Yupei Wang, first author of Molecular basis for high ligand sensitivity and selectivity of strigolactone receptors in Striga Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in School of Life Sciences at Tsinghua University Education: B.S. in College of Life Science, Wuhan University Non-scientific Interests: badminton and outdoor sports Brief bio: I grew up in a small town with […]
Yujiao Gao, first author of The endosperm-specific transcription factor TaNAC019 regulates glutenin and starch accumulation and its elite allele improves wheat grain quality Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology and Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE) and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing Non-scientific Interests: music, calligraphy […]
Jakub Tesitel, first author of The bright side of parasitic plants: What are they good for? Current Position: Associate Professor in Botany, Masaryk University, Czech Republic Education: Masters degree in plant systematics and Ph.D. in botany (plant ecology) , University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic Non-scientific Interests: hiking, cross-country skiing, gardening, photography, underground & punk […]
Suresh Kumar Gupta, first author of Tomato agl6 parthenocarpy is facilitated by ovule integument reprogramming involving the growth regulator KLUH Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Tzahi Arazi Lab at the Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center, Israel Education: Ph.D. in Plant Sciences, at RTGR, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India […]
Hailong Guo, first author of Autoactive Arabidopsis RPS4 alleles require partner protein RRS1-R Current Position: Postdoctoral Scientist, The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, UK Education: Ph.D., Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Non-scientific Interests: music, history Brief bio: I started my Ph.D. in Institute of Botany, the […]
Danielle Young, first author of Large fluxes of fatty acids from membranes to triacylglycerol and back during N-deprivation and recovery in Chlamydomonas Current Position: PhD Candidate at Michigan State University Education: B.S. in Plant Biology and Biochemistry, North Carolina State University Non-scientific Interests: board games, hiking, baking Brief bio: During my undergraduate studies, I became […]
Jing Lu, first author of The nucellus: between cell elimination and sugar transport Current Position: PhD student at Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAE, Versailles), and also at the University of Paris-Sud in France Education: PhD (2016) in Plant Molecular Biology at Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), Institut National de la […]
Xinyu Xu, first author of OsYUC11-mediated auxin biosynthesis is essential for endosperm development of rice Current Position: PhD candidate Education: Bachelor of management science in rural regional development, Yangzhou University Non-scientific Interests: swimming, cooking Brief bio: I graduated from Yangzhou University and started my career as a postgraduate in Professor Chen Chen’s laboratory of Yangzhou […]
Patrick Willems, first author of Contemporary proteomic strategies for cysteine redoxome profiling Current Position: Post-Doctoral Researcher in the group of Prof. Frank Van Breusegem, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium Education: M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Biotechnology at Ghent University, Belgium Non-scientific Interests: taking care of three kids and doing sports in the […]