Amanda Martin Barranco, first author of Dynamic control of the high-affinity iron uptake complex in root epidermal cells Current Position: Postdoc in the team “Integrated Approaches to Ion Transport”, in the Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), Gif-Sur-Yvette, France Education: PhD in Biology from Paris-Saclay University, under the supervision of Dr. Enric Zelazny. […]
María Jazmín Abraham-Juárez, first author of Evolutionary Variation in MADS-box Dimerization Affects Floral Development and Protein Abundance in Maize Current Position: Researcher, CONACyT- División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICYT). San Luis Potosí, SLP., México Education: PhD in Plant Biotechnology. Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico […]
Jin Hoon Jang, first author of Phospholipase pPLAIIIα increases germination rate and resistance to turnip crinkle virus when overexpressed Current Position: Ph.D candidate (2019.03~ present), Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea, Supervisor: Ok Ran Lee Education: Ph.D. in Applied Plant Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea – Supervisor: Prof. Ok Ran Lee; M.S. in […]
Viktoriya Coneva, co-first author of Sterile spikelets contribute to yield in sorghum and related grasses Current Position: Molecular Biology Scientist at CTC Genomics, St. Louis Education: PhD University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada Non-scientific Interests: day hikes, photography, puns Brief bio: I have always felt drawn to observing the natural world and to attempting to capture […]
Taylor AuBuchon-Elder, co-first author of Sterile spikelets contribute to yield in sorghum and related grasses Current Position: Senior lab technician Education: B.A. Biological Sciences Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri Non-scientific interests: cooking, gardening, traveling, activism, and politics Brief Bio: When I began my undergraduate education I originally planned on focusing on studio art, but I […]
Mark Jenness, first author of An ATP-binding cassette transporter, ABCB19, regulates leaf position and morphology during phototropin1-mediated blue light responses Current Position: Postdoctoral scholar at the University of Maryland Education: Ph.D. in Plant Sciences from the University of Maryland, College Park; B.S. in Biology from California State University, Monterey Bay Non-scientific Interests: golf, skiing, fermentation […]
Yue Liang, first author of Auxin regulates sucrose transport to repress petal abscission in rose (Rosa hybrida) Current Position: PhD, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China Education: PhD, MS and BS from China Agricultural University, Beijing, China Non-scientific Interests: jogging, basketball, hiking Brief bio: After completing my BS and MS studies, I joined the […]
Lena Maria Müller, first author of Constitutive overexpression of RAM1 leads to an increase in arbuscule density in Brachypodium distachyon Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Boyce Thompson Institute/Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (USA) Education: PhD in Plant Science and Policy: University of Zurich, Switzerland; B.S./M.Sc. in Biology: University of Tuebingen, Germany Non-scientific Interests: I enjoy the outdoors, travelling, and […]
Zhaoxia Li, first author of The transcription factor bZIP60 links the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) to the Heat Stress Response (HSR) in maize Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, Plant Sciences Institute, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA Education: BSc in Bioscience from Tangshan Normal College, PhD in Cell biology from Shandong University, China Non-scientific Interests: traveling, cooking, raising cats […]