Jian Wu, first author of Spatiotemporal restriction of FUSCA3 by class I BPCs promotes ovule development and coordinates embryo and endosperm growth Current Position: Assistant professor, Department of ornamental horticulture, China Agricultural University (since May 2019) Education: PhD in ornamental horticulture at China Agricultural University (2016) Non-scientific Interests: hiking and travelling Brief bio: My research mainly […]
Javier Galdón Armero, first author of An SEM resource for locating loci influencing epidermal development in tomato reveals a new role for Mixta-like in leaves Current Position: Field Trial Expert at Seipasa Education: 2014-2018: PhD in Plant Science at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK 2010-2014: BSc in Biotechnology at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, […]
Mike Muszynski, first author of The Maize Hairy Sheath Frayed1 (Hsf1) Mutation Alters Leaf Patterning Through Increased Cytokinin Signaling Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, Iowa State University Non-scientific Interests: travel, […]
Delf Kah, co-first author of Durotropic growth of pollen tubes Current Position: PhD student at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Education: M.Sc. in Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Non-Scientific Interests: music, cooking, chess Brief Bio: I am a PhD student at the biophysics group of Ben Fabry and study animal cell and tissue mechanics with […]
Ronny Reimann, co-first author of Durotropic growth of pollen tubes Current Position: Editor for chemistry and biology at the publishing house C.C.Buchner, Germany Education: PhD in Biology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany; M.Sc. in Biotechnology, HS Lausitz – University of Applied Sciences, Germany Non-Scientific Interests: drawing, designing funny scientific shirts (the flying bulb), poetry Brief Bio: […]
Taro Kimura, first author of Arabidopsis ROOT PHOTOTROPISM2 is a Light-Dependent Dynamic Modulator of Phototropin1 Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher at Niigata University Education: Ph.D, Master of Science and BSc at Niigata University Non-scientific Interests: reading, driving, baseball Brief bio: I met the world of molecular biology at the class of biology in high school. It […]
Alex Harkess, first author of Sex determination by two Y-linked genes in garden asparagus Current Position: Assistant Professor, Auburn University; Faculty Investigator, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology Education: B.S. Botany, Miami University (OH); Ph.D. Plant Biology, University of Georgia Non-scientific Interests: running slowly, botanizing, and tinkering with Raspberry Pis. Brief bio: Alex is an Assistant Professor at Auburn […]
MD Asraful Jahan, first author of Glyceollin Transcription Factor GmMYB29A2 Regulates Soybean Resistance to Phytophthora sojae Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh Education: PhD in Genetics and Developmental Biology, Plant and Soil Sciences Division, Davis College of Agriculture Natural […]
Chao-Yuan Yu, first author of The unfolded protein response modulates a phosphoinositide-binding protein through the IRE1-bZIP60 Current Position: PhD candidate in Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan and Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan Education: PhD studies at Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, […]