Peng Zhou, first author of Meta Gene Regulatory Networks in Maize Highlight Functionally Relevant Regulatory Interactions Current Position: Post-doctoral Associate in Dr. Nathan Springer lab at the University of Minnesota Education: Ph.D. (Plant Pathology) in University of Minnesota; M.Sc. (Forensic Genetics) and B.Sc. (Biological Engineering & Computer Science Technology) in Xi’an Jiaotong University in Xi’an, […]
Yunliu Zeng, first author of Sensory-directed Genetic & Biochemical Characterization of Volatile Terpene Production in Kiwifruit Current Position: Associate Professor at Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU), China Education: Ph.D. and Master of Pomology at HZAU, China; BSc of Horticulture in Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry University, China Non-scientific Interests: basketball, billiards, ping-pong Brief bio: While growing up […]
Lucas McKinnon, first author of Membrane Chaperoning of a Thylakoid Protease whose structural stability is modified by the Protonmotive force Current Position: PhD candidate at University of California, Davis Education: PhD in Plant Biology (expected March 2020), B.S. in Biological Sciences (UC Davis, 2013) Non-scientific Interests: Hiking, video games, playing guitar, cooking, Sci-Fi movies Brief […]
Stephan Grunewald, first author of The Tapetal Major Facilitator NPF2.8 is required for Accumulation of Flavonol Glycosides on the Pollen Surface in Arabidopsis thaliana Current Position: PhD student, Department of Cell and Metabolic Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale), Germany Education: PhD student in the research group “Phenylpropanoid Metabolism” of Dr. Thomas Vogt, […]
Zhuqing Zhou, co-first author of Specific Recruitment of Phosphoinositide Species to the Plant-Pathogen Interfacial Membrane Underlies Arabidopsis Susceptibility to Fungal Infection Current Position: Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China Education: Master and Ph.D. in Agronomy, Huazhong Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: reading, running and traveling. special […]
Li Qin, co-first author of Specific Recruitment of Phosphoinositide Species to the Plant-Pathogen Interfacial Membrane Underlies Arabidopsis Susceptibility to Fungal Infection Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in the lab of Prof. Yangdou Wei, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan Education: M.Sc. in Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, China. B.Sc. in Plant Protection, Huazhong Agricultural University, China […]
Jinwu Deng, first author of The calcium sensor CBL2 and its interacting kinase CIPK6 are involved in plant sugar homeostasis via interacting with tonoplast sugar transporter TST2 Current position: Ph.D. student, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University Education: From 2009 to date, I have been studying in college of plant science and […]
Jon Cody, first author of Site-Specific Recombinase Genome Engineering Toolkit in Maize Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Minnesota Education: PhD, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri – Columbia Non-scientific Interests: skateboarding, PC gaming and hockey Brief bio: My interest in plant biology stems from the undergraduate research project I conducted under the supervision […]
Alice Pajoro, first author of Mutagenesis of a Quintuple Mutant Impaired in Environmental Responses Reveals Roles for CHROMATIN REMODELING4 in the Arabidopsis Floral Transition Current Position: post-doctoral researcher Education: PhD in molecular biology at Wageningen University, the Netherlands; MSc in plant biotechnology at the Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy Non-scientific interests: travelling and sightseeing, […]