Jordan Zager, first author of Gene Networks Underlying Cannabinoid and Terpenoid Accumulation in Cannabis Current Position: President, Co-Founder Dewey Scientific Education: B.Sc. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; B.Sc. Biology; PhD Molecular Plant Sciences Non-scientific Interests: Skiing, hiking, yoga, tennis Brief bio: I have long been fascinated by the massive number of plant-derived natural products that inundate […]
Philippa Borrill, first author of Identification of transcription factors regulating senescence in wheat through gene regulatory network modelling Current Position: Lecturer at The University of Birmingham, UK Education: PhD in Biology, John Innes Centre, UK; BA Hons in Plant and Microbial Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK Non-scientific Interests: cycling, cooking, and hiking Brief bio: During […]
Barunava Patra, co-first author of GATA and PIF transcription factors regulate light-induced vindoline biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus Current Position: Scientist II, The Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center, University of Kentucky, USA Education: PhD, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India Non-scientific interests: Travelling, Photography Brief bio: After obtaining my PhD in Life Sciences and Biotechnology, I joined the University of Kentucky […]
Yongliang Liu, co-first author of GATA and PIF transcription factors regulate light-induced vindoline biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus Current Position: Scientist I, The Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center, University of Kentucky, USA Education: PhD, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Non-scientific interests: Basketball, running, and Chinese history Brief bio: I have always been interested in the biosynthesis and regulation […]
Anna Katherine Block, first author of Specialized naphthoquinones present in Impatiens glandulifera extra-floral nectaries inhibit the growth of fungal nectar microbes Current Position: Research Molecular Biologist, Chemistry Research Unit at the Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology of the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture Education: Masters in Biochemistry from […]
Xiangqiang Kong, co-first author of Leaf-derived jasmonate mediates water uptake from hydrated cotton roots under partial root-zone irrigation Current Position: Professor, Shandong Cotton Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, PR of China Education: PhD of Botany, Shandong Normal University; Master of Developmental Biology, Shandong Normal University Non-scientific Interests: Reading and watching TV […]
Zhen Luo, co-first author of Leaf-derived jasmonate mediates water uptake from hydrated cotton roots under partial root-zone irrigation Current Position: Assistant Professor, Shandong Cotton Research Center, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, PR of China Education: PhD and BS, College of Life Sciences, Shandong University Non-scientific Interests: Reading and Basketball Brief bio: I’m interested […]
Mukesh Kumar Meena, first author of The Ca2+ Channel CNGC19 Regulates Arabidopsis defense against Spodoptera Herbivory Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle, Germany Education: PhD, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, India Non-scientific Interests: badminton, travel, music and social communication with people Brief bio: My interest in science began […]
Chie Suzuki, first author of Transcriptional corepressor ASP1 and CLV-like signaling regulate meristem maintenance in rice Current Position: Researcher at a chemical company in Japan Education: Ph.D. in Science (2019), University of Tokyo, Japan Non-scientific Interests: Drawing pictures, watching TV, running Brief bio: I completed my B.Sc. (2014), M.Sc. (2016), and Ph.D. (2019) under the […]