophosphatases Cooperatively Regulate Pyrophosphate Levels in Arabidopsis thaliana Current Position: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan Education: PhD, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan. Non-scientific Interests: Playing saxophone (classical) and gardening, particularly succulents and carnivorous plants.  I acquired master […]