Dereje Worku Mekonnen, co-first author of UGT76B1, a promiscuous hub of small molecule-based immune signaling, glucosylates N-hydroxypipecolic acid and balances plant immunity Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Helmholtz Zentrum Müchen (contract now ended) Education: PhD at the University of Cologne, Germany; MSc at Vrije University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; BSc at Alemaya University, Harar Ethiopia Non-Scientific […]
Sibylle Bauer, co-first author of UGT76B1, a promiscuous hub of small molecule-based immune signaling, glucosylates N-hydroxypipecolic acid and balances plant immunity Current Position: Proposal Manager at FGK Clinical Research GmbH, Munich, Germany Education: PhD in Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (Germany), Bsc and Msc in Biology, University of Regensburg (Germany) Non-scientific Interests: I love to play table […]
Femke de Jong, first author of Attracted to Membranes: Lipid-Binding Domains in Plants Current Position: Just finished a postdoc position at the section Plant Cell Biology from the Swammerdam Institute of Life Sciences of the University of Amsterdam . Education: PhD in plant science from the Australian National University Non-scientific Interests: reading, baking, writing, walking, […]
Bao Yang, first author of Non-Specific Phospholipase C4 Hydrolyzes Phosphosphingolipids and Sustains Plant Root Growth under Phosphate Deficiency Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China Education: BA in Biology, Huanggang Normal University Non-scientific Interests: Cooking Brief bio: I was trained as a biology researcher in […]
Elodie Billey, first author of Characterization of the Bubblegum acyl-CoA synthetase of Microchloropsis gaditana Current Position: Researcher in Microalgae Engineering, TOTAL Refining & Chemicals, France Education: Ph.D. Plant Biology from University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD) Non-scientific Interests: hiking, photography, gardening Brief bio: Elodie’s interest for plant science and molecular biology started at school and […]
Sandra Marisa Mathioni, co-first author of Reproductive phasiRNA loci and DICER-LIKE5, but not microRNA loci, diversified in monocotyledonous plants Current Position: Research Scientist in the Resistance Management Team in Syngenta Crop Protection, Brazil Education: PhD in Molecular Plant Pathology (Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware) Non-scientific Interests: reading, writing, cooking, hiking, travelling […]
Parth Patel, co-first author of Reproductive phasiRNA loci and DICER-LIKE5, but not microRNA loci, diversified in monocotyledonous plants Current Position: Senior Data Scientist at IQVIA Education: Ph.D. in 2019 from the University of Delaware in Dr. Blake Meyers Lab Non-scientific Interests: sports, hiking, fitness, music Brief bio: I currently work as a Senior Data Scientist at IQVIA in clinical […]
Najla Ksouri, first author of Tuning promoter boundaries improves regulatory motif discovery in non-model plants: the peach example Current position: PhD candidate at the University of Zaragoza, Spain Education: Engineer degree in Agronomy, Tunisia & Master of Science in Plant Breeding, Zaragoza, Spain Non-scientific interests: cooking, sports Brief bio: During my Master’s degree in The […]
Tianli Tu, co-first author of Coordinated Cytokinin Signaling and Auxin Biosynthesis Mediates Arsenate-induced Root Growth Inhibition Current Position: Ph.D student in State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, China Education: MSc in Developmental Biology, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China Non-scientific Interests: […]