Erin Louise Baggs, first author of Convergent loss of an EDS1/PAD4 signaling pathway in several plant lineages reveals co-evolved components of plant immunity and drought response Current Position: PhD Candidate, Krasileva Lab, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley Education: Biological Sciences Bachelor’s degree from The University of Bath, UK Non-scientific Interests: […]
Chao Zhang, first author of OsATM safeguards accurate repair of meiotic double-strand breaks in rice Current Position: Lecturer, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Non-scientific Interests: badminton, computer game, cooking Brief bio: I majored in biotechnology at Jinan University during […]
Tobias Jores, first author of Identification of plant enhancers and their constituent elements by STARR-seq in tobacco leaves Current Position: Postdoctoral scholar, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, USA Education: PhD in Biochemistry, Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Germany; Biochemistry Diploma, University of Tübingen, Germany Non-scientific Interests: biking, acrobatics, weight lifting, […]
Ruohan Xie, first author of Seasonal zinc storage and a strategy for its use in buds of fruit trees Current Position: PhD student, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, China Education: Ph.D. in College of Environmental & Resource Science of Zhejiang University, China; Visiting scholar in Department of Plant Sciences of UC Davis, USA; […]
Aashima Khosla, first author of Structure-function analysis of SMAX1 reveals domains that mediate its karrikin-induced proteolysis and interaction with the receptor KAI2 Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA Education: PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the Kansas State University, USA; Master of Science in Biotechnology […]
Andrew Guzman, first author of Tomato Atypical Receptor Kinase1 is involved in the regulation of pre-invasion defense Current Position: Graduate Student in Dr. Mary Beth Mudgett’s laboratory at Stanford University Education: PhD Candidate, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, USA; BS Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology; University of California, Santa […]
Sam Wilson, first author of Rethinking the influence of chloroplast movements on non-photochemical quenching and photoprotection Current Position: PhD student, Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London Education: BSc Biochemistry, Queen Mary University of London Non-scientific Interests: music, literature, and cinema Brief Bio: I studied biochemistry at Queen […]
Amy Klocko, first author of RNAi of AGAMOUS genes in sweetgum alters reproductive organ identity and decreases fruit persistence Current Position: Assistant Professor of Plant Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Education: Bachelors in Biology from Linfield College (McMinnville Oregon USA), PhD in Plant Biology from Washington University […]
Veder Garcia, first author of TRIPP is a Plant-specific Component of the Arabidopsis TRAPPII Membrane Trafficking Complex with Important Roles in Plant Development Current Position: Scientist, Seer Inc. Redwood City, California, USA Education: BS Biological Sciences with Honors in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland-College Park, USA PhD Plant Biology, University of California-Berkeley, […]