Abira Sahu, co-first author of Spatial profiles of phosphate in roots indicate developmental control of uptake, recycling, and sequestration Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan Education: PhD, Biology, Texas A&M University, USA; Tech, Biotechnology, Heritage Institute of Technology, India Non-scientific Interests: drawing cartoons and reading Brief bio: My journey in plant biology began in […]
Feng Xiong, first author of Transcriptional regulation of PLETHORA1 in root meristem through an importin and its two antagonistic cargos Current Position: Research assistant in State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China Education: obtained Ph.D degree in 2020, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, […]
Yafei Zhao, first author of TCP and MADS-box transcription factor networks regulate heteromorphic flower type identity in Gerbera hybrida Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki (2019 onward) Education: PhD (2019) and MSc (2013) at the University of Helsinki (Helsinki, Finland) under the supervision of Prof. Paula Elomaa; BSc (2011) at the Agricultural […]
Yuanrong Pei, co-first author of IRREGULAR POLLEN EXINE2 (IPE2) encodes a GDSL lipase essential for male fertility in maize Current Position: Ph. D candidate Education: 2014-present, State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; B.S. in Henan Agricultural University (2014) Non-scientific interests: running, reading […]
Yanqing Huo, co-first author of IRREGULAR POLLEN EXINE2 (IPE2) encodes a GDSL lipase essential for male fertility in maize Current Position: Job-hunting Education: PhD in the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2014-2020); M.Sc. in Shandong Agricultural University (2011-2014); B.Eng. in Liaocheng University (2007-2011). Non-scientific Interests: basketball, music, reading Brief bio: […]
Derui Liu, first author of Endocytosis of BRASSINOSTEROID INSENSITIVE1 is partly driven by a canonical tyrosine-based motif Current Position: Postdoc in the Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University Education: PhD at CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of […]
Chenxing Huang, first author of Triple-localized WHIRLY2 influences leaf senescence and silique development via carbon allocation Current Position: Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, College of Life Science, Technician Education: 2013.09-2016.07, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Master of Cytology, Supervisor: Prof. Ying Miao Non-scientific Interests: running, travelling, music, reading Brief bio: My master degree is obtained […]
Sami Kazaz, first author of Differential Activation of Partially Redundant Δ9 Stearoyl-ACP Desaturase Genes is Critical for Omega-9 Monounsaturated Fatty Acid Biosynthesis During Seed Development in Arabidopsis Current position: PhD student, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, Versailles, France Education: Engineer degree in food industry, ESIX Normandie, Caen, France Non-scientific interests: traveling, cooking, basketball, art, politics Brief […]
Marie-Christine Carpentier, first author of Monitoring of XRN4 targets reveals the importance of co-translational decay during Arabidopsis development Current Position: Bioinformatician at Plant Genome and Development Laboratory, University of Perpignan, France Education: Master’s degree in computational biology at University Paris VII Diderot Non-scientific Interests: epicurean, hiking, music, chill-out, zero-waste addict Brief bio: I started to […]