Jishan Jiang, first author of Retrograde induction of phyB orchestrates ethylene-auxin hierarchy to regulate growth Current Position: Candidate for a tenure track faculty position, college of Grassland Science and Technology at China Agricultural University, Beijing, China Education: Ph.D; Forage Genetics, Breeding and Seed Sciences at Chinese academy of Agricultural Sciences Non-scientific Interests: hiking, camping and drawing […]
Ariadna Gonzalez Solis, first author of Unregulated Sphingolipid Biosynthesis in Gene-Edited Arabidopsis ORM Mutants Results in Nonviable Seeds with Strongly Reduced Oil Content Current Position: PhD Candidate in the Department of Biochemistry & Center for Plant Science Innovation at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Education: MSc Biochemistry, UNAM, Mexico; MSc Food Science/Biotechnology Leeds University, UK; BSc […]
Natasha Navet, first author of Efficient targeted mutagenesis in allotetraploid sweet basil by CRISPR/Cas9 Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Oregon State University, Corvallis-OR, USA Education: Ph.D. in Tropical Plant Pathology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA. M.Sc. in Plant Biotechnology at the TERI University, New Delhi, India. B.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry at the […]
Michael Taleski, first author of The peptide hormone receptor CEPR1 functions in the reproductive tissue to control seed size and yield Current Position: PhD Candidate in the Djordjevic Lab, Australian National University (ANU), Division of Plant Sciences Education: B Science (Advanced) (Honours), ANU Non-scientific Interests: music, film Brief bio: I’ve always had a great curiosity […]
Junhua Kong, co-first author of METHYLTRANSFERASE1 and ripening modulate vivipary during tomato fruit development Current Position: Research Assistant, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Education: PhD from University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; MSc from Hangzhou Normal University / College of Life and Environmental Sciences / Research Center for Plant RNA Signaling, Hangzhou, China；BSc […]
Weiwei Chen, co-first author of METHYLTRANSFERASE1 and ripening modulate vivipary during tomato fruit development Current Position: Associate Professor, Research Centre for Plant RNA Signaling and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China Education: PhD from Zhejiang University / […]
Mengqin Yao, co-first author of METHYLTRANSFERASE1 and ripening modulate vivipary during tomato fruit development Current Position: MSc student, Research Centre for Plant RNA Signaling and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China Education: BSc in Bioengineering, Zhejiang Shuren […]
Shinichiro Komaki, first author of Functional analysis of the plant chromosomal passenger complex Current Position: Assistant Professor, Division of Biological Science, NAIST, Japan Education: Ph.D., Bioscience, NAIST, Japan Non-scientific Interests: listening to music, finding clover mutants Brief bio: The beauty of nature has inspired me during my entire research life. My particular interest in the […]
Liza Esther Alexander, first author of Maize Glossy2 and Glossy2-like Genes Have Overlapping and Distinct Functions in Cuticular Lipid Deposition Current Position: Bioscience Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow, Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University Education: Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (Iowa State University), M.Sc in Biotechnology (Mahatma Gandhi […]