Keji Yu, first author of VvLAR1 and VvLAR2 are bi-functional enzymes for proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in grapevine Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Center for Viticulture and Enology, China Agricultural University Education: B.E. in Food Bioengineering, China Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: Tennis, music, stage performance Brief bio: I am currently a Ph.D. candidate under the supervision of Prof. […]
Bhuvan Pathak, co-first author of Heat-shock inducible CRISPR/Cas9 system generates heritable mutations in rice Current Position: Senior Graduate Assistant Education: PhD candidate, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA; MS Agronomy (2010) University of Florida, Gainesville; MS in Biotechnology (2004) and BS in Botany (2002) – Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India Non-scientific Interests: Cooking, writing poems, reading Brief […]
Soumen Nandy, co-first author of Heat-shock inducible CRISPR/Cas9 system generates heritable mutations in rice Current Position: Program Associate Education: PhD, Department Of Botany, University Of Delhi, India Non-scientific Interests: Reading, Music, Gardening and avid listener of NPR radio Brief bio: For my PhD program, I developed a platform to assess the genetic fidelity of tissue culture raised plants, […]
Kerri Hunter, first author of CRK2 enhances salt tolerance by regulating callose deposition in connection with PLDα1 Current Position: Doctoral student, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland Education: MSc Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Finland; BSc (Hons) Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba, Canada Non-scientific Interests: […]
Ting Ting Xiao, first author of Emergent protective organogenesis in date palms: A morpho-devo-dynamic adaptive strategy during early development Current position: Postdoc researcher at Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia Education background: Ph.D., in Plant Molecular biology, Wageningen University, NL Non-scientific Interests: Traveling, cooking, diving, […]
Zhouli Xi, first author of The AP2/ERF Transcription Factor TINY Modulates Brassinosteroid-Regulated Plant Growth and Drought Response in Arabidopsis Current Position: Postdoc in Peking University at School of Life Sciences college. Education: PH.D. Iowa State University; M.S China Agricultural University; B.S Huazhong Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: traveling, cooking, and swimming Brief bio: My entire research […]
Jieming Shi, first author of GRF: a generic and high-sensitivity tool for genome-wide de novo repeat detection Current Position: Software Engineer, TrustiPhi LLC, Ohio, US Education: PhD, Miami University, Ohio, US Non-scientific Interests: Software Development Brief bio: Jieming Shi is a software developer with a solid understanding and focus on algorithms and data structures. Prior […]
Sumio Iwai, first author of Guard cell photosynthesis is crucial in abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure Current Position: Professor Emeritus, Kagoshima University, Japan Education: Ph.D. in Plant Nutrition, Agricultural Chemistry, Kyusyu University, Japan Non-scientific Interests: Baseball, reading mysteries, and gardening Brief bio: As graduate student of Kyushu University, my research carrier started in the lab of […]
Lu Li, first author of DGD1 SUPPRESSOR 1 is a subunit of mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system in Arabidopsis thaliana and affects mitochondrial biogenesis Current Position: Postdoctor in School of life science, Shandong University, China Education: PhD in Botany, School of life science, the Australia Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy […]