Yushi Yoshitake, first author of RCB-mediated chlorophagy caused by oversupply of nitrogen suppresses phosphate-starvation stress in plants Current Position: Assistant professor at Department of Life Science, School of Agriculture, Meiji University Education: Ph. D. (2019), School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology Non-scientific Interests: Japanese sake, Super sentai series Brief bio: During […]
Akira Yoshinari, first author of Transport-coupled ubiquitination of a borate transporter BOR1 for its boron-dependent degradation Current Position: Postdoc, Institute of Transformative Biomolecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University Education: Ph.D., Hokkaido University, Japan; bachelor degree, Tohoku University, Japan Non-scientific interests: karaoke, coffee, craft beer, hiking, illustration, and Saxophone Brief bio: During my undergraduate study, I studied molecular mechanism of nitrogen homeostasis […]
Lina Duan, first author of Characterization of CYCLOPHILLIN38 shows that a photosynthesis-derived systemic signal controls lateral root emergence Current position: Basic Life Research Scientist, Stanford University Education: PhD in Science School, National University of Singapore Non-scientific interests: reading novels, drawing Brief bio: I joined Prof. Dinneny’s lab in 2008, and was interested in plant hormone […]
Jiao Zhan, first author of Inverse regulation of light harvesting and photoprotection mediated by a 3′ end-derived sRNA in cyanobacteria Current Position: Assistant researcher, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph.D., Genetics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; B.S. Living marine resources and Environmental Science, Ningbo University, China Non-scientific Interests: running, travelling, classic […]
Maria-Angelica Sanclemente, first author of Sugar Modulation of Anaerobic-Response Networks in Maize Root Tips Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher at Utrecht University Education: PhD in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology and MS in Horticultural Sciences from University of Florida Non-scientific Interests: outdoor activities, culinary tourism, dancing Brief bio: Angelica has over 10 years of experience in […]
Masaomi Yamamrua, co-first author of Seed-coat Protective Neolignans are Produced by the Dirigent Protein AtDP1 and the Laccase AtLAC5 in Arabidopsis Current Position: Specially appointed assistant professor, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University Education: Ph.D. at Kyoto University, Japan Non-scientific interests: photo shooting, movies Brief bio: In 2004, I started research on the biosynthesis of […]
Keiko Yonekura-Sakakibara, co-first author of Seed-coat Protective Neolignans are Produced by the Dirigent Protein AtDP1 and the Laccase AtLAC5 in Arabidopsis Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan Education: Ph.D. in Science, Osaka University, Japan; B.Sc. in Agriculture, Nagoya University, Japan Non-scientific Interests: traveling, reading, tea ceremony Brief bio: I […]
Sébastien Bélanger, first author of The commitment of barley microspores into embryogenesis correlates with miRNA-directed regulation of members of the SPL, GRF and HD-ZIPIII transcription factor families Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Education: PhD in Plant Sciences at Université Laval (Québec, Canada) Non-scientific Interests: cooking, collecting insects and reading […]
Michał Bykowski, first author of Too rigid to fold: carotenoid-dependent decrease in thylakoid fluidity hampers formation of chloroplast grana Current position: PhD student in the research group studying the structural and molecular basis of chloroplast function in the Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Poland Education: MSc at the […]