Josiah Musembi Mutuku, first author of The structural integrity of lignin is crucial for resistance against Striga hermonthica parasitism in rice Current Position: Plant Molecular Biologist Education: Ph.D. Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Japan Non-scientific Interests: Playing tennis, camping, learning new cultures and travelling Brief bio: I have a long-term interest in understanding the molecular mechanisms of […]
Alexandre Marand, first author of Historical meiotic crossover hotspots fueled patterns of evolutionary divergence in rice Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, USA Education: PhD, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Non-scientific interests: Windsurfing, music, and outdoor activities. Brief bio: I was afforded a tremendous amount of scientific independence throughout […]
Elisabeth Georgii, first author of The systems architecture of molecular memory in poplar after abiotic stress Current Position: Senior Scientist, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, German Research Center for Environmental Health Education: Doctor of Science (Dr. rer. nat.) in Bioinformatics at University of Tuebingen, Diploma in Bioinformatics at University of Munich and […]
Happy February! This week we have a special issue featuring summaries written by candidates for the 2019 Plantae Fellows program. (Official announcement to follow soon). Review: Deep learning on image-based plant phenotyping The development of deep learning brings opportunities to train computers to solve complex questions. Self-driving vehicles are classic examples of an application of deep […]
Yijuan Han, First author of A Magnaporthe Chitinase Interacts with a Rice Jacalin-related Lectin to Promote Host Colonization Current Position: Assistant professor, Institute of Oceanology, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, China. Education: PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China. BSc, Biology science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China. Non-scientific Interests: Family, cooking […]
Elsa Matthus, first author of Phosphate starvation alters abiotic stress-induced cytosolic free calcium increases in Arabidopsis roots Current Position: PhD student, Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge (UK) Education: University of Bayreuth, group of Stephan Clemens (B.Sc.), University of Bonn, group of Michael Frei (M.Sc.), University of Cambridge, group of Julia Davies (M.Res., PhD). Non-scientific Interests: Ultimate Frisbee, […]
Junsik Choi, first author of Loss of CRWN nuclear proteins induces cell death and salicylic acid defense signaling Current Position: Ph.D. student in Section of Plant Biology at Cornell University Education: Ph.D. in Plant Biology, Section of Plant Biology, Cornell University (expected May 2019); B.S. in Applied Chemistry, College of Agriculture and Science, Seoul National […]
Charles Paul “Max” Moehs, first author of Development of reduced gluten wheat enabled by determination of the genetic basis of lys3a barley Current Position: Independent Consultant Education: PhD Genetics North Carolina State University Non-scientific Interests: Trail running, rock climbing, photography Brief bio: Following a PhD in plant genetics at North Carolina State University, Charles “Max” […]
Jos van Boxtel, first author of Development of reduced gluten wheat enabled by determination of the genetic basis of lys3a barley Current Position: Principal Scientist, Arcadia Biosciences Education: PhD Plant Breeding, Wageningen University, Netherlands Non-scientific interests: Soccer, live music Brief bio: Following a Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences/Plant Breeding from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, with […]